In a landmark gesture that transcends national rivalries, Brazil will honor Argentina’s Lionel Messi at Rio de Janeiro’s ...

“@leomessi winning his first World Cup as was deserved for his career ... his daughter explained. Pele had a colon tumor removed in September 2021 and has since been receiving chemotherapy.

The once inconceivable notion of a World Cup played on African soil, in ultra-modern stadiums beamed live to soccer fans in all corners of the globe will become a reality on Friday.

Pele's trips to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic ... Pelé was always a proponent of African progress at the Fifa World Cup tournaments. His apocryphal prediction in the mid-1970s that an ...

Neymar became Brazil's outright all-time top goal-scorer after breaking the record held by the legendary Pele. In a 5-1 victory over Bolivia in World Cup 2026 qualifying, the 32-year-old scored ...

Pakistan’s former hockey international of the early 1980s, Major Peerzada has been regularly organising functions to honour ...

From the days of Pele to the modern teams of Ronaldo and ... seeing Brazil stuck in fifth in the CONMEBOL qualifying table for the 2026 World Cup after the September internationals was a glaring ...

Brazil icon Zico fits the bill of never having been eligible to win the Ballon d'Or, as both someone whose career was over by 1995 and played predominantly outside Europe.

When Pato scored the winner as an 18-year-old debutant seconds after coming off the bench against Sweden in 2008 -- the country a teenage Pele led Brazil to World Cup victory against 50 years prior -- ...

The precocious Kylian Mbappe followed in Pele’s footsteps at the 2018 World Cup by becoming the second teenager to score in a final of the competition as he inspired France to become champions ...

Having brought through players like Pele and Neymar ... goals during the last round of CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup 26™, the playmaker spoke to FIFA about his unusual trajectory ...

He managed the side widely regarded as the greatest international team of all time, including Pele, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto, to glory in 1970. Zagallo's final World Cup triumph came as Carlos ...