In a landmark gesture that transcends national rivalries, Brazil will honor Argentina’s Lionel Messi at Rio de Janeiro’s ...

Often regarded as one of the greatest dribblers in football history, Garrincha produced one of the most iconic performances ...

Brazil icon Zico fits the bill of never having been eligible to win the Ballon d'Or, as both someone whose career was over by 1995 and played predominantly outside Europe.

“That whole moment was sportswashing distilled,” he says, having been chief football writer at the Independent since 2017.

while André and Jordan played at the 2014 World Cup. Abedi Ayew was born into a family in the town of Kibi and grew up in the town of Dome at the northern outskirts of the city Accra. Abedi Pele ...

The once inconceivable notion of a World Cup played on African soil, in ultra-modern stadiums beamed live to soccer fans in all corners of the globe will become a reality on Friday.

Black Stars captain Andre Ayew has penned a heartwarming message to his father, Abedi Ayew Pele, on his 60th birthday. Abedi ...

Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is set to be honoured by Brazil at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro next ...

Ghanaian footballer Andre Dede Ayew has shared an emotional message to mark his father, Abedi Ayew Pele’s 60th birthday on ...

The young Magpies, requiring a win to keep their hopes of progressing into the knockout stages alive, fell behind in the ...

Tributes from Pele and Tostao feature as FIFA remembers Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning left-back Everaldo, who died 50 years ago today. A gold star decorates the striking sea-blue ...

But in 1989 France Football created a brand new award that has only ever been in the clutches of one individual. The Super ...