Euro 2022: How women’s football has grown in just 50 years ahead of the European Championship

By the time Pele helped lead a star-studded Brazil team to World Cup glory in 1970, men’s football had established itself as the true global game. Brazil’s 1970 side had become cultural sporting icons still widely celebrated today and the men’s World Cup was box office – underlined by the near 110,000 that watched the … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo sends a touching message to Pele after Brazil legend returned to hospital

Cristiano Ronaldo sends a touching message to Pele to wish him well after the Brazil legend, 81, returned to hospital to undergo tests following his last chemotherapy session after having a tumour removed Pele was re-admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo this week for ‘follow up treatment’  The 81-year-old has undergone tests following his final … Read more

Lionel Messi becomes the highest-scoring South American footballer of all time

Messi makes more history! PSG talisman Lionel is now the highest-scoring South American footballer of all time, after his two Champions League goals against Club Brugge saw him overtake Pele’s record Lionel Messi scored twice in PSG’s Champions League victory over Club Brugge  In doing so, he became the highest-scoring South American footballer of all … Read more

Review: Askham Hall hotel in Cumbria transports guests back through time with a dash of Harry Potter

So grand, even the loo is listed! Inside historic Askham Hall in Cumbria, which transports guests back through time – with a dash of Harry Potter Askham Hall is located on the ancient Lowther Estate in Cumbria – it dates back to the turbulent 1200s  The stately Lonsdale is the pick of the 19 rooms, which … Read more

Brazil legend Pele shown needing a walking frame and a wheelchair in new Netflix documentary

Reclusive Pele cuts a frail figure as he relies on a walking frame to turn up at a rare interview, with the 80-year-old finally agreeing to be the focus of a new Netflix show after suffering from depression and problems from a hip replacement Brazilian icon Pele is widely considered to be the greatest footballer … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Diego Maradona was the people’s footballer whose genius will outlive his notoriety

That rage, that insatiable, brilliant, magnificent, rage, is at last calmed. Diego Maradona is gone. Nine ambulances, called to his home in San Andres, north of Buenos Aires, could not save him. Three days of national mourning were immediately declared. ‘He leaves us, but does not leave,’ wrote Lionel Messi, ‘because Diego is eternal.’ And … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Diego Maradona was the people’s footballer whose genius will outlive his notoriety

That rage, that insatiable, brilliant, magnificent, rage, is at last calmed. Diego Maradona is gone. Nine ambulances, called to his home in San Andres, north of Buenos Aires, could not save him. Three days of national mourning were immediately declared. ‘He leaves us, but does not leave,’ wrote Lionel Messi, ‘because Diego is eternal.’ And … Read more

Tributes flood in for Maradona: Mike Tyson, Brian May, Piers Morgan and The Pope pay respects

Tributes have flooded in for footballing legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60. Celebrities and sports stars paid their respects to the Argentinian, who was out of hospital recovering from surgery after a blot clot on his brain. Piers Morgan, Brian May, The Pope, Duran Duran and Mike Tyson shared touching messages to ‘El … Read more

Tributes flood in for Maradona: Mike Tyson, Brian May, Piers Morgan and The Pope pay respects

Tributes have flooded in for footballing legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60. Sports stars and celebrities paid their respects to the Argentinian, who was out of hospital recovering from surgery after a blot clot on his brain. Barcelona icon Lionel Messi, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian great Pele were among the footballers to … Read more