Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:48:19 +0000
SANTOS, Brazil (AFP) – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the tributes Tuesday as Brazil says a final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. After holding three days of national mourning, Brazil has been paying its last respects to the player known as “The King,” […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:25:09 +0000
PARIS (AFP) – Pele, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, died aged 82 on Thursday in his native Brazil. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at five of the best goals the three-time World Cup winner scored at the global showpiece: 1958 quarter-final v Wales (1-0 win) June 19, 1958 at Gothenburg, Sweden ‒ The […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:05:41 +0000
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) – Brazilian football icon Pele, a three-time World Cup winner who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died on Thursday at the age of 82 ‒ triggering a wave of tributes from the sports world and beyond. His death after a long battle with cancer was caused […]
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