Brazil football legend Pele stable following hospitalisation
2 years ago

Brazil football legend Pele stable following hospitalisation

Al Jazeera  

The 82-year-old sport star was admitted to a Sao Paulo hospital on Tuesday but is showing ‘general improvement’. The Brazilian football legend Pele has been diagnosed with a respiratory infection but remains in stable condition, according to a medical report released on Friday. Pele’s daughter, Kely Nascimento, has sought to quell concerns about the hospitalisation, which came as teams completed in the 2022 World Cup, one of football’s biggest sporting events. Lots of alarm in the media today concerning my dad’s health,” she wrote in a post on Wednesday to the social media platform Instagram, adding, “There is no emergency or new dire prediction.” Fans and well-wishers have voiced their support for the football star, including many from Qatar where the World Cup is taking place. Fans unfurled a giant flag with his image in the stands of Lusail Stadium on Friday, and the star’s picture was also projected onto a building in Qatar with the message “Get well soon”.

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Football holds many parallels for teen prodigy
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Football holds many parallels for teen prodigy

Hindustan Times  

“What were you doing at 13?” Rajasthan Royals’s post on X bore a heart in pink, the team’s colour, and the name of the youngest player in Indian Premier League history: Vaibhav Suryavanshi. There’s no denying Suryavanshi has what it takes: he made his first-class debut aged 12, three years younger than Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar, scored a 62-ball …

Brazil to celebrate national ‘King Pele Day’ on November 19 to pay tribute to football great
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil to celebrate national ‘King Pele Day’ on November 19 to pay tribute to football great

The Hindu  

Brazil will celebrate a national ‘King Pele Day’ on November 19 every year, marking the date the football great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The Brazilian government’s official publication said Tuesday that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had passed a law sanctioning the national tribute to the three-time World Cup …

Brazil to celebrate national “King Pelé Day” on November 19 to pay tribute to soccer great
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil to celebrate national “King Pelé Day” on November 19 to pay tribute to soccer great

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil will celebrate a national “King Pelé Day” on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the soccer great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The Brazilian government’s official publication said Tuesday that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had passed a law sanctioning the national tribute to the …

Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes, dies at age 101 in Brazil
6 months ago

Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes, dies at age 101 in Brazil

The Hindu  

Celeste Arantes, the mother of late soccer great Pelé, died on Friday at age 101. Arantes spent the past five years in a vegetative state and was not informed about her famous son’s death in 2022. The Pele Foundation said on its social media channels that the mother of the only three-time World Cup-winning player was a role model. “Dona …

Brazil pays tributes to Pele one year after his death, Christ the redeemer wears his number
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil pays tributes to Pele one year after his death, Christ the redeemer wears his number

Firstpost  

Santos FC also held a tribute at its Vila Belmiro Stadium, where Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, one of Pelé’s sons, released 10 white ballons from the center circle. Brazilians paid several tributes to football legend Pelé on Friday, one year after the three-time World Cup winner’s death at age 82 due to a colon cancer. 🤴🏿♾️ pic.twitter.com/BlYYlBtIe4 — Santos FC …

Pele 'would be saddened' by Selecao's decline, says son
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Pele 'would be saddened' by Selecao's decline, says son

China Daily  

A statue honors Pele in Sao Vicente, Brazil. AFP SAO PAULO — Pele would have been sad at the state of the current Brazilian national team, his son Edinho has told AFP in an interview days before the first anniversary of his death on Friday. "This crisis didn't appear overnight, there are big and complex problems," said Edinho, 53, who …

Pele and Neymar's former club Santos FC relegated from Brazil's top division for first time in 111 years
1 year ago

Pele and Neymar's former club Santos FC relegated from Brazil's top division for first time in 111 years

India TV News  

Santos FC, the home of legendary footballer Pele, suffered a shock relegation from Brazil's top division on Thursday, December 7. Santos's poor season concluded with a defeat against Fortaleza at home and that resulted in a relegation from Brasileiro Serie A for the first time in 111 years of club history. Apart from Pele, the current Brazil football captain Neymar …

Pelé went from poverty to football superstardom
1 year, 6 months ago

Pelé went from poverty to football superstardom

Hindustan Times  

He was just a boy, only 17. Yet in the World Cup final of 1958 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, showed the poise and supreme skill that would mark his career. Even a goal he didn’t actually score, against England in the 1970 World Cup, became famous, because few—including him—could work out how Gordon Banks had managed …

Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective
1 year, 7 months ago

Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective

The Hindu  

“Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word “pele” was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in Brazil. For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary -- the sense in which it is already employed …

Pele's daughter reveals late Brazil star wanted Lionel Messi to win FIFA World Cup 2022
1 year, 9 months ago

