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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

Pele 'immortal', says football's ruling body FIFA

Geneva (AFP) - FIFA said Pele was simply "immortal" after the Brazil legend, named by world football's governing body as the greatest player of the 20th century, died on Thursday aged 82.

AFP

Pele 'immortal', says world football's governing body FIFA

Geneva (AFP) - FIFA said Pele was simply "immortal" after the Brazil legend, named by world football's governing body as the greatest player of the 20th century, died on Thursday aged 82.

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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.

France 24

Pelé remembered for transcending soccer around world

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

The Independent UK

Pele: Key dates in life of a football legend

Paris (AFP) - After the death of Pele at age 82 in Sao Paulo on Thursday, AFP Sport looks at key dates in the life of the football great:

AFP

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

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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

Pelé obituary: The king of football who came to define Brazil

Brazilians revered Pelé, the greatest football player of his generation, as O Rei, the king, and no one man came to define a country as much as he did during his lifetime of footballing brilliance.

ABC News

Brazilian football legend Pelé, who won a record three World Cups, dies at 82

More than six decades after he first wowed the world on the football pitch, Pelé is no more. The superstar Brazil nicknamed "O Rei" – the King – and winner of three World Cups died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer. His death…

France 24

Pele - Brazil football legend and three-time World Cup winner - dies aged 82

Brazil legend Pele, arguably the most famous and greatest footballer in the history of the game, has died at the age of 82

Liverpool Echo

Kylian Mbappe Takes on the Weight of His World

Winning the World Cup at 19 and becoming the world’s most expensive player by 23 comes with spotlight and scrutiny. And the France star is ready for more.

Sports Illustrated

Animator reflects on ‘remarkably exciting’ 2022 which includes working with Fifa

Ben Wild left school at 16 to pursue a career in animation and has since worked on projects for Fifa.

The Independent UK

2022 was a momentous year for football, wrapped around a rotten core

As the year closes with Lionel Messi’s World Cup triumph and the greatest of sporting victories, the game has never been so unhealthy as sportswashing projects and other forces transform the sport, writes Miguel Delaney

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Los Angeles Times

Equal pay is just the start. Cindy Parlow Cone has ambitious goals for U.S. Soccer

There are several things that make Cindy Parlow Cone, the president of U.S. Soccer, stand out among the sport's top executives.

The New Daily

TND’s Newsmakers of the Year, 21 to 12

Here are the first 10 in our series of people who grabbed our attention the most in this turbulent year of 2022.

Daily Mirror

Jake Paul hits out at Salt Bae while also taking swipe at long-time rival KSI

After years of feuding with British YouTube star KSI, Jake Paul has declared he has finally found someone he dislikes more in controversial viral sensation Salt Bae

Daily Mirror

FIFA 23 Career Mode – best cheap young players with high potential

We've found some of the best cheap young players in FIFA 23 Career Mode with high potential, so you don't have to

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Evening Standard

From Matt Hancock to Liz Truss: heroes and villains of the year 2022

Every year has its heroes and villains, but some years have an uneven balance — a villainous 2022 has been a case in point...

Daily Mirror

EA FC 24: release date, Ultimate Team, new logo and latest leaks

EA's long-running FIFA series is being replaced with a new franchise, EA FC 24, and details on the upcoming release are starting to be announced

Tribune News Service

Larry Stone: Men's World Cup play was spectacular, and it's headed to Seattle next

SEATTLE — The men's World Cup final Sunday in Qatar was a mesmerizing event that touched every human emotion and fully displayed the galvanizing effect a sporting event can have both locally and globally.

Wales Online

Wales takes first steps onto global stage despite World Cup disappointment

Wales may have crashed out of a deeply problematic World Cup, but this is just the start of a nation's efforts to strut its stuff on the global stage

Newslaundry

Hafta 412: The ‘most satisfying’ career and all the FIFA controversies

It’s an all-Newslaundry panel this week with Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Mehraj D Lone and Anand Vardhan.

Daily Mirror

Lionel Messi offered $1m for bisht that covered Argentina top for World Cup trophy lift

Lionel Messi was dressed in a bisht during the World Cup celebrations following Argentina's triumph over France, with a member of Oman's parliament hoping to buy it off him

AFP

#saltlife: Turkish celebrity chef at centre of FIFA probe

Istanbul (AFP) - Celebrity chef and social media meme Nusret Gokce -- better known as "Salt Bae" -- has turned his singular way of seasoning a steak into global fame and outsized wealth.

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