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Pele, Gordon Banks and that save
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 years agoPele, who has died aged 82, was at the height of his powers when Brazil’s mesmerising team faced defending champions England in the sweltering heat of...
George Cohen dies aged 83 – what became of England’s 1966 World Cup winners?
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 years agoEngland World Cup winner George Cohen has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced. The...
Pele: The footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPele famously described football as ‘o jogo bonito’ – the beautiful game – and arguably no...
From the 1966 World Cup to London 2012 Olympics – Pele’s visits to Great Britain
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 years agoPele, who has died at the age of 82, made many high-profile visits to Britain. The Brazilian great’s...
A look at England’s World Cup quarter-finals since 1966 ahead of France clash
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 years agoEngland have played in six World Cup quarter-finals since Bobby Moore lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy...
England 1966 team now: Where are World Cup winners who beat West Germany?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Sport· 9 months agoSir Bobby Charlton has sadly become the latest member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning heroes to...
Pelé was a world icon and Brazil’s king of ‘beautiful game’
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPelé was simply “The King.” He embraced “the beautiful game” of soccer in his 1958 World Cup debut...
Pele at the World Cup: A star is born in Sweden, greatness is sealed in Mexico
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPele has died at the age of 82. The Brazilian was arguably the greatest player to grace the World...
Pele: Brazil’s complete footballer who transcended the beautiful game
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoA three-time World Cup winner and scorer of hundreds of goals, Pele became a byword for ultimate...
Pele embodied the idea of football as the beautiful game - a look back on his life
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPele, arguably the greatest footballer of all time, was Brazil's all-time leading scorer, with 77...