Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, remains football's greatest icon. The great Brazilian and three-time FIFA World Cup champion has fascinated fans and historians alike over the past ...

Where do Messi and Ronaldo rank?

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil great Neymar received a plaque for becoming the team’s all-time leading goal-scorer in official matches in the early hours of Saturday. However, the language used to describe ...

Pelé, the King of Football, would have turned 85 this Thursday, October 23, 2025. The Athlete of the 20th Century was 82 years old when he died on December 29, 2022, due to multiple organ failure - a ...

VALLADOLID, Spain, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi became the all-time top scorer for a single soccer club on Tuesday after scoring his 644th goal for Barcelona during their La Liga match against Real ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The goals scored by Pele during his remarkable career are to be commemorated in a collection of gold, silver and bronze medals specially produced by the Brazilian mint. Some 1,283 ...

Who has scored the most goals in a single calendar year? A record not officially recognised by FIFA, there are names who have made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for scoring the most number ...

1894 — The United States Golf Association is founded, becoming the governing body for the game in the country. 1915 — The Federal League folds. Owners of the American and National Leagues buy out half ...

Lionel Messi scored his 643rd goal for Barcelona on Saturday to equal Pele's record of goals for a single club as the Spanish giants were held 2-2 by Valencia. Lionel Messi scores his 643rd goal for ...

1894 — The United States Golf Association is founded, becoming the governing body for the game in the country. 1915 — The Federal League folds. Owners of the American and National Leagues buy out half ...