As the World Cup approaches, it's essential to remember Edson Aranchez Don Nascimento, known globally as Pelé, a seminal figure in football. Pelé's influence transcends the sport, making him ...

He graduated from the University of Essex in 2022 with a Creative Writing degree before joining GiveMeSport as a freelancer ...

The debate on who is football’s greatest player ever resurfaced again at the ongoing 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States after Lionel Messi struck a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 ...

When we come across a successful individual, we often say they were ‘just born with it’. But Brazilian footballer Pelé’s ...

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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

As part of our buildup to the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, we are publishing excerpted chapters from The Soccer 100, The Athletic’s definitive book on the 100 ...

He was football’s “first global superstar”, and by common consensus its greatest player, said The Times. Pelé, who has died at the age of 82, was blessed with extraordinary skill in every aspect of ...

Brazil will hold football great Pelé's funeral in the stadium where he played some of the best matches of his career. Pelé, whose full name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died on 29 December after a ...

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, is a retired Brazilian footballer (that's soccer player to you Yankees), and is regarded by many experts, football critics, former players, current ...

Where Trump learned to love soccer.

RIO DE JANEIRO — The soccer star Edson Arantes do Nascimento — known around the world as Pelé — has died at 82. He'd been battling complications from colon cancer and had been admitted into a hospital ...

Few football quotes have stood the test of time like Pele’s timeless words, “The head talks to the heart and the heart talks to the feet.” Better than any tactics board, statistic or highlight reel, ...