There he played soccer with a rag ball, and with his friends in the neighborhood he created a team called Ameriquinha, from where he jumped to Baquinho, the lower divisions of Baurú. There he was ...

"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 ...

Pele helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. (Image: Hans-Jürgen Schmidt/HJS-Sportfotos/picture alliance) ...

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 ...