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Pele’s old club Santos seal return to top flight a year after relegation

admin | November 12, 2024

BY REUTERS Santos won promotion back to Brazil’s Serie A with a 2-0 win over Coritiba on Monday as Pele’s former club secured top flight status a year after being relegated for the first time. Santos, who celebrated their 112th anniversary earlier this year, were relegated in December when they […]

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Pele ‘would have been sad’ at state of Brazil team, says son

admin | December 26, 2023

By AFP Pele “would have been sad” at the state of the current Brazilian national team, his son Edinho has told AFP in an interview days before the first anniversary of his death on Friday. Brazil have struggled in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and presently occupy sixth place […]

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FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele, says Infantino

admin | January 3, 2023

By AFP FIFA 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 wake. Infantino was in the city of Santos, Brazil, to pay his final respects to the player […]

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Final farewell for Pele, Brazil’s football ‘King’

admin | January 2, 2023

By AFP 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 a huge influx of fans looking to […]