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Pele To Endrick: Five Teen Talents That Lit Up Brazil | Football News
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Pele To Endrick: Five Teen Talents That Lit Up Brazil | Football News

[ad_1] Brazil is unparalleled when it comes to footballing success and fervour, and for many the sport itself is synonymous with the Brazilian national team. The five-times World Cup winners are renowned for their "jogo bonito" philosophy and reputation of churning out the world's most talented players, the latest being 17-year-old starlet Endrick who scored against England on Saturday. AFP Sport highlights five teenagers who have donned the famous yellow jersey:EndrickThe latest off the national production line of extravagantly talented attackers, Endrick made history at the home of football Wembley when he scored the winner for Brazil against England on Saturday in just his third international appearance.Aged 17 years, eight months and two days, Endrick became the youngest male goalsco...
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Pele ‘Would Have Been Sad’ At State Of Brazil Team, Says Son | Football News
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Pele ‘Would Have Been Sad’ At State Of Brazil Team, Says Son | Football News

[ad_1] Pele "would have been sad" at the state of the current Brazilian national team, his son Edinho has told AFP in an interview days before the first anniversary of his death on Friday. Brazil have struggled in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and presently occupy sixth place in the South American table, the last spot that affords direct qualification. The Selecao have struggled without their biggest current star, Neymar, who is a long-term injury absentee after tearing knee ligaments."This crisis didn't appear overnight, there are big and complex problems," said Edinho, 53, who is one of Pele's seven children."We are experiencing a decline... we still have great players but in previous times we had more high-level players than we do today."Edinho, who was raised by his mother as Pel...
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Pele’s Widow To Inherit 30 Percent Of His Assets: Lawyer | Football News
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Pele’s Widow To Inherit 30 Percent Of His Assets: Lawyer | Football News

[ad_1] The widow of late football legend Pele will inherit 30 percent of his assets, according to his will, which also mentions a woman who could be Pele's unrecognized daughter, the widow's lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. The will states that Marcia Cibele Aoki, Pele's third and last wife, will inherit his mansion in Guaruja, a seaside resort town south of Sao Paulo, where the couple lived, according to her lawyer Luiz Kignel.Other assets belonging to Pele, who died after battling cancer in late December at age 82, include more real estate and a stake in the Pele brand, Kignel said, adding that a complete inventory has yet to be made.The remaining 70 percent is reserved for Pele's children, including an unrecognized daughter that he may have."He indicated the possibility of the existence of...
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Guinea-Bissau Renames Stadium In Honour Of Pele | Football News
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Guinea-Bissau Renames Stadium In Honour Of Pele | Football News

[ad_1] The regional stadium, which has a capacity of about 15,000 seats, was renamed after Pele.© TwitterThe West African state of Guinea-Bissau has renamed a sports stadium in its second city Bafata "Pele Stadium" in honour of the late Brazilian football legend, the government announced on Friday. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting after observing a minute's silence in memory of Pele, who died on December 29 at age 82, the government said in a statement. The regional stadium has a capacity of about 15,000 seats. Bafata is located about 150 kilometres (90 miles) east of the capital Bissau.On Wednesday, Cape Verde's prime minister announced that the stadium in its capital city, Praia, would also be renamed the "Pele Stadium".The two African countries made the name changes in respo...
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FIFA Boss Gianni Infantino In Pele Wake Selfie Row | Football News
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FIFA Boss Gianni Infantino In Pele Wake Selfie Row | Football News

