As soccer's first global star, Pelé had an influence on the sport different from the stars that followed him, including Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. Pele's brilliance endured despite rivalry ...

After more than 50 years in soccer, legendary coach Carlo Ancelotti chose the best player in history between Lionel Messi, ...

Brazilian legend Pele revealed after Diego Maradona’s death that they used to joke about who was the best ‘but we were the same.’ Napoli legend Maradona died on November 25, 2020.

Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate in soccer about who was the greatest player centered on two men: Pele and Diego Maradona.

Pele, regarded as the greatest player of all time, joined a host of stars on Maradona's new two-hour TV show. Maradona, a recovering cocaine addict, talked about drugs with Pele, whose son has been ...

There’s always this Maradona comparison, saying that he’s better than Pele. Now some are saying that Messi is better than Pele. Well, he (Messi) has to be better than Neymar first, which he ...

In Maradona's new book, I Am Diego, he ranks Pele number one in his list of the top 100 players of all time - but cannot resist putting the boot in. "As a player he had it all but didn't make the most ...

Soccer legend Pele dead at 82: Live tributes, reactions and latest news. ... Ozil: Maradona and Pele together. Touching from the Germany No.10. Advertisement. December 29, 2022 at 2:35 PM EST.

Mr. Wisnik is a Brazilian composer and writer who grew up watching Pelé. SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Pelé once confessed that he had long been troubled by a conundrum, one he’d only be able to ...

Still, the two South Americans got on well when they met for the first time in 1979, Maradona flying to Rio to meet Pele. Pele was happy to counsel the budding star, and Maradona excited to be ...