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The Latest Breaking News from New York Cosmos

Which footballers have played for both teams in the same game?

Plus: hat-tricks bridging seasons, a rolling roll call of managers and when Harry Redknapp fielded a spectactor

The Guardian - UK

Can't start a fire without a spark: On the ground at the Hudson River Derby in New York City

We visited New York City to watch Major League Soccer's Hudson River Derby: New York City FC vs New York Red Bulls

FourFourTwo

How apartheid, European racism and Pelé helped cultivate a culture of diversity in US soccer that endures into the MLS

North America’s most diverse professional league kicks off on Feb. 25, 2023, as Major League Soccer returns after a winter break.

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Like Cosmos signing Pele, says Ronaldo's new coach

Riyadh (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo's new club coach Rudi Garcia on Sunday compared the Portuguese star's arrival at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia to Pele's signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975.

AFP

Pelé was more than a great footballer – he revolutionised Brazil’s football industry

Brazilian football legend Pelé (1940-2022), whose death was announced in December, inspired countless fans with his skills on the pitch. But his contribution to the off-the-pitch business of football is by no means less impressive.

The Conversation

US soccer owes almost everything to Pele, says former New York Cosmos teammate

Robbinsville (United States) (AFP) - US footballer Bobby Smith does not hold back his tears when paying tribute to "King" Pele: the rise of the game in the United States owes almost everything to the Brazilian legend, says his former New York Cosmos teammate.

AFP

Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pelé is still a ‘dream come true’ for Bob Rigby

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in Delaware County, was a substitute teacher while playing at Veterans Stadium for the Atoms, and…

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Movies, Music and TV Helped Pelé to Even More Stardom

Whether or not Pelé scored almost 1,300 goals in his professional soccer career, all of his biographers agree that the three-time World Cup champion wrote more than 100 songs and sold more than 100,000 copies of one of his albums. He was also in the movies, notably in the World…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele

Santos (Brazil) (AFP) - Tributes poured in from across Brazil and beyond Friday for football legend Pele, as the country held three days of mourning for the player widely regarded as the greatest of all time after his death at age 82.

AFP

Neymar leads world of football’s tributes to Brazil great Pele

The three-time World Cup winner has died at the age of 82

The Independent UK

Death of Pele, 'the person who stopped the world': Who is saying what

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Who is saying what after Brazilian football legend Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82:

AFP

Movies, music and TV helped Pelé to even more stardom

Brazilian soccer great Pelé took part in movies, music and TV while also being a star on the field

The Independent UK

SI Vault: Remembering Pele Throughout the Years

From the soccer legend’s first World Cup win to his role as an ambassador for the 2014 tournament in Brazil, Pelé captivated the sports world for decades.

Sports Illustrated

Greg Cote: Pelé, ‘king of the beautiful game,’ touched the world and left mark on South Florida, too

His given name was a handful.

Miami Herald

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The Independent UK

Jogo bonito: Pelé ’s 10 most memorable goals

Pelé made scoring look easy, dribbling past defenders, firing powerful shots, striking well-placed free-kicks or using firm headers

AFP

When Pele conquered America with the New York Cosmos

New York (AFP) - Pele was 34 and semi-retired when the New York Cosmos fended off interest from Juventus and Real Madrid to lure the world's greatest player to the footballing backwater that was America in 1975.

AFP

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.

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Evening Standard

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.

The National (Scotland)

Pele dead at 82 as Brazilian legend loses cancer battle

The former striker is considered one of the greatest players ever to take to a pitch.

AFP

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.

WEKU

Pelé, who made soccer 'The Beautiful Game,' dies at 82

Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

Manchester Evening News

World football icon and Brazil legend Pele dies aged 82

The three-time World Cup winner has died after suffering from cancer since September 2021

Daily Record

Kylian Mbappe leads Pele well-wishes as football legend moved to 'end of life care'

Doctors have decided to stop chemotherapy for the 82-year-old whose body is no longer responding to the treatment

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