Pele's words were echoed by Jairzinho and Tostao, two other members of Brazil's 1970 World Cup winners, widely seen as the greatest team ever to grace the world stage. Jairzinho, who scored the ...

The Ballon d’Or is widely considered the most prestigious individual award in football. The Golden Ball trophy has honoured the best in the world for 68 years but has taken on a new level of ...

1. Kaká Kaká was the last player to win the Ballon d’Or before the Messi-Cristiano era began. Known as one of the best attacking midfielders, he earned the Champions League and World Cup ...

Tributes from Pele and Tostao feature as FIFA remembers Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning left-back Everaldo, who died 50 ...

The five-times World Cup winners are renowned for their "jogo bonito" philosophy ... name in Brazilian football and world football," said Brazil coach Dorival Junior. Pele The late Pele remains the ...

with Zagallo scoring the fourth goal in a 5-2 win. Zagallo had been the last surviving member of Brazil's 1958 World Cup-winning team who played in the final. With Pele injured in the early stages ...

Pakistan’s former hockey international of the early 1980s, Major Peerzada has been regularly organising functions to honour ...

The precocious Kylian Mbappe followed in Pele’s footsteps at the 2018 World ... are priced at 14/1 to win the World Cup for the first time. The Netherlands, who also reached the last eight ...