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Nelson Ribeiro Fonseca Junior, a 34-year-old Brazilian man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for theft of a football signed by Neymar from the Brazilian National Congress during the 2023 riots in the country's capital, Brasilia, Afrosport reports. The incident happened on January 8, 2023, when thousands of supporters of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings in protest to his election loss...

Pele: Football legend’s career by the numbers

Football legend Pele’s funeral begins in Brazil

by Ibikunle Salako

2 January 2023

The lying-in-state ceremony for football legend Pele has started today in a public showing at the home ground of his former club Santos. The three-time World Cup winner will have his coffin placed at the center circle of the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Sao Paulo where there will be gate access for the general public and separate entrances for political officials and other prominent figures, along...

Pele: Football legend’s impact during Nigeria civil war

by Ibikunle Salako

31 December 2022

Following the death of football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Pele, Afrosport reminisces on his playing career and a memorable event that took place in Nigeria when an armistice was called in the middle of the civil war in October 1969. A brutal civil war started in Nigeria in 1967 between the Nigerian Government and the Republic of Biafra (South-Eastern Nigeria) and the fight was...

Pele: Football legend’s career by the numbers

by Ibikunle Salako

30 December 2022

Football's greatest icon Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday. Pele died at the Albert Einstein hospital in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo following a battle with cancer. Afrosport looks at some of his most outstanding achievements as we honour an illustrious life that influenced not only football but the whole world. 1 - The...

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Real Madrid sign Brazilian wonderkid Endrick

by Ibikunle Salako

15 December 2022

Real Madrid have completed the signing of Brazilian wonderkid Endrick Felipe from Palmeiras. The La Liga giants announced the deal via their official social media channels on Thursday but contract details are yet to be disclosed. The 16-year-old attacker, who has been one of the most sought-after youngsters in world football, has finally decided to continue his development at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Brazil U-17 international...

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