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9 of the greatest goals that never happened
By Max McLean published
Video Spectacular and momentous goals are what football fans treasure the most, but this lot were denied a place in the history books through a mixture of injustice and bad fortune, as Max McLean explains...

Pele: Rooney key for England in Brazil
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Wayne Rooney Brazil legend Pele has backed England to progress from a tough Group D, and expects Wayne Rooney to be their star performer.

World Cup icons: 17-year-old Pele makes Brazil's own psychologist look silly (1958)
By Paul Simpson published
World Cup 1958 On the anniversary of his first World Cup goal, we look back at how the Seleção's boy king conquered the world in Sweden – but only after some pre-tournament guff from within his own country's ranks

One skill, one leg, can't head - Pele's damning assessment of Messi
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Lionel Messi Brazil great Pele has offered a withering dismissal of Barcelona star Lionel Messi's claims to being the best footballer of all time.

Pele tips Brazil stars to lead Liverpool to Premier League glory
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Alisson Becker Liverpool's capture of Brazil goalkeeper Alisson has persuaded Pele to pick the Reds to win the Premier League title.

Pele crowns Cristiano Ronaldo as world's best - because Lionel Messi "isn't a goalscorer"
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Juventus Brazil legend Pele believes Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world, as Barcelona’s Lionel Messi “is not a goalscorer”.

Pele: Neymar is more like Messi than Ronaldo
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Neymar Brazil legend Pele does not agree with comparisons between Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo, finding more similarities with Lionel Messi.

Pele insists depression rumours are wide of the mark
By FourFourTwo Staff published
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Pele or Puskas? Maradona or Messi? Just who is the best No.10 of all-time?
By Louis Massarella last updated
Pelé After wearing 16 for the past four seasons, Sergio Aguero decided to slip into the No.10 shirt vacated by Edin Dzeko in the summer. Which got FourFourTwo thinking… who are the finest players to ever don the famous digits? And how does Kun compare to his former father-in-law?
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