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Pele, the Brazilian king of football, the only one to win three World Cups and one of the greatest sporting figures of the last century, died on Thursday. He was 82. The star, whose name became synonymous with football excellence and a symbol of Brazilian “jogo bonito”, had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021 and remained hospitalised for the past month. Widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers in history, Pelé spent nearly two decades mesmerising fans and outshining his rivals as the top scorer in the history of Brazilian club Santos and the national team. His…

Football legend Pele has died at the age of 82. Pele was rushed to hospital on Tuesday (Picture: Getty) The Brazil icon, regarded as one of the best players ever to play the game and a winner of three World Cups, had been battling cancer for a number of years. The former striker passed away at Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, with his daughter Kely Nascimento confirming his death on Thursday evening. The former striker had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and has been in and out of hospital for regular treatment since then. He spent…

Pelé died on Thursday at the age of 82. Brazil’s Pele celebrates after scoring the opening goal in Brazil’s final match against Italy at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Factbox on the career statistics of former Brazil forward Pelé, who has died at the age of 82: Obituary | Adeus Pelé: the king of the beautiful game, a titan of 20th century * Won three World Cup titles with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970 – the only player to have won the showpiece tournament three times. * Became the youngest-ever player to win the World Cup…

PELE, the greatest footballer of all time, has died at the age of 82. The world of football is in mourning after it was announced the Brazilian icon has passed away in his homeland. 18Pele is widely recognised as the greatest footballer everCredit: Rex 18The footballing great has passed away at the age of 82Credit: Getty 18Daughter Kely Nascimento confirmed the sad news with this touching pictureCredit: Instagram Pele had been receiving treatment for a tumour in his colon but stopped responding to care. It has now been confirmed that the greatest player in history has sadly passed away due to multiple organ failure as a…

Kylian Mbappe’s words for the Brazilian soccer legend with whom he had a great relationship. The worst news of all regarding Pele’s condition has been confirmed from Brazil. The legendary Brazilian soccer legend has passed away after a long battle against a degenerative disease. In that sense, the world of soccer has been paralyzed by one of the best in history and pioneers of the evolution of the sport. After Pelé’s death was confirmed, the PSG striker and current World Cup runner-up with France did not hesitate to offer his condolences through social networks to the man who was one…

The Brazilian-born Italian international, 31, will become a free agent at the end of the season. 1Jorginho’s agent has confirmed Chelsea have offered him a new contractCredit: Getty He has been linked with a host of clubs with Newcastle keen to keep him in the Premier League. Juventus want to bring him back to Italy while Barcelona are also in the chase for the Euro 2020 winner. However, Chelsea want him to stay at Stamford Bridge too and have tabled a contract extension for him to weigh up. But Jorginho’s representative, Joao Santos, has now touched on the possibility of his client making an emotional return…

And they are pointing to Cody Gakpo’s move to Liverpool — for £37million rising to £45m — as a guideline. 2Shakhtar Donetsk are playing hardball over Mykhailo MudrykCredit: Getty 2Liverpool have completed a £45m deal for Cody GakpoCredit: Getty Shakhtar have already rejected the Gunners’ offer of £35m, plus a further £17.5m in easily achievable add-ons. The Ukrainian club have shown little sign of budging from their hefty £85m valuation of Mudryk. But Arsenal believe that is an unreasonable price for a 21-year-old winger with little more than 18 months of Ukrainian league football under his belt. They have noted that Liverpool are only paying PSV Eindhoven…

Man Utd are in great form at Old Trafford and under Erik ten Hag they look like making their home ground a fortress once more. It’s been more than five years since Manchester United were this good at Old Trafford. Nothing has summed up United’s demise over the last decade more than their once impenetrable home being ransacked by visiting teams on a regular basis, but under Erik ten Hag the fortress is being rebuilt. David Moyes’ team lost at home to West Brom, Everton, Newcastle and Swansea, who also beat Louis van Gaal’s side at Old Trafford. The Dutchman was also…

