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Brazil bids farewell to 'king of soccer' Pele with 24-hour wake

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake.

Reuters

Sam McDowell: The inside story of how Sporting KC pursued Cristiano Ronaldo. How close were they?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The idea started with one man’s suggestion and enough of an eff-it frame of mind that he shared it out loud.

Tribune News Service

Pelé put passion at the heart of soccer

He remains the face of a purity in soccer that existed long before big money and global geopolitics infiltrated

Salon

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NFL ace copies Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration days after star rejected MLS transfer

Cristiano Ronaldo may have rejected a move to Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City this month, but the megastar's influence in America is clearly as strong as ever

Daily Mirror

Iran Police Detain Top-tier Football Players in Raid at Party

Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year's Eve, Iranian media reported. Social restrictions are among issues that prompted mass unrest in recent months, following the death in custody of a woman accused of violating the strict dress code. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Argentines have tattoo fever following World Cup triumph

Argentina's victory in the soccer World Cup tournament in Qatar has suddenly meant that many tattoo artists across the country are fully booked.

WEKU

The 'King' and the Queen: Bewitched by Pele, Elizabeth II made him a Knight

In 2022, Britain lost its queen and Brazil its soccer 'king' - two giant figures of the 20th century who crossed paths at least twice over the years.

Reuters

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Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pelé is still a ‘dream come true’ for Bob Rigby

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in Delaware County, was a substitute teacher while playing at Veterans Stadium for the Atoms, and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Photos that defined 2022: How our award winning photographers saw the year

GALLERY: The best news photos of 2022 from the Newcastle Herald's award-winning photography team

Newcastle Herald

Cristiano Ronaldo makes big-money move to Saudi Arabian club

Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, ending speculation about the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future

The Independent UK

Brazilians remember Pelé for the 'sense of identity' he gave them

"He leaves a legacy, a person of color who was crowned king of soccer, and he also brought a lot of peace outside Brazil," says Jorge Tavares, a resident of the late soccer legend's home state.

WEKU

Queen guitarist, women's soccer team top UK honors list

Those at the forefront of the U.K.'s response to Russia's war in Ukraine joined Queen guitarist Brian May and a fashion designer dubbed “the mother of the miniskirt" on the country's new year's Honors list

The Independent UK

European Soccer’s Stars to Watch in the Winter Transfer Window

The names and teams to watch during soccer’s January transfer period.

Sports Illustrated

Unbelievable! Chris Kamara made an MBE in New Years Honours

Kamara is arguably best known for his live links during Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday programme.

The Independent UK

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WEKU

Cristiano Ronaldo signs with a Saudi soccer club

The announcement, a groundbreaking deal for Middle Eastern soccer, ends speculation about where he would go next. Ronaldo became a free agent after his contract was terminated by Manchester United.

The Independent UK

Argentines have tattoo fever following World Cup triumph

Argentina’s victory in the soccer World Cup tournament in Qatar has unleashed tattoo fever in the South American country

Reuters

Long-time barber mourns death of soccer hero Pele

A barber who first met Brazilian soccer legend Pele in the 1950s and cut his hair for decades said on Friday he hoped God would take care of the late athlete.

The Independent UK

Pelé invigorated US soccer, paved way for '94 World Cup, MLS

Clive Toye started his pursuit of Pelé with a trip to Jamaica and a cold call in 1971

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John Dodson giddy over use of soccer kicks, head stomps in Rizin: ‘Nothing but mayhem and chaos’

John Dodson is very much looking forward to soccer kicks and head stomps.

The Independent UK

Loyal to Santos, Pelé toured and scored in Europe

Arguments over who was the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits aimed at Pelé

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Movies, Music and TV Helped Pelé to Even More Stardom

Whether or not Pelé scored almost 1,300 goals in his professional soccer career, all of his biographers agree that the three-time World Cup champion wrote more than 100 songs and sold more than 100,000 copies of one of his albums. He was also in the movies, notably in the World…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Iwate Pref. metal behind midfielder Tanaka's mettle

Samurai Blue midfielder Ao Tanaka, 24, is a man of iron in the soccer world, as he incorporated Nambu Tekki ironware into his conditioning.

Radio France Internationale

World pays hommage to Brazilian 'king of football' Pelé

Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, has died at the age of 82.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pele, Brazilian Legend of the Beautiful Game, Dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian football player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. "due to multiple…

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