Pele

A Brazilian dictionary has added "Pelé" as an adjective to use when describing someone who is "exceptional, incomparable, unique." The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary on Wednesday is part of a campaign that gathered more…

Cape Verde, an African nation has become the first country to name a stadium after Pele following FIFA president, Gianni Infantino’s call for every nation to do so, Standard UK reports. The Prime Minister of the African…

Football's governing body, FIFA has admonished nations across the world to name at least one stadium after the late Brazilian icon, Edson Arantes do Nascimento who is better known as Pele. FIFA will ask every country in the…

Thousands of mourners began paying their respects to Pele in a sombre march past his coffin, on Monday, at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his birthplace of Santos, Brazil. The legendary Brazilian football player lost his fight with…

Brazil legend Pele has died at the age of 82 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Lauded by many as the greatest player to ever play football, Pele had been battling health issues in recent years. He was pictured in a wheelchair at…

Brazil football icon, Pele has congratulated Argentine footballer, Lionel Messi after he won the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament with the Argentinian national team on Sunday, December 18. Lionel Messi who bagged seven goals in the…

Football legend Pele has been shifted to palliative care in the hospital as the 82-year-old Brazilian is not responding to chemotherapy on his bowel cancer, reported Brazilian daily Folha. Pele is admitted at the Albert Einstein…

Brazilian football legend, Pele has finally been discharged from hospital after recovering from an operation to remove a tumour from his colon and will now undergo chemotherapy. Pele, 80, had been hospitalised for nearly a month and was…

Brazilian football legend, Pele on Sunday he is “punching the air” to celebrate “every better day” after the 80-year-old suffered his latest health scare. “As you can see, I’m punching the air in celebration of every better day,”…

Brazilian football legend, Pele remains in intensive care but is making a satisfactory recovery after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumour, his doctors said on Friday. Pele’s medical team at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao…

Brazilian football legend, Pele has undergone surgery for a suspected colon tumor and is recovering, the hospital in Sao Paulo treating him announced on Monday. “The tumor was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory…

Brazil football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, has been in hospital for the last six days with an undisclosed health issue. The 80-year-old is not believed to be seriously ill and is undergoing routine checks…

Brazilian football legend, Pele, 77,  has been rushed to hospital after he collapsed with 'severe exhaustion', forcing the former Santos star to cancel a long-planned trip to London this weekend. The Football Writers Association…