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Football Dreams was ostensibly about players in developing countries but its story makes for remarkable reading now

The iconic Brazilian footballer has had some health issues over the past few years.

The 2022 World Cup is the culmination of a soccer evolution that has taken place over decades, but it’s also rife with ulterior goals.

It kicked off as the Iran boss berated a reporter over guess what ... yes, politics. And Cristiano Ronaldo belted in a penalty to enter legend. A Brazilian scored a stupendous goal too. We should be paying for this. But here's the unalloyed joy ... someone else has forked out…

The five-time winners enter the fray against Serbia on another packed four-match day

The Brazilian legend sent an encouraging message to the American forward following his goal against Wales.

Les Bleus’ hopes of emulating Brazil may rest on their superstar forward avoiding a repeat of Pelé’s fate in 1962

A 17-year-old Brazilian named Pelé scored the only goal of the quarter-final that ended the run of Wales at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. The teenager went on to inspire his team to claim their first World Cup trophy at the expense of the hosts in the final. There…

At 35 years old, the Argentina forward is humbler, wiser and ready to complete one of football’s greatest stories

Winger and his wife, Joyce, discuss the ‘amazing days’ he had with the national team and Spurs – plus those lost caps

Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men’s 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win before the year 2000. That didn’t happen, but it didn’t stop…