A Cake from the hand of God

En su cumpleaoñs, la mano de Dios y un regalo especial para Maradona.

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Carlos Alberto 1944-2016

The football world was in mourning after Brazil's 1970 World Cup-winning captain Carlos Alberto passed away on Tuesday aged 72.

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Pope Francis hails Messi as greater than Maradona and Pele

Pope Francis has waded into the debate regarding the best player ever, hailing Lionel Messi as greater than Cristiano Ronaldo or Diego Maradona...

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Maradona: Messi lacks leadership skills

Lionel Messi may be one of the games' greatest ever players but that didn't stop Diego Maradona and Pele suggesting that he has "no personality" and is not fit to be a leader.

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Football world to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali

Pele and Zinedine Zidane were among the great and good of the football world to pay tribute to Muhammad Ali after the boxing legend passed away aged 74

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Dani Alves vs Pele

After securing his 23rd title with Barcelona by helping them win the Copa del Rey, Dani Alves has claimed he is more successful than Pele. The legendary forward - who won three World Cups in his career - might have something to say about that...

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Goal brings you the Legends World Cup, with the tournament kicking off on Wednesday as Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho begin the head-to-head clashes that will decide football's ultimate legend

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Youri Tielemans 2016 Goal's outstanding under-18 player in the world

Youri Tielemans was named Goal's outstanding under-18 player in the world and joins the likes of Wayne Rooney, Pele and Cristiano Ronaldo to show such potential so young

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Lionel Messi unwrapping the Ballon d'Or? Jose Mourinho stealing Christmas? How will football's biggest stars be spending December 25th...

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Pele says he would have preferred to play for Arsenal over Chelsea

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Goal Hall of Fame

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Goal Hall of Fame: Pele

Simply the Best! Pele managed to win three World Cups for Brazil (1958, 1962 and 1970) the only player ever to do so.

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Nominees compete for the Goal Hall of Fame

On Friday, Goal launched its brand-new Goal Hall of Fame, which will welcome its first five members in October.

Our experts put together a 15-man shortlist of the best ever players to have graced the game and now we want you to vote for your favourite to make sure that they get in!

The likes of Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Johan Cruyff are all up for the ballot but who will be the first five inducted?

Saturday, 6 September 2014 13:46

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Italy 2014 Tribute

They left early but here is a tribute to their fans.

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Brazil gripped by Neymar fever

Brazil wait with anticipation ahead of their World Cup quarter-final clash with Colombia.

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men edged past Chile via penalties in their tricky round-of-16 tie and the Brazil coach believes the host nation already has one hand on the trophy.

Can Neymar step up once again and deliver?

Friday, 4 July 2014 12:00

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Klose equals Ronaldo's World Cup record

Germany striker Miroslav Klose hit the headlines yet again on Saturday as he bagged his 15th World Cup goal and a place in the history books.

The 36-year-old came off the bench to level the scores against Ghana, in an entertaining 2-2 draw, with a goal that sees him equal Ronaldo’s record that has stood since 2006.

Next up for Germany is their final group game against USA, with Klose able to move clear at the top of the standings should he find the target again.

Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:47

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A tribute to Brazil 2014

Don't forget to watch the animation of Brazil's history in the World Cup:

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Ronaldo beats Ribery & Messi to Ballon d'Or

There were lots of tears as Cristiano Ronaldo scooped the Ballon d'Or for the second time in his career on Monday evening.

The Real Madrid forward batted away stiff competition from treble-winning Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery and Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi, who has already won the prize four times.

"First of all I have to say a great thanks to all of my team-mates with the club and the national team," said an overjoyed Ronaldo.

"Without all of their efforts this would not have been possible. I am very happy, it is very difficult to win this award.

"Everybody that has been involved with me on a personal level I have to thank. My wife, my friends, my son. It is a tremendously emotional moment. All I can say is thank you to everybody that has been involved."

Tuesday, 14 January 2014 12:00

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You're next! Messi targets Muller goal record after leaving Pele in his wake

 

Barcelona star Lionel Messi never seems to tire of breaking records.

The Argentine re-wrote footballing history again on Sunday when his double against Mallorca took his tally for the calendar year to 76 goals in just 59 appearances, beating Pele’s record of 75.

However, Messi is still behind Gerd Muller - who netted 85 times for Bayern Munich and West Germany in just 60 games in 1972 - although having left Pele behind, the Barcelona man now has his next target clearly in sight.
 

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Pele set to unleash his jinx online

 

Brazilian football icon Pele caused a stir in the Twittersphere on Monday by becoming the latest high-profile figure within the game to join the micro-blogging site, instantly amassing over 145,000 followers. The 71-year-old launched his account by tweeting: "Hello world, thank you for welcoming me to Twitter. I am very excited to share my life with you. Love, Pele."

So far, so banal. While widely regarded as one of the greatest to have ever played the game, the 71-year-old has also earned a reputation for quirky sound bites and dubious predictions. It is only a matter of time before he refers to himself in the third person, calls out Diego Maradona and predicts the USA to be the next superpowers in world football - although the 140 character limit might prove to be a bit of a hindrance.
 

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