Following a quick-fire sending off with two yellow cards in just under two minutes, PSG’s Brazilian attacker Neymar reportedly left the Parc des Princes before the end of the match, as reported by L’Équipe. Neymar managed to singlehandedly receive his fifth red card since moving to Ligue 1 in 2017-18, with no other player having received more in this period of time, according to OPTA. The first caution was given following a hand in the face of Strasbourg attacker Ajorque whilst the Brazilian was holding possession of the ball in his own half – and the second a blatant simulation inside the box…

Pep Guardiola compared Julián Álvarez with Lionel Messi and impacted everyone. The fantastic coach, Guardiola, has always been a devoted admirer of Messi. The two met again at FC Barcelona and became the best soccer player in history. Now the coach Julián Álvarez is in charge of Manchester City and compares the ‘Spiderman’ with the best player in history, who a few days ago won the coveted World Cup title. After City’s victory, even without the presence of Julián Álvarez, who is on vacation at home after his World Cup triumph, Guardiola spoke about the former River Plate player. To…

Manchester United players’ reaction to seeing Cristiano Ronaldo without a team. Lionel Messi’s celebrations in Argentina do not stop. It has been confirmed that the player will rejoin PSG until January. However, while Messi continues to celebrate with his people in Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo remains without a team and from Manchester United some players are already reacting to it. Ronaldo’s departure from Old Trafford came shortly before the start of the World Cup. The differences with coach Erik Ten Hag were fulminating for the Portuguese and the club decided to dispense with the player. Faced with this situation, some of…

Strasbourg made it a difficult return to Ligue 1 action for Paris Saint-Germain, as the league leaders looked to be heading for a nervy, gritty draw, until none other than Kylian Mbappé came up with a late winner from the spot. It was a Brazilian link-up to open the scoring, as Marquinhos converted from Neymar’s free-kick from wide – the pair had only returned to training on Thursday after disappointment with their national team in Qatar. Despite Kylian Mbappé’s incisive play, it was Strasbourg who would carve out the most clear-cut chances for the rest of the half, Gianluigi Donnarumma…

The Gunners could remain without four first team players for Saturday’s clash with Brighton as they aim to record back-to-back victories on their return to Premier League action. Arsenal picked up where they left off before the World Cup with a 3-1 victory over West Ham on Boxing Day to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. But the Gunners remained without four of their first team stars for that clash with the Hammers, although Mikel Arteta’s side proved that they can cope just fine without Gabriel Jesus in attack. Nonetheless, the Spaniard will be hoping for no fresh setbacks ahead of Saturday’s trip to face Brighton. Here…

Enzo Fernandez for Jorginho will see chaos replace stability as Chelsea move with the midfield tide. What is Enzo Fernandez? A defensive midfielder? Box-to-box? Maybe he can’t be put in your tiny little boxes. Unnerving, isn’t it? Chelsea have reportedly offered Benfica over €127m for Enzo Fernandez in a 900% mark-up on the man the Portuguese side signed from River Plate just six months ago. It would be an extraordinary deal for a player who’s had an extraordinary time of it recently. Having made his senior international debut at the end of September, Fernandez scored his first international goal in the…

Christian Eriksen says Man United have already forgotten about Cristiano Ronaldo after the star’s stormy exit as Erik ten Hag’s side set their sights on the Premier League top four. Manchester United have already forgotten about Cristiano Ronaldo and moved on from his acrimonious exit, says Christian Eriksen. United won their first Premier League game since ripping up Ronaldo’s contract over his explosive interview with Piers Morgan when they beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. While Eriksen acknowledged that Ronaldo will always be part of United folklore, the Dane admitted that he has already been consigned to history. +8View gallery Christian Eriksen (left) celebrates with Marcus…

After winning the World Cup and being on vacation, the worst news that comes to Messi. The World Cup in Qatar came to an end and established Argentina as soccer world champion after 36 years of its last title. With the end of the competition, the tournaments in Europe returned normally in the last week. Most of the players who were eliminated from the World Cup are already with their clubs and some finalists have also reappeared. The performance of the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé in the World Cup in Qatar caused his market value to rise, making him the most…