Pele's daughter reveals late Brazil star wanted Lionel Messi to win FIFA World Cup 2022

Firstpost  

Late Brazilian legend Pele was rooting for Lionel Messi to win the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the footballer’s daughter revealed in an Instagram post. Kely Nascimento revealed in her recent post that the Brazil great wanted Messi to bring the trophy for Argentina after his beloved national team crashed out of the tournament. And it was the possibility of …

Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pelé's funeral
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pelé's funeral

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazilian soccer stars past and present are under fire from fans for skipping Pelé's funeral and opting to pay their respects on social media. “You didn’t even show up for the funeral of the man who paved the way for you to have the life that you have,” said Joao Vitor Custodio on Kaká’s Instagram post about …

Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pelé's funeral
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pelé's funeral

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazilian soccer stars past and …

Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous
1 year, 11 months ago

Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

Associated Press  

SANTOS, Brazil — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. If they had, they would feel this gratitude I feel now.” Among those at the stadium was Pelé’s best friend Manoel Maria, also a former Santos player. And that can be seen in this long line with people of …

Pele laid to rest in Santos, the Brazilian city he made famous
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele laid to rest in Santos, the Brazilian city he made famous

The Hindu  

Brazil said a final farewell to Pele on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly-divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Santos’ Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pele played for most of his career. Claudio Carrança, 32, a salesman, said: "I never saw him play, but loving Pele is a tradition that …

How Pelé embodied the ’beautiful game’ of football
1 year, 11 months ago

How Pelé embodied the ’beautiful game’ of football

Live Mint  

For more than a month now, around the time that Pelé was moved to end-of-life care, a video has been doing the rounds on social media. Pelé, who had consoled his father eight years earlier when Brazil lost the 1950 World Cup final at the Maracana Stadium with a promise that he would one day win a World Cup for …

Pele laid to rest in Santos: This is such a difficult moment, says football icon's son Edinho
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele laid to rest in Santos: This is such a difficult moment, says football icon's son Edinho

India Today  

Brazilian football icon Pele has been laid to rest in Santos, where he grew up and became a household name, with the country's new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lamenting the "irreparable loss". Pele's eight-mile funeral cortege followed a 24-hour public wake at the Vila Belmiro stadium, where he made his name in the 1950s. During the 24-hour wake, …

Farewell to 'The King': Pele arrives at his final resting place
1 year, 11 months ago

Farewell to 'The King': Pele arrives at his final resting place

Daily Mail  

The coffin of Brazilian football legend Pele has arrived at its final re ting place after a massive procession through the city of Santos in Sao Paulo state which saw more than 200,000 people line the streets to pay their respects to the fallen legend. Pele's coffin was gingerly lowered onto the shoulders of National Guard soldiers who carried him …

Brazilians mourn Pelé at the stadium where he got his start
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazilians mourn Pelé at the stadium where he got his start

Associated Press  

SANTOS, Brazil — Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of Pelé on Monday on the century-old field where he made his hometown team one of Brazil’s best. Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will come to Vila Belmiro shortly before Pelé's coffin is removed from the stadium. …

Brazil bids farewell to ’king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil bids farewell to ’king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

Live Mint  

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. He was the creator of Brazilian soccer," said Antonio da Paz, a fan outside the stadium for the memorial that began at 10 a.m.. FIFA President …

Brazil Bids Farewell to 'King of Football' Pele with 24-hour Wake
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil Bids Farewell to 'King of Football' Pele with 24-hour Wake

News 18  

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for football brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in the center of the field at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos …

Pele is eternal: FIFA President Gianni Infantino to urge countries to name a stadium after Brazilian icon
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele is eternal: FIFA President Gianni Infantino to urge countries to name a stadium after Brazilian icon

India Today  

FIFA President Gianni Infantino stated that he would urge every country in the world to name a stadium after Brazilian football icon Pele. "We have asked all football associations in the world to pay a minute of silence before every game and will also ask them, 211 countries, to name a stadium after Pele. The newly sworn-in Brazilian President Luiz …

Pelé buried as Brazil and millions around the world mourn
1 year, 11 months ago

Pelé buried as Brazil and millions around the world mourn

LA Times  

The casket of Brazilian soccer great Pelé, draped with the Brazilian and Santos FC flags, is transported on a firetruck from Vila Belmiro stadium to the cemetery during his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, on Tuesday. Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country as millions of fans in Brazil …

FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele: Gianni Infantino
1 year, 11 months ago

FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele: Gianni Infantino

Live Mint  

FIFA will ask all the world's countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport's governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon's wake. "We're going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele," Infantino told journalists at the Vila Belmiro, …

Infantino: FIFA to ask every country to name a stadium after Pele
1 year, 11 months ago

