Private burial of Pelé in Santos after eight-mile funeral procession
Coffin of Brazilian footballer, who died aged 82, taken to cemetery near stadium where he began career The Brazilian footballer Pelé has been buried in...
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‘I had to say goodbye’: thousands pay their respects to Pelé in Brazil
Family and friends stand over open coffin in Santos, as Fifa president asks countries to name stadiums after football legend Thousands of mourners braved punishing...
Brazil prepares to say goodbye to Pelé as it welcomes a new president
Huge crowds expected for funeral of footballing great as well as the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazil has been gearing up for...
‘Pelé eterno’: what international front pages say about the death of the footballing great
The Brazilian star makes the front pages of newspapers around the world on Friday, as they mourn a legend of the game Pelé dies aged...
Pelé, Brazil World-Cup winner and football legend, dies aged 82
Tributes paid to a football great – live updates and reaction Pelé scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 games Pelé tops our list...
Blue and white euphoria grips Buenos Aires after Argentina’s World Cup win
More than a million people were in the streets of Buenos Aires celebrating the victory, according to estimates from authorities Around the Obelisk in Buenos...
‘Your life depends on whether Argentina wins’: Buenos Aires at fever pitch as Messi’s team face France
In the capital, where Maradona is worshipped as a god, World Cup victory would take on a spiritual dimension In June, Tomás Kuklis visited family...
‘Like paradise’: Argentina erupts in celebration of World Cup win
Streets of central Buenos Aires are a cacophony of yelling and horns after shootout victory against France Paris reaction: ‘You can’t begrudge Messi’ Match report:...
Celebrations on the Champs-Élysées as France fans hail ‘magnificent game’
Excitement builds for final against Argentina as spectators, some draped in French and Moroccan flags, praised play of both teams Amid a cacophony of beeping...
Delighted Morocco fans dance in the streets of London after World Cup win
Crowds mass joyfully in centre of capital after 3-0 victory on penalties against Spain puts team in quarter-finals Elated Morocco fans celebrated on the streets...
