"If you would use the word perfect, Pele almost is there. He was the greatest soccer player in the history of this game," says former West German star Franz Beckenbauer on ESPN Classic's ...

Including friendlies and touring games, Pele holds the Guinness World Record ... impossible and ignores the sweeping changes seen in soccer across the ages. What is clear, however, is that all ...

The world of football has lost its king with the news that the great Pele passed away at the age of 82. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pele as he was known and loved, passed away on 29 December ...

The 32-year-old superstar has struggled with injuries but hopes a return to South American can revive his career ...

Watch: Crowds Say Goodbye to Brazil's Pelé Ahead of Soccer Star's Burial Thousands of fans paid their final respects to Pelé, the three-time World Cup winner who established his country as the ...

Sadly he missed that game after being injured in only the second match of the tournament. Pele holds the trophy ... Kelly Cristina in June 1967. The soccer great wipes away tears of emotion ...

Soccer legend Pelé died of colon cancer on December 29 at the age of 82. Thousands of Brazilians paid tribute before his private burial. More from News Soccer legend Pelé died of colon cancer on ...