A Santos historian has said Pele's goals in friendlies should not be ignored, after Lionel Messi passed his record in ...

While Lionel Messi scored the most goals in a calendar year for a club, when he netted 79 goals for Barcelona, he broke the ...

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, remains football's greatest icon. The great Brazilian and three-time FIFA World Cup champion has fascinated fans and historians alike over the past ...

Somehow, the amount of goals Pelé scored in his career has been hotly debated for a while now. Did this goal count? Did it happen in a friendly? Has he reached 1000 goals? Has he not? But, generally, ...

Pelé, the King of Football, would have turned 85 this Thursday, October 23, 2025. The Athlete of the 20th Century was 82 years old when he died on December 29, 2022, due to multiple organ failure - a ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil great Neymar received a plaque for becoming the team’s all-time leading goal-scorer in official matches in the early hours of Saturday. However, the language used to describe ...

Diego Maradona and Pele are considered two of the greatest footballers in history – but how do their goals and assists numbers stack up against one another? The two legends have long set the benchmark ...

1894 — The United States Golf Association is founded, becoming the governing body for the game in the country. 1915 — The Federal League folds. Owners of the American and National Leagues buy out half ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The goals scored by Pele during his remarkable career are to be commemorated in a collection of gold, silver and bronze medals specially produced by the Brazilian mint. Some 1,283 ...

1894 — The United States Golf Association is founded, becoming the governing body for the game in the country. 1915 — The Federal League folds. Owners of the American and National Leagues buy out half ...