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Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer

Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game.

The Conversation

Cristiano Ronaldo overlooked as Carlo Ancelotti denies Lionel Messi is greatest ever

Carlo Ancelotti was asked for his opinion on who the greatest footballer of all time is after Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to their third World Cup earlier this month

Daily Mirror

Nobody disputes Pelé's greatness – but his goal count is up for debate

Nobody disputes Pelé’s greatness and his penchant for scoring. The exact number of goals in his career will forever be a topic for debate.

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Nobody disputes Pelé’s greatness but goal count fuels debate

Nobody disputes Pelé ’s greatness but the exact number of goals he scored in his career will forever remain a motive for debate

The Independent UK

Pele in pictures: Images from the life and career of Brazil’s football legend

Pele, who has died aged 82, won three World Cups and scored more than 1,000 goals in a sensational career

The Independent UK

Pelé was a world icon and Brazil’s king of ‘beautiful game’

Pele won a record three World Cups and was widely regarded as one of his sport’s greatest players

The Independent UK

Visionary Pele was the giant amongst giants and we will never see the like again

John Gibson remember the Brazilian icon, who sadly passed away on Thursday

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Brazilian football legend Pele dead at 82

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football icon Pele, a three-time World Cup winner who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died on Thursday at the age of 82 -- triggering a wave of tributes from the sports world and beyond.

AFP

Pele, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time?

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - When FIFA declared Pele and Diego Maradona jointly the players of the 20th century, and effectively the best of all time, they side-stepped but did not resolve a heated debate that has grown more complicated as Lionel Messi has dominated the 21st century.

AFP

Pele: The greatest footballer of all time and true sporting icon who inspired millions

When the news that Pele’s flame was dimming came on the same day that Lionel Messi was lighting up the World Cup with his 1,000th goal, it seemed somehow to align two sparkling stars of global football.

Evening Standard

Pele -- Who said what

Paris (AFP) - Brazilian football legend Pele, who died on Thursday at the age of 82, is widely considered the greatest footballer of all time.

AFP

Brazilian football legend Pele has died: family

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.

AFP

Pele was always about more than football

A Netflix documentary explored the life of one of football’s greatest-ever players and the country that loved him like no other, Miguel Delaney writes

The Independent UK

Brazil legend Pele dies aged 82 after battle with cancer

Pele, regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time, has died aged 82.

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Daily Mirror

Kylian Mbappe back in PSG training as Lionel Messi's World Cup celebrations continue

Kylian Mbappe returned to the French capital following Les Bleus' World Cup final heartbreak, with the Paris Saint-Germain forward quickly returning to the club's training ground

Asharq Al-Awsat

Argentina’s World Cup Heroes Airlifted in Helicopters as Street Party Overflows

Argentina's World Cup heroes had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires on Tuesday as millions of ecstatic fans flooded onto the streets and brought the city to a standstill, with Lionel Messi and his team mates whisked into helicopters to complete the celebrations. The players who were…

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Overflow crowds in Buenos Aires forced the end of a World Cup celebration parade

So many jubilant Argentine fans swarmed the streets of Buenos Aires that the soccer team had to abandon the open-air bus transporting them to the city and board helicopters for a capital flyover.

AFP

'We can dream again': The song that marked Argentina's WC campaign

Buenos Aires (AFP) - "Muchachos, we can dream again..." the hit song that accompanied Argentina on their conquest of the 2022 World Cup has found deep resonance in a country desperate for a feel-good moment.

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Lionel Messi sends emotional message thanking Diego Maradona and fans after World Cup win

Argentina talisman Lionel Messi has paid a touching tribute to Diego Maradona in the wake of La Albiceleste's victory over France in the World Cup final at the weekend

Asharq Al-Awsat

Argentines Dance, Cry and Cheer in Streets as World Cup Winners Return

Hundreds of thousands - millions by some estimates - of ecstatic Argentines flooded onto the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to cheer the country's World Cup-winning football squad led by Lionel Messi after their plane landed in the pre-dawn hours. The team arrived in the early hours at Ezeiza…

Irish Mirror

Argentina forced to take to helicopter after being greeted by millions in World Cup return

The Argentina squad have gone on an open-top bus parade around Buenos Aires after returning home following their World Cup win in Qatar, with Lionel Messi showing off the trophy

The National (Scotland)

How a Scot from the Gorbals became known as 'The father of Argentinian football'

THE concept of putting a kilt on a story is one that all sports journalists here can relate to.

AFP

Euphoric Argentines ready to party with Messi, World Cup winners

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Thousands of Argentines began massing in the capital from dawn on Tuesday preparing to shower their World Cup heroes led by Lionel Messi with adulation.

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi's private Argentina promise reveals new retirement plan after World Cup 2022 win

Lionel Messi had previously dropped a massive hint that he would not play another World Cup match after this year but fresh claims have indicated he may return in 2026

The Guardian - UK

World Cup awards: the Guardian team at Qatar 2022 give their verdicts

From Messi to Morocco’s heroics, via a seven-a-side against Roy Keane, our writers and photographer share their memories

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