The Sao Paulo hospital announced on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, that the condition of the Brazilian football legend was not improving. Pele’s cancer would progress.
[Mis à jour le 21 décembre 2022 à 22h03] The news is hardly encouraging. A victim of colon cancer since September 2021, Pelé would not be in great shape according to the latest information communicated on Wednesday September 21, 2022 by the Sao Paulo hospital, where he is being treated. According to the establishment, the cancer of the Brazilian football star “is progressing”. Pelé would now require “greater care to treat kidney and heart failure”. “He has not had a total remission”, recently confided his children, adding that the “king”, as he is nicknamed, is not dead, far from it. Pelé’s relatives also took advantage of this speech to explain that they were “tired of receiving condolences”.
“My friends, I want everyone to stay calm and positive. I am strong, with great hope and following my treatment as usual. I would like to thank the entire medical and nursing team for all the care that I have received. I have great faith in God and every message of love that I receive from you all over the world keeps me full of energy. And also watch Brazil in the World Cup! Thank you very much for everything “, had, meanwhile, said on social networks Pelé just a few weeks ago.
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Biography Pele. Brazilian footballer, Pelé was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Corações (Brazil). Real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, ik has evolved his entire career as a striker. Considered one of the best players in the history of football, nicknamed “King Pelé”, his talent marked the years 1950 to 1970, and inspired many current attackers.
On June 28, 1958, Brazil won the Football World Cup which takes place in Sweden. This victory reveals an exceptional player: a 17-year-old Brazilian, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé. An outstanding dribbler, endowed with an unprecedented vision of the game and a real sense of goal, the attacker made an impression and made a name for himself around the world. His career was just beginning. He will triumph again at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.
Difficult to summarize in a few lines the career of the one who will quickly be called “King Pelé”. Some key dates and some feats of arms can nevertheless be recalled, some of his goals, memorable, will remain forever engraved in the history of football. This is particularly the case of the one scored at the Maracanã in 1961, after having dribbled past seven players over 70 meters and eliminated the goalkeeper with a counter-foot. Years later, on November 19, 1969, he scored his 1,000th goal, at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, in the professional selection. His club Santos then faces the Vasco de Gama of Rio. During his career, Pelé played more than 650 games with Santos FC in Brazil, between 1956 and 1974.
How old is Pelé?
The former Brazilian footballer was born in 1940 in Brazil, so he is 82 years old at the time of writing this biography.
How many goals has Pelé scored?
“1283, greatest goalscorer of all time.” These are the words penned by Pelé on his Instagram bio. However, this figure is slightly controversial, but the Brazilian legend does not budge, he is indeed the top scorer of all time. To go into a bit of detail, if we compare a few sources, the Brazilian legend would have scored between 757 and 767 goals in official matches with his clubs and the selection of Brazil. To reach the figure of 1283, it would be necessary to add the friendly matches, but also his total of goals in the “paulista” championship, the São Paulo championship.
Has Pelé ever won the Ballon d’Or?
Well no ! Like Diego Maradona, the Brazilian never received the prestigious trophy. The reason ? This distinction was only reserved for European players until 1995. The award method then evolved to open up to all players playing in a European club and then to all nationalities in 2007. In 2013, the Fifa presented a Ballon d’Or of honor to the Brazilian, as had done France Soccer with the Argentine in 1995.
Who is Kelly Cristina Nascimento, Pelé’s daughter?
Kelly Cristina Nascimento was born on January 13, 1967 and is the daughter of Brazilian legend Pelé. Although in the shadow of her father, she has made a name for herself by giving conferences on gender equality all over the world since she is an ambassador for theUN.