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3 MLS teams are celebrating 50 years of North American pro soccer this season
Read full article: 3 MLS teams are celebrating 50 years of North American pro soccer this seasonThe North American Soccer League was at the top of professional soccer in the United States well before Major League Soccer kicked off.
Mario Zagallo, the World Cup winning player and coach for Brazil, dies at age 92
Read full article: Mario Zagallo, the World Cup winning player and coach for Brazil, dies at age 92Mario Zagallo, who won two World Cups as a player, one as a coach and another as an assistant coach for Brazil, has died.
Christ the Redeemer lit in Pele shirt as Brazil honors first anniversary of his death
Read full article: Christ the Redeemer lit in Pele shirt as Brazil honors first anniversary of his deathChrist the Redeemer has been lit up in a Pele shirt among Brazilian tributes to the soccer great on the first anniversary of his death.
Love to wear sports jerseys? Share with us your favorites!
Read full article: Love to wear sports jerseys? Share with us your favorites!The world loves to wear sports jerseys, as evidenced by Statista reporting that more than $65 billion in jerseys, sweatshirts and pullovers is expecting to be sold in 2023.
Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World Cup
Read full article: Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World CupGenerational talents Marta, Christine Sinclair and Megan Rapinoe have all played in their final Women’s World Cup.
WATCH LIVE: Fans mourn Pelé at public viewing in Brazil stadium
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Fans mourn Pelé at public viewing in Brazil stadiumThousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of Pelé on Monday on the century-old field where he made his hometown team one of Brazil’s best.
Pelé nears 1 month in hospital with no sign of improvement
Read full article: Pelé nears 1 month in hospital with no sign of improvementOne of Pelé’s daughters says she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month.
Image of Pelé shines bright for Brazilian fans at World Cup
Read full article: Image of Pelé shines bright for Brazilian fans at World CupThe image of a young Pelé celebrating goals and lifting trophies with Brazil’s national team appeared brightly on the shirts, flags and banners of Brazilian fans gathering before the Seleçao’s World Cup match against South Korea.
Pelé's family: COVID caused infection, death not imminent
Read full article: Pelé's family: COVID caused infection, death not imminentTwo daughters and one grandson of Brazilian soccer great Pelé said the three-time World Cup winner has been hospitalized since Tuesday to treat a respiratory infection aggravated by COVID-19.
Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection
Read full article: Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infectionThe Albert Einstein hospital says Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours.
Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80, isolated at home
Read full article: Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80, isolated at home(AP Photo, File)SAO PAULO – Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80 on Friday, but the celebration will have to wait. He also has residences in Santos and Sao Paulo. But the Paris Saint-Germain striker trails far behind when it comes to World Cup titles, which Pelé won in 1958, 1962 and 1970. The Brazilian received the most votes from members of the soccer body, while the Argentine prevailed in an online vote. That was also part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, which was for many the greatest moment of Pelé’s decorated career.