Football legend is hospitalize, According to Pele, he is "strong and full of hope."
Before retiring in 1977, he amassed more than 1,200 goals during one of the most illustrious careers in sports, earning the moniker "O Rei" (The King). Pele was a star from a young age and took the 1958 World Cup by storm when he was just 17 years old, scoring three goals in the semifinals and two more in the championship game to launch both his personal career and the Brazilian national team's soccer dynasty. Pele has experienced declining health in recent years, but he has handled the situation with his typical wit.
Pele, a Brazilian football great who is 82 years old and currently confined to the hospital with a respiratory infection, claimed on Saturday that he felt "strong, with a lot of hope" despite his health issues. The world's most renowned footballer of all time, Pele, was admitted to the hospital earlier this week while undergoing colon cancer treatments.
Pele's status remained "stable," according to earlier statements made by medical professionals on Saturday, and had not changed during the previous day.
In a statement, medical staff at Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital reported that Pele "has had a favourable reaction to care without any worsening in the clinical picture in the last 24 hours."
In response to media reports that the three-time World Cup champion was receiving end-of-life care earlier on Saturday, doctors said nothing. Pele was admitted to the hospital earlier this week for a "re-evaluation" of the chemotherapy he has been receiving since having surgery to remove a colon tumour in September of last year, according to the doctors.
Players at the World Cup being played in Qatar showed their support for Pele.Kylian Mbappe, a striker for France, tweeted on Saturday, "Pray for the King."
In a press conference held before his team's round of 16 match against Senegal, England captain Harry Kane expressed his support for Pele.
We send him and certainly his entire family our best regards, Kane said.
"He is an inspiration for us in our sport, an amazing footballer, and an amazing person. We wish him the best."
One of the most accomplished and well-known athletes of the 20th century, Pele is the only football player in history to have won three World Cups (1958, 1962, and 1970).
Before retiring in 1977, he amassed more than 1,200 goals during one of the most illustrious careers in sports, earning the moniker "O Rei" (The King).
Pele was a star from a young age and took the 1958 World Cup by storm when he was just 17 years old, scoring three goals in the semifinals and two more in the championship game to launch both his own career and the Brazilian national team's soccer dynasty.
Pele has experienced declining health in recent years, but he has handled the situation with his trademark wit.
- "My friends, I want to keep everyone calm and positive," Pele said in an Instagram post. "I'm strong, with a lot of hope and I follow my treatment as usual."
">https://www.instagram.com/p/CluFX8JOAwl/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=View this post on Instagram
What's Your Reaction?
