Mane Garrincha's funeral that was every bit as spectacular as his life. FIFA recalls the procession from the Estadio Maracana to Pau Grande. It’s billed as ‘The Biggest Show on Earth’. Thousands upon ...

Mane Garrincha, the Brazilian football genius renowned for leaving defenders in confusion, is now baffling his many fans from beyond the grave with the ultimate mystery: where are his bones? Brazilian ...

The German national players would already be happy if they don't lose their fourth consecutive international match tonight.

Our series of special articles on the Selecao legend comes to an end, but his extended family tree are ensuring his his great legacy lives on It was 50 years ago that Garrincha put on his last show in ...

Check out the second episode of the Five Stars Legends series. This series will talk about the main player of each one of the five Brazilian World Cup titles. This one is about Garrincha, the ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian cemetery where twice World Cup winner Garrincha was buried in 1983 has lost the player's bones, family and officials in his home town said on Wednesday. Garrincha, ...

The question, three decades after he was buried in 1983 at the age of 49, was revealed in Brazilian media Wednesday. Turns out that while the graveyard in Mage, north of Rio de Janeiro, is known, the ...