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𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝟐, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧.

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PELE'S 70 YEAR'S MAGNIFICENT CAREER (1940-2022)   Former Minister of Sports of Brazil and Legendary footballer, Born on the 23rd October 1940 in Três Corações, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil  Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16.  During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to do so. He was nicknamed O Rei (The King) following the 1958 tournament.  Let's say he is the real GOAT in the history of football right. Pelé is the joint-top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. At the club level, he is Santos' all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals in 659 games. In a golden era for Santos, he led the club to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores, and to the 1962 and 1963 Intercontinental Cup.  Pelé's "electrifying play and penchant for spectacular goals" made him a star around the world, and his teams toured internationally to take full ad...

HIGHLIGHTS: Arsenal Resumes Premier League Trashing Opponents on Boxing Day

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Three second-half goals were enough to ensure Arsenal returned to Premier League action in winning fashion . The Premier League table topper resumed back to league on boxing day with a tremendous 3:1 victory against West Ham United. All magic goals happened in the second half of the game Just after a six-week break due to the just concluded World Cup tournament, Arsenal FC came back with a bang, despite falling behind to Said Benrahma’s first-half penalty in the 27" minutes. Although Arsenal missed some opportunities in the first half plus a canceled goal due to the off sided position of Nketiah who made a nice pass to Saka to get a goal. But on a comeback after the interval Bukayo Saka restored parity bringing the game to a 1:1 draw at the 53" of the game. 5 minutes later at the 58" minutes of the game Gabriel Martinelli squeezed home his shot at the near post putting the Gunners ahead of West Ham with a 2:1 lead. ...

MATCH RESULTS: Premier League Kicks-off back on Boxing Day

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The league, like other football leagues around the world, took a mid-season halt on November 13 to allow players prosecute the World Cup for their national sides . The English Premier League  resumea action on Boxing Day immediately after a long World Cup break.  The league, like other football leagues around the world, took a mid-season halt on November 13 to allow players prosecute the World Cup for their national sides.  No fewer than 133 Premier League players from 26 nations were at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup which was held between November 20 and December 18. But on Boxing Day, hostilities resumes across England as teams struggle to maintain or improve on performance in the league which will enter its 16th week. Brentford and Tottenham started the half of the season in early hours of today at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday with a 2:2 draw, while Crystal Palace on the other hand kicked off at about 4:00p.m and lost to Fulham, 3 goal...

SPORTS GIST: Odegaard on the break, Dubai and "sharp" Nketiah

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" It’s a big game for us to come back to." 🎙 Martin Odegaard looks back at the break and ahead to West Ham in his captain's notes 👇 Ahead of tonight's game against West Ham United, you can read a snippet of his latest column which includes how he found the World Cup break, and his thoughts on Gabriel Jesus' injury: After a break of nearly two months, we’re so happy to finally be back at the Emirates in the Premier League. I have to say I think the past few weeks have been really good for us, we’ve had the chance to recover, to rest and then to start working again really hard and to refocus our minds on the second part of the season.  For me personally, I’ve been able to do a lot in these last six weeks or so. First of all, straight after the Wolves game, I joined up with my national team for a couple of friendly games, and then I had a week off. It was a bit tough for us guys who stayed at home to watch the others at the World Cup. That was difficult...

SPORTS GIST: FIFA Men's Ranking Explained, Why Agentina Isn't Rated No 1

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FIFA Rankings Explained: The latest FIFA rankings have been released following the 2022 World Cup and there are some big changes as teams surge up and down the list. Cameroon gained 28.86 points to move up 10 places, Argentina gained 64.5 to move to 2nd while Brazil lost only 0.53 points to stay 1st.  Summarily, teams gain and lose points in the rankings based on clearcut parameters. The calibre of opponent faced is a key criterion. This explains why Cameroon's lone win against Brazil enabled the Indomitable Lions move from 43rd to 33rd. If Cameroon's lone win had come against a lowly ranked side, Cameroon would not have gained as many points. WHY ARGENTINA COULD NOT AMASS ENOUGH FIFA rules also indicate that a win inside regular time counts more than a win in extra time or penalties. Note that Argentina won two of their games on penalties.  Also, FIFA stipulates that just like a win against a highly ranked side yields many points, a loss against a lowly ranked sid...