[ad_1] Gianni Infantino with the son of Pele, Edinho.© AFPFIFA chief Gianni Infantino insisted Wednesday he would never be disrespectful to Pele as he came under fire over a photo call at the Brazilian legend's wake. Infantino took a selfie with some of Pele's old teammates on Monday right beside the open coffin of the three-time World Cup winner. The Swiss said he took the photo as Pele's friends seemed unable to operate their mobile phones."I took the phone of one of them and took the photo of all of us for him," Infantino insisted. "If being helpful to a teammate of Pele creates criticism I'm happy to take it and will continue to be helpful wherever I can to those having contributed to write legendary pages of football."I have so much respect and admiration for Pele and for that cerem...
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Rodrygo Pays Tribute To Pele As Real Madrid Advance To Spanish Cup Last 16 | Football News
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Rodrygo Pays Tribute To Pele As Real Madrid Advance To Spanish Cup Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Rodrygo scored the only goal and celebrated by paying tribute to Pele© AFPRodrygo scored the only goal and celebrated by paying tribute to Pele as Real Madrid advanced to the Spanish Cup last 16 on Tuesday with a hard-fought 1-0 win over fourth-tier Cacereno. The Brazilian broke the deadlock after 69 minutes beating two defenders to fire in and celebrated by jumping with an upward fist, the way football great and compatriot Pele used to celebrate his goals. Pele's funeral was held Tuesday in Brazil after his death last week at age 82.Madrid made their Cup debut in the round of 32 and coach Carlo Ancelotti rested star players including Karim Benzema for the trip to the western Extremadura side who had ousted top flight Girona in the previous round.On Tuesday, Valencia, Villarreal a...
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Brazil Pays Final Respects To Football Giant Pele | Football News
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Brazil Pays Final Respects To Football Giant Pele | Football News

[ad_1] An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill. Throughout the day, thousands of fans and football dignitaries slowly filed through the Vila Belmiro, home to Pele's longtime club, Santos. More continued to join the queue as night fell, waiting their turn to walk past the body of "O Rei" (The King), lying at the center of the field. Pele's coffin was draped in the flags of Santos and Brazil and surrounded by white flowers, including bouquets from the likes of Real Madrid or current Brazil star Neymar, whose father was in attendance.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife also sent a wreath, local media reported.Lula's office announced earlier t...
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FIFA To Ask All Countries To Name A Stadium For Pele | Football News
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FIFA To Ask All Countries To Name A Stadium For Pele | Football News

[ad_1] Football legend Pele died at the age of 82 on Friday.© AFPFIFA will ask all the world's countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport's governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon's wake. Infantino was in the city of Santos, Brazil, to pay his final respects to the player widely considered the greatest of all time, who died Thursday at the age of 82. "We're going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele," Infantino told journalists at the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where the player known as "The King" first exploded onto the world stage with his exploits for his longtime club, Santos FC.Attending the 24-hour wake along with the heads of the South American and Brazilian f...
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Brazil Begins Paying Final Respects To Football Giant Pele | Football News
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Brazil Begins Paying Final Respects To Football Giant Pele | Football News

[ad_1] An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill. Hundreds of fans lined up Monday morning to file through the Vila Belmiro, home to Pele's longtime club, Santos, where the coffin bearing the remains of "O Rei" (The King) was displayed in the center of the field. Pele, a three-time World Cup winner widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, died Thursday at the age of 82 after a long battle with cancer.Carlos Mota and his 12-year-old son Bernardo traveled more than 500 kilometers (300 miles) from Rio de Janeiro to Santos, a southeastern port city in Sao Paulo state, to pay tribute to their late hero."My whole childhood was influenced by what ...
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Final Farewell For Pele, Brazil’s Football ‘King’ | Cricket News
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Final Farewell For Pele, Brazil’s Football ‘King’ | Cricket News

[ad_1] Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos. The oceanside home of the team nicknamed "Peixe" -- "fish" in Portuguese -- is expecting a huge influx of fans looking to honor the "King" of football, who died aged 82 on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Stadium doors will open at 10:00 am local time (1300 GMT). The coffin bearing the remains of the only player to have won three World Cups will be displayed in the center of the field.Known as Vila Belmiro after the neighborhood where it is located, the black-and-white stadium has a capacity of 16,000 people.In the stands, three giant flags could be seen Sunday, one with an image of Pele displaying the famous number 10 ...
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