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Hundreds of Afghans risk 11-country trek to seek haven in United States

Their journey starts with a humanitarian visa for Brazil: one of the few remaining exit routes for Afghans fleeing Taliban rule.

Reuters

Brazil open door to breaking foreign coach taboo

Sao Paulo (AFP) - More than two decades since their last World Cup triumph and without a local consensus pick, Brazil are considering breaking an unwritten taboo: hiring a foreign coach.

AFP

Brazilian tightrope walker sets new record over Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian tightrope walker Rafael Bridi set a new record by walking more than 500 meters between two buildings, more than 100 meters above ground in Sao Paulo.

AFP

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Luizao's 'biggest dream' with West Ham and the AC Milan and Real Madrid icons who influence him

West Ham United January signing Luizao has been with the club since New Year's Day after completing a free transfer from Brazilian side Sao Paulo where he made 20 first-team appearances

Football London

Sao Paulo assistant on Rangers training ground visit and key Michael Beale strength

IT is not uncommon for coaches to travel abroad and visit foreign clubs in major footballing nations in order to study their methods and increase…

The National (Scotland)

Disinformation fueled rage in Brazil over vote outcome

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Rioters who ransacked Congress and other buildings in Brasilia were partly mobilized by disinformation alleging a "fraudulent" electronic ballot system cost Jair Bolsonaro his victory in the presidential election.

AFP

Thousands take to the streets in Brazil to condemn rioters

The riot in Brasilia was a reminder of the threat to democracy posed by those that refuse to accept former President Jair Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat

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'No amnesty!': Brazilian protests demand jail for rioters

Thousands of protesters in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo demanded “No amnesty!"

The Independent UK

West Ham’s January signing makes Hammers debut vs Everton after Sao Paulo transfer

West Ham United have completed one signing already in January and he made his debut in a Hammers shirt on Friday night during a 2-1 victory over Everton in Premier League 2

Football London

Michael Caine: It was a privilege to film with ‘outstanding talent’ Pele

The Brazilian football star is to be buried on Tuesday after lying in state at the home of his former club Santos in Sao Paulo.

The Independent UK

Brazilian New Year reveller dies after firework gets caught in her clothes and explodes

Elisangela Tinem Goncalves, 38, was at a New Year's celebration on a Sao Paulo beach when she was hit by a firework in the chest which got caught in her clothing before exploding

Daily Mirror

‘It’s going to be crazy’: Crowds flock to Santos for Pelé’s wake

Aside from the extraordinary international career that brought him his greatest fame, Pelé was well known for his loyalty to his club Santos, based in the eponymous port city south of Sao Paulo where he spent most of his life. Fans gathered to pay tribute to the king of football…

France 24

Brazilians bid farewell to football legend Pelé

Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. Watch FRANCE 24’s special programme on the passing of Brazil’s football legend.

France 24

Final farewell for Pele, Brazil's football 'King'

Santos (Brazil) (AFP) - Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos.

AFP

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Daily Record

Michael Beale reacts to Rangers and Celtic ticket squabble with Brazilians 'don’t argue about 700 away fans’ line

The Ibrox boss on the passion of the Old Firm and where it ranks among the world’s greatest derbies.

Daily Mirror

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes touching Pele tribute after icon lobbied for snooker in Olympics

Ronnie O'Sullivan paid a touching tribute to Brazilian football icon Pele, who died aged 82 at a Sao Paulo hospital on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer

The Independent UK

Pele’s influence on football will be ‘eternal’, says Pep Guardiola

Three-times World Cup winner Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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An absolute giant – Newcastle boss Eddie Howe pays tribute to Pele

The Brazil great died in Sao Paulo on Thursday.

AFP

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pele, Brazilian Legend of the Beautiful Game, Dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian football player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. "due to multiple…

AFP

'Our greatest idol': Brazilians flock to hospital after Pele's death

Sao Paulo (AFP) - As soon as they got the news, Antonio Pereira and his son started running: Pele, the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, had died, and they wanted to be there to mourn him.

AFP

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

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

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.

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