Edson Arantes do Nascimento won three world titles for national teams, two for clubs and scored 1283 goals in his career Rarely has it been so simple to describe football as a phenomenon. Saying ...

His name became a myth that traveled to the far reaches of the world. The world wanted to touch, to witness Pele. Other than Muhammad Ali, no other athlete could rival the magnitude of his popularity.

2) The volcano is home to the goddess of volcanoes, Pele. Pele is short for Pelehonuamea, who is known as the goddess of volcanoes and fire, according to Hawaiians. Their myth and culture say Pele ...

Former Black Stars midfielder Sulley Muntari has raised concerns about the absence of some Ghanaian football greats at the top echelons of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).

Pele and his Santos team-mates have often claimed they were behind a ceasefire struck during Nigeria's brutal civil war in 1969 but is the story more fiction than fact?