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(Reuters) - Second-placed Lens were held to a 0-0 draw at mid-table Nice on Thursday as they failed to keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain who won on their return after the World Cup break...

(Reuters) - Football fans were united in mourning on Thursday after the death of Pele at the age of 82 as tributes poured in for the Brazil great who defined his sport and inspired generations. Sao Pa...

(Reuters) - Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate in soccer about who was the greatest player centered on two men: Pele and Diego Maradona. It was an argument that ...

(Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin continued her sprint towards the history books on Thursday by claiming the slalom to complete a treble in Semmering, Austria and move within two wins of compatrio...

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United's Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca and Morocco central defender Nayef Aguerd are back in training and close to returning to the squad, manager David Moyes said on the...

(Reuters) - Brazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday, aged 82, after a long battle with cancer. Following are reactions to his death: BRAZIL FORWARD NEYMAR Before Pele, "10" was just a number. I read...

(Reuters) - Factbox on the career statistics of former Brazil forward Pele, who has died at the age of 82: * Won three World Cup titles with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970 - the only player to have won...

By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - Pele's position as one of the greatest footballers of all time has never been contested but the same cannot be said for the number of goals he scored in his star-studded c...

By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - Santos had won trophies before Pele signed, but his arrival prompted a long and sensational run of victories that over little more than a decade turned the medium-sized Br...

By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - Before Pele made his debut for Brazil, the South American nation had never won the World Cup. By the time he retired, they had won three - more than any other team. Arguab...