It is an origin story worthy of a deity. Mario Zagallo was 18 years old when Brazil played Uruguay in the final game of the 1950 World Cup. He had not, at that stage, signed his first professional ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Fans, players and coaches paid their last respects in Brazil to Mario Zagallo on Sunday, as the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager was buried at a ...

(CNN) — Soccer icon Mário Zagallo, a four-time World Cup winner with Brazil as a player and coach, has died at age 92, a post on his official Instagram account announced on Saturday. After playing in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mario Zagallo, who won ...

Zagallo was the first person to win the World Cup both as a player and manager and was seen by many as the embodiment of the Brazilian national team. File photo: Brazil's soccer star Pele (left) ...