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The widow of late football legend Pele will inherit 30 percent of his assets, according to his will, which also mentions a woman who could be Pele's unrecognized daughter, the widow's lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. The will states that Marcia…

The regional stadium, which has a capacity of about 15,000 seats, was renamed after Pele.© TwitterThe West African state of Guinea-Bissau has renamed a sports stadium in its second city Bafata "Pele Stadium" in honour of the late Brazilian…

Gianni Infantino with the son of Pele, Edinho.© AFPFIFA chief Gianni Infantino insisted Wednesday he would never be disrespectful to Pele as he came under fire over a photo call at the Brazilian legend's wake. Infantino took a selfie with…

Rodrygo scored the only goal and celebrated by paying tribute to Pele© AFPRodrygo scored the only goal and celebrated by paying tribute to Pele as Real Madrid advanced to the Spanish Cup last 16 on Tuesday with a hard-fought 1-0 win over…

Football legend Pele died at the age of 82 on Friday.© AFPFIFA will ask all the world's countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport's governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon's…

An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill. Hundreds of fans lined up Monday morning to file through the…

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.The oceanside home of the team nicknamed “Peixe" — “fish" in Portuguese — is expecting…

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. The oceanside home of the team nicknamed "Peixe" -- "fish" in Portuguese -- is…

Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82. The death of "The King" who transcended football…

Pele's demise just two days before the world prepared to welcome the new year and Lionel Messi-led Argentina lifting the World Cup trophy were undoubtedly the two epochal moments, which will be remembered for decades to come even as Indian…