January 2023
Brazil bids farewell to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake
Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in the centre of the field at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos Football Club. Pele died on Thursday at 82 after battling colon cancer.
- Lais Morais and Eduardo Simões
December 2022
Rags-to-riches Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies
The footballer, who rose from barefoot poverty to become the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player, died on Thursday at the age of 82.
- Gabriel Araujo
Brazil legend Pelé insists he’s ‘strong with a lot of hope’
Fears have been mounting over the health of the three-time World Cup winner after a newspaper said he had been moved to palliative care.
- Tariq Panja and Andrew Das
November 2022
Richarlison makes World Cup gasp with wonder goal
His incredible acrobats propelled Brazil to defeat Serbia 2-0.
- Rory Smith
Here’s what happened in the World Cup overnight
Brazil wowed Serbia; Switzerland scored a touchy goal against Cameroon; South Korea fought Uruguay; and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo made history against Ghana.
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- Andrew Cawthorne