In the closing stages of his career, Pele won the North American Soccer League Atlantic Conference and the North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl - both in 1977. Interestingly, Pele never won a ...

How many World Cups did Pele win and what is his official goal tally? GOAL takes a look at the Brazil legends stats and honours ...

The IFFHS place Pele third in football’s all-time scoring charts, behind only Messi and Ronaldo. However, another reputable historical football statistics company – the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics ...

"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 ...

At least, officially. FIFA and their record-keeping partner RSSSF (Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation) officially credit Pele with 77 international goals and 680 goals across his club career.

Brazilian soccer star Pelé previously underwent an operation to remove the tumor in September Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los ...