1958: Pele, Brazil soccer win first World Cup title Behind then-17-year-old Pele, Brazil men's soccer beat hosts Finland in Stockholm, 5-2, in the championship game. The legendary Pele and his teammate Vava (pictured) each scored twice. 2008: Michael Phelps wins record eight gold medals...
After the 1999 Women's World Cup championship match ended in a scoreless draw, the United States women's national soccer team took down China in a penalty shootout, capped off by Brandi Chastain's game-winner, and this celebration which is forever imprinted on the American sports conscience. ...
Soccer player Andrés Escobar was killed on July 2, 1994 in Medellin, Colombia following the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Columbia was eliminated after he accidentally scored in his own team’s net, which subsequently led to his murder when two men pulled out a gun and shot him six times. It is...