Pele won three World Cups ... he was the complete opposite in 1970 — leading arguably the best World Cup-winning team of all time to glory. Brazil swept all before them, including defeating ...

I had an appointment with myself to win this trophy again ... four times to take his tally to 12 in 14 World Cup appearances. Now 29, Pele was at the peak of his powers and it was fitting ...

But in the fourth grade Pele quit his studies after being expelled ... heavily favored to win the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, was upset by Uruguay. At the final whistle one fan died by ...

Pele scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games and helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970 Brazil legend Pele, who has died aged 82, is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all ...

Pele missed Brazil’s subsequent warm-up games and the first two games of the tournament, before making his World Cup debut, still far from 100% fit, in a comfortable 2-0 win over USSR.

SAO PAULO — Brazil great Pelé congratulated Lionel Messi and Argentina for winning the World Cup and Kylian Mbappé for his goal-scoring exploits in Sunday's final. Pelé, who won a record ...

Remarkably, he won three. To be fair, he only played two games in the 1962 World Cup that Brazil won. Regardless, he remains the only player to win three World Cups. Part of Pelé’s acclaim is that he ...

Brazil fans at the World Cup sent a get-well-soon message to Pelé ... is the only player to win three World Cups. He is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals. Pelé's hospitalization ...

Gerson and Pepe, who played with Pele in World Cup-winning Brazil sides, described the only man to win three World Cup trophies as a player from another planet, who was also a great guy off the pitch.

The Pele World Cup story began in fairytale style in 1958 ... The Santos superstar scored a brilliant free-kick in Brazil’s opening 2-0 win over Bulgaria. He then endured some brutal treatment ...