He always got his head over a bouncing ball, keeping the shot down. Pele’s only World Cup hat-trick came in the semi-final, a 5-2 win over France.

Yet in Santos, Brazil, where Pelé shot to stardom and spent much of his career, his death hit like nowhere else, the loss more personal and intimate. ... See more on: Pele. Read 20 Comments. 20.

Pelé was a disrupter in the way that mattered most to him: He expanded the limits of the possible. But what did he really think about what soccer had become?

Pelé, Charismatic Master of the “Beautiful Game,” Dies at 82. The Brazilian superstar played in four World Cups and was the only player to win three, in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

Oregon women’s basketball has landed a commitment to its 2026 recruiting class. La’u Pele Falatea, the younger sister of ...

Pele, in 2012, posing in front of a photo of his famous bicycle kick attempt from a 1965 friendly between Brazil and Belgium. ... None more so than the shot of Pelé levitating upside-down, ...

Pelé ’s first goal was the most impressive — he lobbied the ball over a defender inside the area before striking a firm shot from near the penalty spot. LAST IN A FINAL When: June 21, 1970.

Messi had a shot at that record, but with his departure to PSG, the chances of him surpassing it are vanishing. According to FC Barcelona's accounts, the Argentine reached 636.

By the time you read this I don’t know if Pele, 82, will be alive. But as I wrote, he was in Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital, fading from colon cancer and blood disorders. I was still wet ...

Pele won the World Cup three times with his country - in 1958, 1962 and 1970 Whenever there is debate about who is the greatest player of all time, one name is a given on the list - Pele. The ...

Pelé, 82, died Thursday, after a monthlong hospital stay to regulate his cancer treatment. O Rei may have been Brazil’s king, but he was a gift to the world.