It might seem logical to say that a striker who scored 1283 times in his career was a goal lover. Goals are the name of the game in soccer and any attacking player who has ever played the game probably spends most of their life obsessing over sticking the ball in the net. But in Pele's case, his passion for the goal was such that he didn’t only take pleasure in putting the ball in the net, but he also loved keeping it out of it. This is the story of ‘Pele the goalkeeper’.

Some of Brazilian soccer legend Pele's former team mates on Friday remembered him as the greatest player of all time, as they mourned his death and celebrated his legacy.

From the second floor of her house, Onofra Alves Costa Rovai can see the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Brazilian football legend Pele first took the world's breath away.

Karim Benzema buried his World Cup nightmare with two late goals as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-0 on Friday to go top of Spain's La Liga.

Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 but only after two calamitous own goals from visiting defender Wout Faes in their Premier League clash at Anfield on Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday signed for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the club announced, in a deal believed to be worth more than 200 million euros.

Bangladesh Test and T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the best sports personality award as the Bangladesh Sports Press Association marked its 60th anniversary by according reception awarding 10 sports stars and journalists in an award ceremony held at a city hotel on Friday. 

His face appeared on televisions around the world and dominated the homepages of news outlets everywhere as global media bowed to the late, great Pele, the undisputed “King” of football.

Football fans were united in mourning on Thursday after the death of Pele at the age of 82, with tributes pouring in for the Brazil great who defined his sport and inspired generations.

Dark clouds of grief have covered the Bangladesh football fraternity following the death of megastar footballer Pele, and the country’s former and current booters expressed their deepest condolence over the loss of such a colossal figure.

“Before Pele, ‘10’ was just a number. I would say that before Pele, football was just a sport. He transformed football into an art, into entertainment.”

Won three World Cup titles with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970 - the only player to have won the showpiece tournament three times.

Bashundhara Kings bagged a hat-trick of Women's Football League title with a 2-0 win over Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan College Sporting Club in their last match of the competition at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.

Eleta Kingsley and Nabib Newaj Jibon struck one goal apiece in the second half as title aspirants Abahani came from behind twice to notch up a hard-fought 3-2 win over Muktijoddha Sangsad in their third match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla today.

 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola likened the legacy left behind by Pele to the script of a movie on Friday, saying football would not be what it was without the Brazilian soccer legend.

Striker Robert Lewandowski will be available for Barcelona's match against Espanyol after a Spanish court overturned his suspension, the LaLiga leaders said on Friday.

It’s impossible to talk about football without mentioning Pele.

Pele's life off the field was as eventful as his record-breaking career on it, with three marriages and a range of trailblazing sponsorship deals which helped modern-day players fill their pockets with corporate cash.

As soon as they got the news, Antonio Pereira and his son started running: Pele, the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, had died, and they wanted to be there to mourn him.

Before Pele made his debut for Brazil, the South American nation had never won the World Cup. By the time he retired, they had won three - more than any other team.