Tag: Pele
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Andrea Pirlo on verge of New York City move
Embed from Getty Images Veteran Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo has reportedly accepted an offer to join MLS side New York City FC. Rumors were rife this week that Pirlo would complete the move if Juventus were to win Saturday’s Champions League final against Barcelona, in which he is due to start. Spanish newspaper AS have…
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On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence
Embed from Getty Images On this day in 1970, England began their defence as champions of the world as they played their first group game at the World Cup in Mexico. England won that game against Romania, Geoff Hurst scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. In those days, you only got 2 points…
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Pele moved to special care unit
Brazilian legend Pele has been taken to a special care unit at Sao Paulo hospital. The 74-year-old was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein three days ago after suffering a urine infection and has been recovering since. Pele took to Twitter on Thursday after receiving a superb amount of support on the social media…
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Cruyff: Thank God for Messi
Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has told the makers of a brand new documentary film about Lionel Messi that he is thankful the Barcelona idol exists. Yesterday saw the release of a film entitled “Messi” by Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, which is a Rocky-style biography about the Argentine striker’s rise to super-stardom. Former…
