Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer

  • Written by Simon Chadwick, Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccerHeld aloft as the embodiment of the beautiful game.Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images

Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game.

For others it goes further: He was the symbol of soccer played with passion, gusto and a smile....

More Articles ...

  1. Heart rate variability – what to know about this biometric most fitness trackers measure
  2. Better sleep for kids starts with better sleep for parents – especially after holiday disruptions to routines
  3. Homes that survived the Boulder County fire hid another disaster inside – we turned them into labs to study this urban wildfire health risk
  4. How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
  5. 3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
  6. 5 elections to watch in 2023 – what's at stake as millions head to the ballot box around the globe
  7. Sepsis is one of the most expensive medical conditions in the world – new research clarifies how it can lead to cell death
  8. Calling Deion Sanders a sellout ignores the growing role of clout-chasing in college sports
  9. Committee report focus is not on demonstrators – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6
  10. Jan. 6 committee tackled unprecedented attack with time-tested inquiry

Magazine

Angka deforestasi meningkat, bayang-bayang krisis dan bencana mengintai

● Deforestasi Indonesia meningkat tajam, terjadi di semua pulau besar, terutama Kalimantan dan Papua.● Lonjakan ekstrem turut terjadi di Aceh, Sumatera Utara, dan Sumatera Barat, berkorela...

Harga BBM ditahan: Boleh berlega hati atau hanya menunda masalah?

CC BYDampak nyata Perang Amerika Serikat dan Iran masih berlanjut, penutupan selat hormuz oleh pihak Iran melambungkan harga minyak mentah hingga US$100 per barel (senilai Rp17 juta) dan diperkirakan ...

Riset: Proyek geotermal di sejumlah daerah lanjut terus meski banyak melanggar HAM

● Terdapat banyak pelanggaran HAM dalam pengembangan proyek geotermal di Indonesia.● Riset Pusham UII di antaranya menemukan pelanggaran hak atas partisipasi, hak-hak ekonomi, sosial, dan ...