Infantino: FIFA to ask every country to name a stadium after Pele

The Hindu  

FIFA will ask all the countries across the world to name a stadium after Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele,” Infantino told journalists at the …

Pele’s wake ceremony, in pictures: FIFA president Infantino, family and fans pay respect to Brazil legend before funeral
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele’s wake ceremony, in pictures: FIFA president Infantino, family and fans pay respect to Brazil legend before funeral

The Hindu  

Fans began paying their respects to Pele in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. | Photo Credit: Getty Images O Rei being brought to the centre of the Santos turf Edinho, son of Pelé and former football player Ze Roberto carried Pele’s coffin into Urbano Caldeira Stadium for …

Fans Mourn Pelé At Public Viewing In Brazil Stadium
1 year, 11 months ago

Fans Mourn Pelé At Public Viewing In Brazil Stadium

Huff Post  

Fans of late Brazilian football legend Pele attend his wake at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 2, 2023. CARL DE SOUZA via Getty Images SANTOS, Brazil — Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. Fans …

'We're Going to Ask All Nations to Name a Stadium for Pele', Says FIFA President Gianni Infantino
1 year, 11 months ago

'We're Going to Ask All Nations to Name a Stadium for Pele', Says FIFA President Gianni Infantino

News 18  

FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele,” Infantino told journalists at the Vila Belmiro, …

Brazil Pays Final Respects to Legend Pele
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil Pays Final Respects to Legend Pele

News 18  

An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world’s breath away with his dazzling skill. Another bore the message “Long live the king”; the third said simply, “Pele 82 years.” Tuesday’s funeral procession will pass by the house of Pele’s mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes, …

Gianni Infantino reveals FIFA will ask EVERY country in the world to name a stadium after Pele
1 year, 11 months ago

Gianni Infantino reveals FIFA will ask EVERY country in the world to name a stadium after Pele

Daily Mail  

Gianni Infantino has revealed FIFA will ask every country in the world to name a stadium after Pele following his death last week. Speaking as Pele's funeral began in Santos on Monday, Infantino said: 'We are going to ask that all countries in the world have at least one stadium with the name of Pele.' Gianni Infantino said he will …

Thousands of fans line up to pay their respects to Pele
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of fans line up to pay their respects to Pele

Daily Mail  

Football legend Pele died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer, sending Brazil into mourning An uncanny Pele lookalike joined Brazil in paying their respects to football legend Pele today, as his coffin arrived at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away. The open casket of Brazilian football legend Pele at Vila Belmiro, home …

Brazilians mourn soccer great Pelé at the stadium where he got his start
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazilians mourn soccer great Pelé at the stadium where he got his start

LA Times  

Edinho touches the forehead of his father, the late Brazilian soccer great Pelé, as he stands with Neymar Santos Sr., father of the soccer player Neymar Jr., during Pele’s wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, on Monday. Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of soccer great Pelé on …

Pele funeral: Santos prepares to say final goodbye to Brazilian legend
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele funeral: Santos prepares to say final goodbye to Brazilian legend

India Today  

Fans and well-wishers of Brazilian football icon Pele have gathered at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos to bid a final goodbye to the legend. At the age of 82, Pele passed away peacefully on December 29 at the Albert Einstein Hospital after a long battle with cancer. A hearse carrying the body of Pele left the hospital on January …

Pele, the light-footed wizard who charmed the world with ethereal artistry
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele, the light-footed wizard who charmed the world with ethereal artistry

The Hindu  

If you take away emotion from elite sport, it is just another prosaic physical exercise that makes no real difference in any of our lives. Hailing from the shanty town of Minas Gerais, Pele first danced into the hearts of all football fans when his nonchalant arrogance humbled every opponent at the Sweden World Cup of 1958. Hero: Pele is …

Pele's barber signs autographs and poses for pictures with fans
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele's barber signs autographs and poses for pictures with fans

Daily Mail  

A barber who first met Brazilian soccer legend Pele in the 1950s and cut his hair for decades said on Friday he hoped God would take care of the late athlete. 'He came to have his hair cut a couple of times a month and to cut his beard it was every two days,' said Joao Araujo, who said he …

Pelé meant the world to us Africans
1 year, 11 months ago

Pelé meant the world to us Africans

Al Jazeera  

The Brazilian superstar rose to fame just as Africans nourished Black pride in their fight against white supremacy. And we admired Black superstars like Pelé and Muhammad Ali and Black revolutionaries leading the African and Black liberation movements that were sweeping through the African continent and North America. So my heroes weren’t celebrated in the spacious and well-developed areas of …

‘Football in 4 letters’: World mourns death of King Pele
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Football in 4 letters’: World mourns death of King Pele

