A couple of decades ago, when Claudia Santos felt the need for spiritual shelter, she dug into her countries’ history and there she found it: Her ancestors, the Mexica.

The world loves to wear sports jerseys, as evidenced by Statista reporting that more than $65 billion in jerseys, sweatshirts and pullovers is expecting to be sold in 2023.

Brazilian soccer stars past and present are under fire from fans for skipping Pelé’s funeral and opting to pay their respects on social media.

Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country.

Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of Pelé on Monday on the century-old field where he made his hometown team one of Brazil’s best.

Pelé.

Arguments over who was the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits aimed at Pelé.

The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday.

Pelé won a record three World Cups and was widely regarded as one of his sport’s greatest players.

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died.

A Spanish court has acquitted soccer star Neymar and his fellow defendants in a fraud and corruption trial related to the Brazilian’s 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona.

Indigenous traditional owners have won a court challenge that prevents an energy company from drilling for gas off Australia’s north coast.

Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.

Team USA did not earn a short track medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Kristen Santos came closest in multiple events, but unfortunate crashes ended her chances.

Oh no, it was a short track shutout for the Americans at the Beijing Olympics.

U.S. short track skater Kristen Santos shares positive message following fourth-place finish in women's 1000m final.

U.S. skater Kristen Santos was in medal position in the 1000m until she was taken out on the final lap, proving to herself she belongs on the podium.

China won its first gold of the Beijing Games in short track speedskating's mixed team relay in the event’s Olympic debut.

Americans Maame Biney, Kristen Santos and Andrew Heo advanced to the quarterfinal of their respective short track heats on Saturday.

U.S. short track speed skater Kristen Santos determined to keep breakout season going at her first Winter Olympics.

Kristen Santos became the first American to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics in short track at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Utah.

After two and a half weeks of thrilling competition, the men's and women's soccer tournaments have come to a close. Which individuals were at the top of their class, thus earning a place in the Teams of the Tournament?

Brazil again beats Mexico in penalties at the Olympics, this time to advance to a gold medal match.

Coach Abel Ferreira of Brazil's Palmeiras celebrates with the trophy after winning the Copa Libertadores final soccer match against Brazil's Santos at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (Mauro Pimentel/Pool via AP)RIO DE JANEIRO – Substitute Breno Lopes scored deep into stoppage time as Palmeiras won its second Copa Libertadores title on Saturday with a 1-0 victory against Santos in an all-Brazilian final. Palmeiras won with its first shot on goal in a dull and disappointing match. The Copa Libertadores title was also the first title for 42-year-old Ferreira as a manager. The Copa Libertadores final was the third to feature two Brazilian teams.

(AP Photo/Delmer Martinez, File)SAN PEDRO SULA – At a shelter in this northern Honduran city, Lilian Gabriela Santos Sarmiento says back-to-back hurricanes that hit with devastating fury this month have overturned her life. “This is going to be much bigger than what we have been seeing,” said Jenny Arguello, a sociologist in San Pedro Sula who studies migration flows. The Democrat has promised a more compassionate approach to immigration even as desperate families weigh their options inside mud-filled Central American homes. Some residents around San Pedro Sula reported gangs charging a tax to boats trying to rescue people from flooded neighborhoods. Honduras’ Red Cross was just finishing up its search and rescue phase after Eta when Iota hit, said Mauricio Paredes, vice president of the Honduras Red Cross in San Pedro Sula.