Mbappe back in action with Messi-less PSG and already talking about the Argentine after the World Cup 2022. Ligue 1 and Paris Saint-Germain were back in action against Strasbourg in a match that was more complicated than expected. PSG managed to win thanks to a late goal by Mbappe, but what happened after the match is surprising. It is that the player was approached by different media to hear his statements after the World Cup in Qatar. Faced with the situation with Emiliano Martinez’s celebrations, the journalists after the match asked him his thoughts and Mbappe was blunt about his…

Chelsea have begun plans to sign reinforcements in the January transfer window as David Datro Fofana looks set to become Graham Potter’s first signing as Blues boss. David Datro Fofana is undergoing medical tests ahead of a £10.5million transfer to Chelsea. (Image: (Photo by Maria Jose Segovia/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)) Chelsea have announced the club have reached a pre-agreement to sign Molde striker David Datro Fofana. The Ivorian forward is set to become the Blues’ first January transfer signing. Todd Boehly has acted on plans to back Graham Potter after the 47-year-old replaced Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea boss back in…

Arsenal have asked about Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side want his wages paid in full plus an £8m loan fee for six months. Chelsea and Manchester United have also spoken about the Portuguese but the figures are deemed too expensive, however Mikel Arteta will be hoping to take advantage having urged the club’s board to back him in January. Chelsea had previously been keen on Felix as they look to solve their goal scoring woes that have left them struggling in attack compared to their rivals at the top of the table this term. +4View gallery Joao Felix has…

Bruno Fernandes has been impressed with the impact of Erik ten Hag at Manchester United as the Dutch coach looks to put the club’s recent difficulties behind them. Bruno Fernandes has cited the stability and discipline bought in by Erik ten Hag as a crucial change at Manchester United. The playmaker has been a regular since the Dutchman arrived with the Red Devils looking to mount a top four charge after a poor start to the campaign. Ten Hag was hired in the summer and tasked with restoring success to Old Trafford as the club aimed to take a long-term approach. Fernandes is…

The first ever Ballon d’Or was awarded in 1956 and many of the greatest players in the world got their hands on it. But only one Super Ballon d’Or winner is Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stéfano. Di Stéfano scored 308 goals for Real and was instrumental in five consecutive European Cup victories between 1956 and 1960. He won the Ballon d’Or twice, in 1957 and 1959, but 30 years after his second win, France Football has once again celebrated his achievement in a unique way, with the ‘Super’. In 1989, France Football magazine awarded Di Stéfano the “Super Ballon d’Or”, coinciding with the magazine’s 30th anniversary and…

Speaking to the media after scoring a late penalty winner to see off Strasbourg, Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé notably discussed his recovery from the World Cup final, only ten days ago. The forward had returned to PSG training just three days after the historic performance, in which he scored a hat-trick and led Les Bleus agonisingly close to retaining their 2018 title. Facing the press in the mixed zone after his laboured but match-winning performance against the Alsatians, the Frenchman explained that he would have a hard time getting over the result, but that he wouldn’t let it affect his club…

Arsenal and Barcelona have battled for players in the past and some have played for both clubs in their careers. Barca has a fine football academy, and Arsenal has previously poached some youngsters from there and turned them into top players who can deliver for the best sides in Europe. Now they both want two Premier League midfielders, with several reports linking them individually with a move for N’Golo Kante and Ruben Neves. The Catalans seem to be in the lead for the signature of both players, which means Arsenal risks being left emptyhanded. However, the Gunners have been handed…

Reece James will be out of commission for the entire month of January after suffering a knee injury against Bournemouth. Reece James will be out of action for the next four weeks, therefore Chelsea is apparently holding “internal conversations” about a possible deal for Celtic star Josip Juranovic. The England international played in Chelsea’s encounter against Bournemouth on Tuesday, his first outing since the beginning of October.James was unable to participate in the World Cup due to a knee injury he sustained in the victory over Wolves two months prior. The 23-year-old was ready to start against Bournemouth after regaining…