Articles tagged with "pele"
Pele's 1970 World Cup Final Shirt Auctioned Off
By Daryl | November 22nd, 2007The famous yellow number 10 shirt Pelé wore in the 1970 World Cup Final was auctioned off at Christies in London yesterday. It went for ...
Pele: Mr. Blatter, tear down that wall
By Bob | November 8th, 2007You know the routine by now. Every couple of months Pele emerges from the shadows, stands in front of a microphone, and pontificates on ...
The Return of YouTube Tuesday: Ibra is the King
By Martha | August 7th, 2007Really, not much needs to be said about this, apart from the fact that it's an ad for Mediaset Premium, a pay service on Italian ...
Rooney Gets Number 10
By Daryl | July 1st, 2007Did you know Manchester United had no number 10 last season? The shirt has been vacant ever since Ruud van Nistelrooy's unhappy Old Trafford exit. ...
Pele Taps Kaka as Best Player in the World
By Bob | June 18th, 2007Never one to shy away from a microphone or an opinion, Pele has thrown his two cents into the endless pub debate over who should ...
Pele says Barcelona will win. What now, suckas.
By Isaiah | May 16th, 2007"Barcelona is the best team, without a doubt." King Pelé has spoken. Barcelona will win La Liga this year. All you naysayers can just shush ...
Sunday Summary: English Ups and Downs
By Daryl | May 13th, 2007Most inevitable goal by an Argentine: Carlos Tevez Two important bits of defending by Yossi Benayoun, who's reputation lies more in going forward, and then that ...
Jesper Blomqvist is no Dummy
By Bob | April 6th, 2007A Friday before a holiday weekend is probably the reason why God invented YouTube and why the Guardian's video page exists. Among the finds ...
Ronaldinho, Pele and Maradona in the Movies
By Bob | March 28th, 2007There have been a number of movies made about football over the years with the vast majority being about as entertaining as Ishtar. The ...
The Poetry of Romario and Pele
By Bob | February 22nd, 2007Sometime in the next year it is likely that Romario will score his 1000th career goal and then fade into the sunset or more likely ...
Better Than Pele? Better than Maradona?
By Trent | November 22nd, 2006Arsenal Offside understands the crushing pressure of mountainous expectations brought about by a long and auspicious record of magnificence. Everyday milions of loyal readers ...
A 35-pound book about Pele that costs a mere $3,000
By Bob | November 21st, 2006If you are a huge fan of Pele you might want to start lifting some weights and cashing out your retirement funds. A new ...
A Name to Remember: Pele
By Bob | October 3rd, 2006When you share a name with a legendary football player, you either need to be pretty good or you should consider not playing the sport ...
The Romario Goal Scoring Party might be headed Down Under
By Bob | September 19th, 2006When last we checked in with Brazilian legend Romario, the 40-year-old was scoring goals for Miami FC, a team in the United States' second division. ...
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