Pele, the transcendent, Brazilian star considered by many the greatest soccer player to ever lace up his cleats, died Thursday. He was 82. His death, confirmed by his agent Joe Fraga, was a result ...

To Romario, the 1994 World Cup-winning Brazilian striker, Pele ... s soccer salary was meager. Pelé, the oldest of two children, supplemented it by working in tea shops, or cleaning shoes at ...

But in the fourth grade Pele quit his studies after being expelled for playing soccer during the school day. He soon took a job repairing shoes for $2 a day to help his family. Because he couldn ...

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, in the small city of Tres Coracoes in the interior of Minas Gerais state on Oct. 23, 1940, Pelé grew up shining shoes to buy his modest soccer gear. Pelé's ...

When he was 12, his soccer got a serious boost when the mayor of Bauru created a youth tournament that pitted neighborhood teams against one another, but participants were required to wear shoes.

Born into relative poverty, he grew up kicking balls of rags and shining shoes to purchase soccer gear. He started playing for the Brazilian national team when he was only 16 years old.

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, in the small city of Tres Coracoes in the interior of Minas Gerais state on Oct. 23, 1940, Pelé grew up shining shoes to buy his modest soccer gear. Pelé's ...

The latest sneaker, which will retail at $160, combines elements of the Puma King soccer boot and the Easy Rider running shoe. “Digging into Puma’s archives is always incredible,” Rihanna ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé ... long after he had hung up his cleats. Those who met Pelé routinely found two surprises. One was the true and genuine warmth of his nature.

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, in the small city of Tres Coracoes in the interior of Minas Gerais state on Oct. 23, 1940, Pelé grew up shining shoes to buy his modest soccer gear. Pelé’s ...

It was 1950 and Brazil, appearing in soccer’s World Cup for the first ... s Vasco da Gama team and his favorite player. At first, Pele didn’t like his nickname, but it stuck.

In leading his national team to success on the field, a soccer star helped his country ... a poor Black child who started out life shining shoes. His journey to national hero, after his explosion ...