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    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Brazil
      Brazilians unite in grief following death of football icon Pelé

      Player widely regarded as greatest to ever play the game died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer

      A person takes photos of an image of football icon Pele displayed on a building as a tribute after his passing on December 29 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil
    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Obituary
      Pelé, football star and global symbol of Brazil, 1940-2022

      One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career

      Pelé before a match in England in 1963
    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Pelé dead at 82 after stellar football career for Brazil

      Player hailed by many as greatest of all time dies in São Paulo hospital after battle with cancer

      Pelé and his team celebrate Brazil’s victory in the 1970 World Cup
    • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
      ReviewFilm
      Pelé — story of a football great is an open goal

      Netflix portrait of the Brazilian star touches on the role he played in the psyche of his country

    • Tuesday, 12 February, 2019
      ObituaryFootball
      Gordon Banks, World Cup-winning goalkeeper, 1937-2019

      Played football of outstanding quality at a time when the highest standard was expected of him

      File photo dated 05-05-1965 of Gordon Banks jumps to make a save in the match with Hungary at Wembley. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday February 12, 2019. England’s 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died, his former club Stoke have announced. See PA story SOCCER Banks. Photo credit should read PA/PA Wire.
    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2016
      Sport
      Pelé sues Samsung for $30m over advert

      Football great says South Korean group improperly used lookalike to promote its TVs

      Brazilian football star Pele speaks during the launch of the Portuguese version of The Better Life Index developed by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 9 2014 and Samsung advertisement involved in Pele suit against the company
    • Friday, 6 June, 2014
      FT Magazine
      Making friends with Pelé

      An American academic recalls how her love of Brazilian football began with the 1966 World Cup and how that led her to Brazil itself – and to its greatest player

      Pelé with Janet Lever in St Louis in 1968
    • Wednesday, 14 May, 2014
      Brazilian economy
      Brazil’s leaders look to keep a lid on World Cup protests

      Pelé leads calls for calm during tournament, but problems likely to resurface during the election

      Brazilian football legend Pele looks at the FIFA World Cup trophy during a FIFA event on March 9, 2014
    • Sunday, 5 January, 2014
      ObituarySport
      Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, footballer, 1942-2014

      Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, footballer, 1942-2014

      Eusebio
    • Thursday, 20 June, 2013
      Brazilian economy
      Pelé tells Brazilians to ‘forget’ protests sweeping the country
      Two demonstrators hold a Brazilian flag in the streets of Niteroi, a city close to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 June 2013, during a protest against the rise of public transport prices and the expenses made by the Brazilian government for the FIFA Confederations and World Cups.
    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2011
      beyondbricsJoe Leahy
      Brazil: football chief under fire again
    • Thursday, 26 March, 2009
      Westminster blogJim Pickard
      Has the world’s greatest footballer snubbed Brown?
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