Brazil

Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love are hard to miss in the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo, with their faces gazing skyward as part of a 108-foot-high mural on the side of a downtown building.

The date is when Pele scored what is considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969.

Marta, 38, is hoping to play in the Paris Olympics, but said that would be her last tournament with the Brazilian women’s national team.

FIFA warned Brazil on Sunday it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its soccer body leads to the election of a new president in January.

Santos, the team where Neymar and Pele first made noise in Brazil, suffered relegation on Wednesday with fans attempting to invade the pitch while lighting cars and buses on fire.

Neymar was in tears as he left the field with a left knee injury at the end of the first half of Brazil’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss at Uruguay on Tuesday.

Neymar scored Brazil’s fourth goal vs. Bolivia on Friday in 2026 World Cup qualifying action to surpass Pele with 78 goals.

Brazil’s 0-0 draw against Jamaica put an end to Marta’s illustrious Women’s World Cup career.

Italy, Germany and Brazil earned wins in their respective opening matches at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Monday.