Brazil's most famous athlete will no longer attend the Olympic opening ceremony. Soccer great Pele announced in a statement Friday morning that poor health would keep him from lighting the Olympic ...

To any fan of the beautiful game, Pele is much more than just a retired footballer: He’s a global icon. Emerging from the slums of Brazil, Pele led his country to three World Cup titles – more than ...

Football legend Pele will not attend the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday as the 75-year-old is reportedly struggling with his health. The three-time World Cup ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Pele will not attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. The 75-year-old ...

Brazil's most iconic sports figure wasn't a part of one of its biggest sports nights. Brazilian soccer legend Pele announced prior to the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Friday that he would ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Three-time World Cup champion Pele says he was invited to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, but sponsorship deals could stop him from ...

London, Jun 1 (EFE).London, Jun 1 (EFE). — A sixday public exhibition of memorability, awards and other items belonging to Brazilian soccer legend Pele kicked off here Wednesday ahead an auction next ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele says he was invited to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. It’s been nearly four decades since he played a game professionally, ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Soccer star Pelé is suing Samsung for $30 million. The 75-year-old Brazilian athlete claims that ...

The auction of Brazilian soccer star Pele’s personal collection of soccer gear and awards started off with a big sale Tuesday — the boots he wore in a 1981 film sold for more than $9,000, the BBC ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pele will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. The 75-year-old ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele has slapped Samsung with a $30 million lawsuit for publishing a newspaper ad with a Pele “lookalike.” The 75-year-old Pele, whose birth name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento ...