Brazilian footballer with an unrivalled record of success in the World Cup as both player and manager
March 2019
Jürgen Klopp loves it too much at Liverpool to be swayed by Beckenbauer
The Liverpool manager was never going to be influenced by a ‘knighthood’ from the Bayern Munich legend
March 2017
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I tried out for the New York Cosmos. Would I make the grade?
When Pele’s old club announced they were holding open tryouts, I, a 31-year-old journalist with no professional football experience, dared to dream
November 2016
Switzerland steps up house searches for evidence of 2006 World Cup payments
Switzerland has stepped up house searches in German-speaking parts of the country, looking for evidence of 2006 World Cup payments linked to the former Fifa general secretary Urs Linsi
October 2016
Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer lead tributes to ‘brother’ Carlos Alberto
The World Cup-winning Brazil captain Carlos Alberto has died aged 72 from a heart attack
September 2016
Franz Beckenbauer has heart surgery days after corruption allegations
The German World Cup legend travelled to a clinic for his operation on Saturday at the end of a week in which Swiss prosecutors named him in a criminal investigation