With the help of data from IFFHS, GOAL runs down a list of the top goalscorers in all official competitions in the history of ...

Long before the debate became 'Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?' the question of which player is the greatest of all time was dominated by Pele and Diego Maradona.

Pele's feats on the field only fueled his fame. On Nov. 19, 1969, he scored his 1,000th goal, an unprecedented achievement that was celebrated with gusto in Brazil. But even he had to share the ...

Pele scored Brazil's opening goal in the final in the 18th minute. Pele ended his playing days at New York Cosmos. He made his professional debut with the team in an exhibition game against the ...

He made his debut against the Corinthians of Santo André scoring one goal, although his first official match was against Cubatao on September 7, 1956 at the age of 15, and another goal.

Hours later, Edinho, a former Santos goalkeeper, posted a picture showing his hand holding his father's. "Dad ... my strength is yours," Pele's son said. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who is ...

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?

Abedi Pele’s sensational header in the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has resurfaced online following Mikel Merino’s goal ...