Pele
- Middle East
Syria likely to rename Abbasiyyin stadium after Pele
Damascus: The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA) is planning to name a dilapidated stadium— Abbasiyyin in Damascus, after the Brazilian football legend Pele. On Tuesday, January 17, Salah Al-Dien M Ramadan, the SFA chairman,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s Mohammed Akbar recalls the battle against Pele’s team
From Hyderabad there are only two football players who have had the honour of playing against the legendary Pele of Brazil. Although Hyderabad had produced several famous players in the history of Indian football, only two…
- Sports
‘Mecca’ of Indian football in state of mourning; Mohun Bagan to unveil ‘Pele Gate’
Kolkata: Putting their bitter club rivalries aside, the city’s Big Three football clubs joined in to mourn the loss of Pele, the greatest footballer the planet has ever seen, and remember his magical…
- Sports
Tribute to Pele: End of a magnificent era
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, better known as Pele, one of the greatest sports icons in history, has departed from our midst leaving a void that can never filled. Whenever we see a…
- Sports
Football legend and 3-time World Cup winner Pele passes away
Mumbai: Called by various names such as ‘Gasolina’, ‘The Black Pearl’ and ‘O Rei’ (The King), the nickname that stuck like glue to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who, as ‘Pele’, became the…
- Sports
Having defeated Belgium, Spain and Portugal, will Morocco fulfill Pele’s prophecy?
Many years ago, Pele, the super star of football, had predicted that one day an African team would rule the football world. Will Morocco be the team that will fulfill the prophecy made…