Hindustan Times  

Pele, regarded as one of the world’s greatest footballers and the sport’s original icon, passed away in Sao Paulo in Brazil on Thursday at the age of 82 due to multiple organ failure. During an illustrious career that saw Pele become football’s first superstar, he won three World Cup titles with Brazil — the only player to do so — …

Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Pelé gives a sense of …

Guardiola on Pele: ‘Football is football’ because of players like him
1 year, 11 months ago

Guardiola on Pele: ‘Football is football’ because of players like him

The Hindu  

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola likened the legacy left behind by Pele to the script of a movie on Friday, saying football would not be what it was without the Brazilian soccer legend. Football is football thanks to these types of people, players and human beings,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Everton. “The last two …

AP News Digest 7 a.m.
1 year, 11 months ago

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ________________ TOP STORIES ________________ RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-WAR-CRIMES — Ten months into …

Brazil Mourns Loss of Prodigal Son 'O Rei' Pele
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazil Mourns Loss of Prodigal Son 'O Rei' Pele

News 18  

Brazil started three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at the age of 82. Brazil star Neymar said Pele “transformed football into an art.” France’s Kylian Mbappe said his legacy “will never be forgotten,” and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo called …

The world's media lauds 'immortal' Pele after his death aged 82
1 year, 11 months ago

The world's media lauds 'immortal' Pele after his death aged 82

Daily Mail  

The death of Brazilian football icon Pele has made headlines in newspapers across the world on Friday. Pele died at the age of 82 on Thursday after the three-time World Cup winner's battle with colon cancer. Pele, widely known as the greatest footballer of all time has now passed away, following an extraordinary life Argentine publication Ole had a picture …

From Newspaper Filled Old Socks to Three World Cup Titles
1 year, 11 months ago

From Newspaper Filled Old Socks to Three World Cup Titles

News 18  

Pele passed away at 82 on December 29 after battling with cancer. His parents could not afford to buy him a football and as shown in his biopic Pele: Birth of a Legend, he would practice the sport with old socks filled with newspapers or with grapefruit. After the 1950 defeat of Brazil in the football world cup, Pele, just …

Sportstar Archives: Nostalgic Pele’s message to modern football
1 year, 11 months ago

Sportstar Archives: Nostalgic Pele’s message to modern football

The Hindu  

“But the game as such has not changed that much. Of course, it’s tougher because there is so much more at stake but what makes a good game is still good players and the definition of a good player is pretty much the same today as it was in my time.” Pele moves around the modern world with ease, but …

Jose Mourinho thanks Pele for giving him 'one of my proudest moments'
1 year, 11 months ago

Jose Mourinho thanks Pele for giving him 'one of my proudest moments'

Daily Mail  

Jose Mourinho has revealed his pride at having the chance to meet Pele in a touching tribute to the Brazilian legend following his death at the age of 82. Pele's passing was confirmed on Thursday by his family, with the three-time World Cup winner having been in hospital for a number of weeks following a battle with colon cancer. Back …

Pele death: Brazil football legend dies aged 82
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele death: Brazil football legend dies aged 82

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meanwhile, the Brazilian Football Association simply tweeted “King Pele” with three crown …

Pele Dies at 82: When the Brazil Legend Mesmerised Kolkata in a Friendly Match
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele Dies at 82: When the Brazil Legend Mesmerised Kolkata in a Friendly Match

News 18  

It might not have been quite surprising to see innumerable football fans in Kolkata thronging the streets to have a glimpse of Pele but the legendary Brazilian footballer was certainly left awestruck by India’s love and passion for the sport. Pele, on his first trip to India, had taken part in a friendly match against Indian giants Mohun Bagan at …

Pele Leaves Behind Great Legacy With Some Iconic Records
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele Leaves Behind Great Legacy With Some Iconic Records

News 18  

Football legend Pele passed away on December 29 after fighting a long battle with cancer. Most FIFA World Cup winners’ medals – Three times It’s a dream for footballers to clinch the FIFA World Cup trophy and it came three times to Pele. Youngest player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup Pele played his first World Cup …

Pele: The ‘king’ with three world cup titles dies at 82
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele: The ‘king’ with three world cup titles dies at 82

The Hindu  

Football great Pele, 82, passed away of cancer on Thursday in Sao Paulo, his daughter confirmed on Instagram. Nicknamed the Black Pearl, Pele won one Ballon d’Or, a record three World Cups and scored a staggering 1,283 career goals. He burst onto the international stage as a 17-year-old in the 1958 World Cup, scoring six times in total including twice …

Pele, the footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele, the footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Three moments from the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico – widely …

Pele at the World Cup: A star is born in Sweden, greatness is sealed in Mexico
1 year, 11 months ago

Pele at the World Cup: A star is born in Sweden, greatness is sealed in Mexico

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sweden 1958 Pele missed the first two matches through injury before making …

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