Washington, D.C., has no lack of soccer legends. Many of the game’s greats have plied their trade in the District — names like Johan Cruyff, Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Hristo Stoichkov and Marco ...

As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the image of one of Brazil's most recognizable footballers lives on in Santos, the one-time home of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, far better known as Pelé. Tourists ...

Lionel Messi will be officially introduced by MLS club Inter Miami on Sunday, 48 years after another soccer sensation, Pelé, made his domestic debut for the New York Cosmos of the North American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: The fans visited the mausoleum where the soccer star's remains lie in the city of Santos, in southeastern Brazil. The body ...

The question of how many children the late Brazilian soccer great Pele fathered has sparked new debate. A woman claiming to be the former player’s long-lost daughter demands that his remains be ...

Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth. “Before Pelé, ’10′ was just a number,” current Brazil ...

The 18-year-old striker appears tailor-made for the international stage.

It was the summer of 1977, and Pelé was making the rounds at New York’s hottest club. Studio 54 had its grand opening only a few months before, and now everyone who was anyone was inside. It was a ...

Brazil was in mourning on Tuesday as legendary soccer player Pelé was laid to rest after his death last week at the age of 82. Arguably the greatest of all time, he made his name with Santos FC and ...

A photographer who captured a defining image of late Brazilian soccer star Pelé performing a mid-air bicycle kick has filed a copyright lawsuit against the lifestyle brand Pelé Soccer. The estate of ...