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Brazil to celebrate national “King Pelé Day” on November 19 to pay tribute to soccer great
6 months, 1 week 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 …

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Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes, dies at age 101 in Brazil
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Mario Zagallo, the World Cup winning player and coach for Brazil, dies at age 92
1 year ago

Mario Zagallo, the World Cup winning player and coach for Brazil, dies at age 92

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Mario Zagallo, who won two World Cups as a player, one as a coach and another as an assistant coach for Brazil, has died. Brazilian soccer confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement in the early hours of Saturday confirming Zagallo’s death that Zagallo “is one of the biggest legends” of the sport. “We love …

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Lionel Messi named FIFA Best Men’s Player for 2022
1 year, 10 months ago

Lionel Messi named FIFA Best Men’s Player for 2022

The Hindu  

Lionel Messi won the 2022 FIFA Best Men’s Player award in a ceremony in Paris on Monday. Lionel Scaloni, coach of the World Cup-winning squad was named as the Best Men’s Coach while Emiliano Martinez won the award for Best Men’s Goalkeeper. Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas won the FIFA Best women’s Player award for a second year in a row. …

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Appreciation: Pelé’s singular brilliance endured despite rivalry with Diego Maradona
2 years ago

Appreciation: Pelé’s singular brilliance endured despite rivalry with Diego Maradona

LA Times  

Pelé, left, and Diego Maradona take part in an award ceremony together in Italy in 1987. Maradona was more beloved, Lionel Messi has dominated superior competition, but no single player has influenced the world’s most popular sport as much as Pelé, who died Thursday of complications from cancer. A winner of two World Cups — three, if you count the …

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FIFA World Cup 2022: France's Kylian Mbappe Misses Training, Doing Recovery Work
2 years, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup 2022: France's Kylian Mbappe Misses Training, Doing Recovery Work

News 18  

Kylian Mbappe was missing from group training on Tuesday as France prepared for their World Cup quarter-final against England, the French football federation said. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot Mbappe, 23, scored twice as the defending champions beat Poland 3-1 …

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Tite recalls emotional meeting with Pele before 2022 FIFA World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

Tite recalls emotional meeting with Pele before 2022 FIFA World Cup

The Hindu  

Brazil coach Tite recalled his emotional first meeting with Pelé, and sent the soccer great well-wishes Sunday ahead of Brazil’s game against South Korea at the World Cup. “I was shaking, my hand was sweating, my heart started beating faster,” Tite said without revealing when the meeting took place. “Regardless of your religion, we ask you to say a prayer …

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AFCON 2022: Salah's Egypt, Mahrez's Algeria suffers loses
2 years, 11 months ago

AFCON 2022: Salah's Egypt, Mahrez's Algeria suffers loses

The Hindu  

Mohamed Salah was kept in check as Egypt lost 1-0 to Nigeria on a superb goal by Kelechi Iheanacho in their first game at the African Cup of Nations on Tuesday. Riyad Mahrez also had a tough day as he and his Algeria teammates missed several goal-scoring chances to open their title defense with a surprising 0-0 draw with minnow …

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France Radio Apologises After Accidentally Publishing Obituaries of Queen Elizabeth, Pelé
4 years, 1 month ago

France Radio Apologises After Accidentally Publishing Obituaries of Queen Elizabeth, Pelé

News 18  

A French public radio station mistakenly published more than 100 obituaries, which included those of well-known personalities like the British Queen, footballer Pele and former actress Brigitte Bardot. Nous sommes mobilisés pour rectifier ce bug majeur et présentons nos excuses aux personnes concernées ainsi qu'à vous qui nous suivez et nous faites confiance.— RFI November 16, 2020 “We are mobilising …

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