Pele

Pele moved to END-of-LIFE care in Brazil hospital, Kylian Mbappe and fans pray for Brazil legend

In the pre-match news conference on Thursday, Brazil coach Tite said the entire team wanted to wish good health to Pele from Qatar

Dec 03, 2022, 20:53 PM IST

Brazil legend Pele taken to hospital amid cancer battle

The 82-year-old has been visiting the hospital on regular basis in recent years

Nov 30, 2022, 21:28 PM IST

FIFA World Cup 2022: Gavi becomes youngest after Pele to score as Spain rout Costa Rica, WATCH

Gavi only managed to score one goal on Wednesday, but his teammates added plenty of others as Spain beat Costa Rica 7-0. 

Nov 24, 2022, 08:04 AM IST

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Neymar strikes from penalty spot as Brazil beat Japan

Neymar coolly slotted the ball past Shuichi Gonda to hit his 74th goal in 119 internationals after being frustrated on several occasions by the Japanese goalkeeper in front of a rain-soaked crowd of 63,638 fans.

Jun 06, 2022, 20:35 PM IST

Lionel Messi surpasses Pele in career goals tally: Take a look at Argentine's top individual achievements

A look at some of Lionel Messi's top individual achievements

Jun 06, 2022, 16:10 PM IST

Lionel Messi creates HISTORY, scores FIVE goals to go past Pele’s record in international friendly for Argentina against Estonia

Lionel Messi also overtook Brazil legend Pele to become the second-highest goal-scorer in history behind Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi now has 769 career goals for club and country while Ronaldo leads the way with 813 goals in his career. 

Jun 06, 2022, 06:26 AM IST

Neymar eyes Pele’s MASSIVE record after scoring double as Brazil throw FIFA World Cup warning with South Korea thrashing

Neymar has scored 73 goals in 118 appearances for his country and close in on the three-time World Cup winner Pele`s record of 77 international goals. 

Jun 03, 2022, 10:37 AM IST

Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt expected to fetch Rs 40 crore at auction

Maradona, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986, is widely considered one of the greatest ever footballers. He died at the age of 60 in 2020 due to a cardiac arrest.

Apr 06, 2022, 22:49 PM IST

Football legend Pele extends hospital stay due to urinary infection

The 81-year-old Brazilian legend Pele has extended hospital stay due to a urinary infection. Pele has had chemotherapy to treat the tumor that was found during routine exams at the end of August.

Feb 22, 2022, 14:13 PM IST

Brazil legend Pele released from hospital but will continue tumor treatment

Brazil football legend Pele was discharged from a hospital in Brazil on Thursday (December 23) following his colon tumor treatment. He will spend Christmas with his family. 

Dec 24, 2021, 13:44 PM IST

Football legend Pele hospitalised again to treat colon tumor

According to Wednesday`s note from the hospital, Pele is now "continuing" his treatment.

Dec 08, 2021, 20:31 PM IST

Ronaldo, Messi and Pele are top-3 goal-scorers of all-time, all the details HERE

Take a look at the top-3 goalscorers of all-time for club and country. Reason why Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are considered to be the greatest of all time.

Dec 04, 2021, 13:09 PM IST

Sunil Chhetri opens up about breaking Pele's goal-scoring record

The 37-year-old Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri, who overtook the legendary Pele in the number of international goals with his 79th strike in the ongoing SAFF Championships match against the Maldives on Wednesday, turned philosophical while dissecting his approach towards the game in what is clearly the final leg of his glorious career.

Oct 15, 2021, 11:50 AM IST

Sunil Chhetri equals THIS record of Pele after scoring his 77th goal for India

Sunil Chettri scored for the 77th time for his country which equalled the Indian captain to the Great Brazilian legend Pele for international goals.

Oct 11, 2021, 15:12 PM IST

Lionel Messi topples BIG records while scoring hattrick against Bolivia, in pics

Argentine star Lionel Messi became the top international goal scorer in South American history, overtaking Brazil's Pele. The 34-year-old netted all the goals at Argentina's 3-0 win against Bolivia in World Cup qualifying on Thursday, and now has 79 for the national team. Messi scored his goals in 153 caps for Argentina, while Pele netted his 77 in 92 official matches for Brazil. We look at the collection of records that Lionel Messi broke in these pictures.

Sep 10, 2021, 12:27 PM IST

India football captain Sunil Chhetri just four goals away from surpassing Brazilian legend Pele in THIS big record

Chhetri is the only Indian player to have scored his international goals in three decades.

Jun 08, 2021, 21:47 PM IST

Cristiano Ronaldo eclipses THIS goal-scoring record of legend Pele

On Sunday, however, Cristiano Ronaldo ignored Bican’s revised total to claim he was now on top of the scoring pile after surpassing Pele’s tally of 767.

Mar 15, 2021, 08:22 AM IST

Football legend Pele gets Covid-19 vaccine, urges people to maintain social distancing

Brazilian football great Pele, 80, received a Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, a moment he described as "unforgettable" while urging people not to let down their guard against the deadly virus.

Mar 03, 2021, 12:48 PM IST

Football legend Pele admits cheating on wife multiple times

Pele went on to admit that he fathered so many children that he is not even aware of their existence. Brazilian three-time World Cup winner Pele further claimed in the documentary that all his wives and girlfriends were aware of his infidelity. 

Feb 23, 2021, 13:57 PM IST

Lionel Messi breaks Pele's record goal haul by scoring 644th for Barcelona

Pele scored 643 goals in 665 competitive games for Santos, while Messi needed 749 matches to break the record.

Dec 23, 2020, 15:37 PM IST