Category: Sports
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NFL Star in Critical Condition After Suffering Cardiac Arrest on Field
Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin is in critical condition at a Cincinnati hospital after collapsing on the field due to cardiac arrest on Monday night (2) during a game against the Bengals, which was postponed following the incident. The Bills announced the cardiac arrest diagnosis on Tuesday morning (3), hours after the player was…
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Funeral Procession Through the Streets of Santos Pays Final Tributes to the King of Football
After 24 hours of wake, on Tuesday (3), a funeral procession through the streets of Santos paid its final tributes to Pelé and took the body of the King of Football to the place where he was buried, at the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, in the same city, in a ceremony for friends and family. The…
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Facts You Might Not Know About Pele
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The biography of the King of Football is extensive. Besides playing “all” the football, Pelé was an advocate for humanitarian causes, a minister, an actor, a singer, and a commentator. With a resume like that, one could talk about his achievements for days. But to avoid holding anyone up for days, there are some facts…
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Pelé’s Wake Will Be at Vila Belmiro and Open to the Public
In an official statement, Santos Futebol Clube announced that Pelé’s wake will take place on Monday, January 2, at the club’s headquarters where the King of Football played his entire professional career. The body of the greatest football player of all time will be laid in state at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Vila Belmiro, where…
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Pelé: The National Treasure of Brazil
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Curiosities, Destaque, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Sports, WorldPelé, the Brazilian football legend who won three World Cups and became the first global icon of the sport, passed away at the age of 82. Many consider him the greatest football player of all time. Pelé became a superstar with his performance in the 1958 World Cup, which Brazil won. He played professionally in…
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Pelé Will Live Forever
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Curiosities, Destaque, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Sports, WorldIt has become common knowledge that there were two figures inhabiting the same body. One, a human being like any other, was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, a poor boy from the interior of Minas Gerais. The other, Pelé, a “God” of football, whose skills cannot be explained or replicated. On Thursday (29), the world…
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Despite Poor Performance in the Cup, Brazil Remains 1st in FIFA Ranking
FIFA updated the world ranking of men’s national football teams this Thursday (22), and to the surprise of many, the current world champion Argentina appears in second place, with France in third position on the list. Despite being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Cup, Brazil remains at the top of the ranking. According to the…
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King of football, Pelé dies at 82
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who became globally known as Pelé, died today (29) at the age of 82 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in the southern zone of São Paulo. According to a medical bulletin, the death was due to multiple organ failure. “The Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital sadly confirms the passing of Edson Arantes…
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After Pickleball, Another Sport Is Gaining Attention: Padel
Padel has gained over 25 million enthusiasts in more than 90 countries, with Andy Murray among its advocates. Unlike tennis, it is usually played in doubles and is less demanding, making it popular in Spain and beyond.
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2022 World Cup: Brazil Champion of Digital Sustainability
Who will win the 2022 World Cup? For now, we don’t know, but from the perspective of web sustainability, the World Cup of digital sustainability goes to Brazil. Every web page pollutes, causing CO2 emissions; to draw attention to the issue of “digital pollution,” KarmaMetrix.com calculated the CO2 emissions caused by the homepages of the…