SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The ...

International soccer hits Seattle this summer. Not for the first time. Fifty years ago last week, Pelé opened the Kingdome — ...

Pelé Pandemonium brought thousands and thousands of fans to Giants Stadium in 1977. The Cosmos game against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers brought 78,000 fans to East Rutherford on Aug. 14, 1977. Long ...

Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth. “Before Pelé, ’10′ was just a number,” current Brazil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: The fans visited the mausoleum where the soccer star's remains lie in the city of Santos, in southeastern Brazil. The body ...

The Brazilian soccer legend Pele once made headlines not for his greatness or legacy but for unintentional comedy. In 2009, Pele attended a conference in Copenhagen as Brazil's ambassador for the 2016 ...