He'd go on to score 643 goals over 19 years in a golden era for Santos. He won a place in the Brazil squad for the 1958 World Cup at just 17 - becoming the tournament's youngest goal scorer.

Footballing icon Pele once gave praise to a legendary British player, citing him as the best player on the planet in his day.

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, congratulated Argentina's Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup and France's Kylian Mbappé for scoring four goals ...

Mexico 1970’s colorful innovations and historic landmarks put world soccer under a whole new lens. Compiled by Mauro Diaz THE 1970 WORLD CUP in Mexico introduced concepts and innovations ...

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) unveiled a statue of Pele at its headquarters on Thursday, the first of a series of events to commemorate June’s 50th anniversary of the team’s third ...