In Brazil, soccer isn ... an extraordinary number of goals—757, according to official records. Second, and more importantly, Pelé is unquestionably one of the greatest players the sport ...

A year later, Ronaldo – at that time, arguably the best player ... famous philanderer – another knock on him at home. Brazilian sentiment was encapsulated by another of the country’s soccer ...

He’s known as one of the best soccer players in history and as a key reason why Brazil claimed the World Cup in 2002. (He was also with the team when Brazil won in 1994.) “Ronaldo will be ...

Growing up in Brazil, Edson Arantes do ... Pelé is the idol.” The soccer player who rose from an impoverished slum to become the most famous — and, for a time, the best-paid — athlete ...

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the best coaches in the world and can change the poor performance of the Brazilian national team ...

How a young man from such humble beginnings became Pelé, widely considered the greatest soccer player ever ... scored Brazil’s third goal in its 5-2 victory over Sweden in the 1958 World ...