Brazil and the soccer world have lost a real legend as soccer great, Pele, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was finally laid to rest in the city he made famous, Santos.
Just as the World Cup ended, the man considered one of the greatest players in soccer has passed away. Pele, a three-time World Cup winner, soccer icon, and a national treasure for Brazil has passed away. He was 82.
Pele is considered the most iconic soccer player to ever come out of Brazil. To Brazilians, he is not just a soccer legend, but also a national treasure. However, his battle with cancer may have gotten a turn for the worse.
People are usually known by their first name or nickname with their surname, such as Tom Brady and Joe Biden. However, things are a bit different in Brazil, as famous people tend to only go by just one name.
Pele has joined the call for authorities to ramp up their search for a British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous advocate missing in the Amazon rainforest.
Neymar is one of the best players in the world today, and he is climbing up the all-time goal scoring list for Brazilians. Here, we list the top 10 goal scorers in Brazilian soccer history.
Bayern Munich Coach Pep Guardiola and his club were recently eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League semifinal. According to Guardiola, Lionel Messi is the greatest soccer player of all-time.
Neymar is one of the rising young Latino athletes in sports today. ESPNFC has listed their top 25 soccer players under the age 25, and the Brazilian striker was No. 1. Who do you think is the best soccer player in the world under the age of 25?
The two best soccer players in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, are both top 10 in all-time La Liga scoring. While Messi currently sits on top, Ronaldo is on a record breaking pace. Latin Post.com lists the top 10 La Liga goal scorers of all-time, and breaks down the statistics to see if Ronaldo can surpass Messi when it is all said and done.
Brazil and Chile open up the 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout round Saturday against one another. Latinpost.com compares these two South American countries on and off the field.
