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Marcia Aoki: All you need to know about Pele's widow (Video)

Six years after their engagement, Marcia and arguably soccer's greatest-ever player married in a private ceremony in July 2016 at a resort in Guaruja, Sao Paulo. Pele was 75. Marcia was 50.

How video games give sports stars second life

He said the game had allowed fans to feel a little bit of the magic of playing with stars from earlier generations. And it works both ways, according to some of the stars involved - even those who don't rate as highly as Pele.

Rooney names 1 ex-Man United manager he believes was better than Ferguson

"I think Moyes was a bit of a surprise choice but his record at Everton over ten years was great. "He got them into the Champions League, finished top half almost every year and did a fantastic job.

Two Premier League players have been asked to choose between John Terry and Virgil van Dijk as the best defender in the league's history

The Englishman was particularly pivotal in four of those league victories before playing a bit-part role under Antonio Conte in the 2016-17 campaign.

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Pele - seven kids He died at the end of 2022, at the age of 82, but Brazilian legend Pele had a lot of children in his lifetime.

De Gea vs Henderson: Rio Ferdinand picks Man United's number one goalkeeper after Europa failure

"David hasn't saved a penalty since 2016, so to expect him to go into that shootout and pull up trees is a bit unrealistic given his record."

10 Footballers who Went into Politics - and What Happened Next

The forward, who could also play as an attacking midfielder, was a club legend for Club America in his home country and in a domestic career that saw him feature for a number of other clubs like Chicago Fire and briefly Real Vallodolid, to name

Mark Clattenburg reveals the five players who he found the most difficult to deal with during his career

'There was a lot of respect there. I had such a great relationship with Ronaldo. And when you have a good relationship with them on the pitch, they make your life so easy.

I thought I knew football under Jurgen Klopp - but Pep Guardiola and Man City changed everything

"I wanted to leave Dortmund in Dortmund and didn't want to think about the time that I had with him when I was joining a new club. That was a bit of the reason why I didn't want to join Liverpool."

15 Most Skillful Players in Football History (Ranked)

Any behavioural issues were phased out with time and by the 2016 Euros, a tournament that he played in the final of, Quaresma had moved beyond his youth, setting a reputation for himself as a reliable veteran, still capable of awing fans, teammates

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By the time she retired in 2010, the United States legend had racked up 354 appearances for her country over a period of 23 years.

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A winger known for his dazzling skill and rapid pace, by the time of Ribery's departure in 2019 when he moved to Italy and joined Fiorentina, he had firmly become a Bayern Munich legend. 12 Kevin Keegan1968-1985 A two-time Ballon d'Or winner

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to win the Player of the Tournament award at a European Championship with a string of stunning displays in Italy's 2021 triumph.

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In the space of two seasons, he made just 27 appearances (one goal, four assists), most of them as a substitute, but he did take advantage of his time in England to add a league title to his list of honours.