Pele holds the trophy after Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final of the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Sadly he missed that game after being injured in only the second match of the tournament.

Pele is one of those figures, having won the World Cup in back-to-back years, aged 17 and 21, becoming the youngest ...

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Footballing icon Pele once gave praise to a legendary British player, citing him as the best player on the planet in his day.

unveiled a statue of Pele at its headquarters on Thursday, the first of a series of events to commemorate June’s 50th anniversary of the team’s third World Cup triumph. Pele, who will be 80 in ...