TMZ — Soccer legend Pele will NOT attend Friday's Olympic Opening Ceremony in Brazil due to health issues.  more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “Ex Africa Semper Nova Aliquid” / Out of Africa, Always Something New Picked this up on the cheap at a shop in LA a few weeks back, Malombo’s 1976 Pele Pele LP via Atlantic. Comprised of guitarist Phillip Tabane and his nephew, percussionist Ga... more info

TMZ — Pele's personal treasures are selling for INSANELY HIGH PRICES -- with his medal from the 1970 World Cup getting a winning bid of ... $500,000!!!!! The medal was part of an incredible collection of Pele's trophies, awards and other memorabilia that�... more info

Sky News — The football icon is auctioning off everything from his replica of the Jules Rimet trophy to his three World Cup winners' medals. more info

TMZ — Wanna own a piece of soccer history? Better check your bank account ...  Soccer legend Pele is auctioning off some of his most prized possessions -- from record-breaking soccer balls to game used jerseys ... to the cleats he wore in the 1981… ... more info

TMZ — The level of soccer in the U.S. is getting dangerously close to the elite leagues in Europe ... so says the greatest player of all time, Pele.  TMZ Sports spoke with the Brazilian soccer legend at a Hublot watch event in NYC Tuesday -- and the… ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK - Brazilian soccer legend Pele, in New York for the premiere this week of a new movie about his career at the Tribeca film festival, said he hopes the film will inspire a new generation of players. more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Yesterday, American Football expanded their reunion tour and today they've announced the openers for their four-night New Year's run in Chicago which are all pretty amazing. Almost all of them in some way hail from the same... more info