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...
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‘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...
Senegal or England to win? Parents v children in London’s west African community
In Deptford, south-east London, support for Senegal is high among the older generation, while their offspring opt for the country of their birth in the...
‘Senegal is the best’: Dakar dreams of World Cup upset over England
There is a buzz in the air of the capital and a real belief the Lions of Teranga can beat the Three Lions Just under...
