Pele, Ronaldinho pay tributes to Flamengo fire victims
A fire engulfed a dormitory at the youth team training centre of one of Brazil’s biggest football clubs, killing 10 people.
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That Pele we know
OVER the years variegated theories have been created and bandied about Pele the rare prodigy of erudition, Pele the hysterical lover of Pelecentric image-mangling narratives on prominent sons and daughters of Ijaw – theories ideated to give believable verdict on the anatomy of this young man who serially sees himself as a loose cannon deliriously inspired to change the known narratives on personalities like Isaac Boro, Feke, Tompolo, Ezaigba and many others, all in a dedicated pursuit of his pathological iconoclastic vision of society.
Read More Pele collapses with exhaustion
The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers Association (FWA).
Read More Breaking: Pele collapses, hospitalised
Football greatest, Pele, is in hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion, preventing him from travelling to London for an engagement this weekend.
Read More Pele backs Brazil to win sixth World Cup
Footballing legend Pele said on Monday that Brazil are favourites to win the World Cup in Russia, four years on from their humiliation on home soil. Five-time winners Brazil were thrashed 7-1 in the 2014 semi-finals by eventual champions Germany at the Maracana, but Pele, considered one of the best players of all time, insisted
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Pele: I would’ve loved to play in same team with Ronaldo
PELE has paid a glowing tribute to 2017 Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo saying that he “would have loved to have played on the same team as him”.
Read More Pele’s son ordered to begin 13-year Brazil prison sentence
A Brazilian court has ruled that football legend Pele’s son Edinho, who was convicted of money laundering and drug trafficking, must begin serving nearly 13 years in prison, his lawyer said.
Read More Organisers postpone Pele’s visit for Legend Edition in Lagos
The Winihin Jemide Series (WJS) and Youth Experience Days Africa (YEDA) 2016 legend edition with Pele has been postponed, the organisers said in Lagos on Monday.
Read More W/Cup draw: Pele turns down role, fears bad luck for Brazil
Brazilian football legend Pele turned down the opportunity to help with the 2014 World Cup draw on Friday for fear of handing his country a tough draw.
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