Pelé—believed by many to be the greatest soccer player ever who paved the way for the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—died Thursday at age 82 after a long battle with colon cancer, ...

Tributes poured in Thursday for Brazilian soccer legend Pelé following his death at the age of 82. Pele, one of the greatest to ever play the game, passed away at a hospital in Sao Paulo from multiple ...

NEW YORK — Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth. “Before Pelé, ’10′ was just a number,” ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The ...

He was born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento on Oct. 23, 1940, but came to be known by a single word recognized around the world — Pelé. Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, winner of a record three World Cups ...

The Brazilian superstar forward possessed a penchant for spectacular scoring and anticipating his opponents’ movement on the field — all of which changed the game forever. He was the country’s ...

The Brazilian soccer legend's funeral procession will take place on Tuesday morning Thousands of fans gathered in Santos, Brazil, to pay their respects for the late soccer legend Pelé. Pelé's public ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has passed away at age 82. The star, who won three FIFA World Cups, becoming soccer's first global icon in the representation of the South American country, died from ...

"Because there are two Michaels [laughs]," the three-time World Cup champion explained. Pele clearly had no intention of ...

The soccer legend known mononymously as Pelé originally hated his nickname. He preferred his given name, Edson—a tribute to Thomas Edison, since at the time, power had just reached his parents’ town.