I had an appointment with myself to win this trophy again ... four times to take his tally to 12 in 14 World Cup appearances. Now 29, Pele was at the peak of his powers and it was fitting ...

Pelé, Chinaglia, Beckernbauer, Alberto and the Cosmos brought soccer to life in New Jersey in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

How many World Cups did Pele win and what is his official goal tally? GOAL takes a look at the Brazil legends stats and honours ...

Pele won three World Cups ... who captained his country to a World Cup win at home in 1978. Three players have won multiple World Cups without having played a game: these are Castilho and ...

Pele missed Brazil’s subsequent warm-up games and the first two games of the tournament, before making his World Cup debut, still far from 100% fit, in a comfortable 2-0 win over USSR.

Pelé, arguably the greatest soccer player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner with Brazil, died on Thursday in São Paulo of multiple organ failure due to colon cancer, according to the ...

Pele scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games and helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970 Brazil legend Pele, who has died aged 82, is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all ...

However, in the next game Pele injured himself attempting a long-range shot against Czechoslovakia, which forced him to miss rest of the tournament. Brazil went on to win their second World Cup ...

But in the fourth grade Pele quit his studies after being expelled ... heavily favored to win the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, was upset by Uruguay. At the final whistle one fan died by ...

The record win in the World Cup final came in 1958. Then, a Pele-inspired Brazil took on Sweden, the host nation. Whilst Sweden went in front, their lead did not last long as the Brazilians scored ...

The Pele World Cup story began in fairytale style in 1958 ... The Santos superstar scored a brilliant free-kick in Brazil’s opening 2-0 win over Bulgaria. He then endured some brutal treatment ...