Brazilian football legend Pelé’s cancer “progress” and his condition requires “greater care”because of a “kidney and heart failure”announced on Wednesday, December 21, the Sao Paulo hospital, where the former footballer was taken care of.
“King” Pelé, 82, was admitted to Albert-Einstein Hospital on November 29 for a reassessment of his chemotherapy treatment after the detection of a colon tumor in September 2021. The famous patient is hospitalized “in a normal room, where he receives the necessary care”according to a press release from the doctors of the establishment.
A few minutes before the publication of this press release, two of Pelé’s daughters, Kely Nascimento and Flavia Arantes, had announced on their Instagram accounts that their father would be spending Christmas in the hospital. “Our Christmas at home fell through. We decided with the doctors, that for various reasons, it was better to stay here, with all the care provided by our new family. [de l’hôpital Albert]-Einstein »can we read in this message, illustrated with a photo of the two smiling sisters.
On Sunday, Kely Nascimento posted a picture of his sister Flavia massaging her father’s left foot while he watched the World Cup final on TV. Pelé’s face did not appear in the photo.
“Congratulations to Argentina”
After the match, the triple world champion (1958, 1962, 1970) congratulated the Argentinian Lionel Messi on his coronation “deserved” against France. “Congratulations to Argentina! Diego [Maradona, mort le 25 novembre 2020] certainly smiles currently », wrote Pelé on Instagram. During this World Cup, he also saw Neymar equal his goal record with the Seleçao (77).
Pelé is one of the last sacred monsters of football, after the disappearance of Johan Cruyff, in 2016, and Maradona, in December 2020. He paid him a vibrant tribute, even if the two men had maintained a certain rivalry by the past. “One day in heaven we will play together on the same team. And it will be the first time that I will raise my fist to the sky not to celebrate a goal, but because I can give you the hug ”, the Brazilian said at the time.
