In the third of our World Cup icons series, BBC Sport tells the story of Pele and his role in helping Brazil bring us the beautiful game in 1970. As Brazil's team bus weaves its way through the ...

Football is rarely just football and footballers are rarely just footballers. Pelé was a brilliant forward, a player of grace and imagination, of explosive pace and extraordinary balance, but that is ...

World Cup Final: Brazil Pele (10) victorious as Roberto Rivelino (11) jumps on top with teammates after scoring goal vs Italy during 18th minute at Estadio Azteca. Mexico City, Mexico 6/21/1970 CREDIT ...

Every so often, a national team comes along that embeds itself in a nation’s psyche. It can flood a country with hope. It can cause its inhabitants to temporarily forget about their day-to-day woes.

What makes the Brazil team of 1970 perhaps the greatest side of all time? The individual brilliance within their team? The cohesiveness within their playing style? Perhaps, but the fact that Mario ...

SAO PAULOSAO PAULO — Soccer great Pelé did not attend a ceremony Thursday to unveil a statue of him representing Brazil’s historic 1970 World Cup winning team. The Brazilian has suffered with mobility ...

In a modest room tucked inside a historic Mexico City conference complex, visitors can step into football history: the ...

Pele has died at the age of 82. The Brazilian was arguably the greatest player to grace the World Cup finals, winning football’s biggest prize three times. Here, the PA news agency takes a ...

The displays that brought worldwide affection came in a tournament that has a mythic place in the collective memory Football is rarely just football and footballers are rarely just footballers. Pelé ...

SOCCER/FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: Pele was paid to tie his shoelaces in the 1970 World Cup Final. Nowadays, the idea of athletes endorsing sneakers is well ingrained in the public consciousness. Seemingly ...

It is a matter of opinion whether Edson Arantes do Nascimento was the greatest footballer in the history of the world, but there’s little doubt he was the greatest footballer in the history of the ...

Brazil football great Pele has been praised all over the world following his death at age 82. But his greatness on the pitch has been hailed by his peers for decades. Here is a selection of quotes by ...