PELE. Legend of Brazilian football, Pelé would have been admitted to palliative care, according to the revelations of a São Paulo media this Saturday, December 3. The 82-year-old former striker has been battling colon cancer for more than a year.
[Mis à jour le 3 décembre à 15h14] After being hospitalized again Tuesday, November 29 following a malaise, the legend of Brazilian football Pelé would be in a more worrying state than his family had let him think on Wednesday. Indeed, according to information from the local media Folha de S. Paulo published this Saturday, the former striker would have been admitted to palliative care, and the chemotherapy he has been following since September 2021, when he was diagnosed with colon cancer, would have been suspended. French player Kylian Mbappé, who has already met him, immediately reacted to the news, calling to “pray for the King” on Twitter.
On Tuesday, November 29, Pelé was urgently admitted to São Paulo hospital, where he had already been followed for several months for treatment against his cancer. It’s the media ESPN Brazil who revealed the information, ensuring that the former striker, crowned world champion in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and now 82 years old, had been taken care of urgently after a “swelling in his whole body”. The medical staff, during this treatment, identified “insufficiency of cardiac decompensation”. ESPN Brazil went on to claim that Pelé would also face “mental confusion” and difficulty eating. Despite reassuring messages from his family, concern quickly rose in Brazilian society.
Pelé had already been hospitalized last April as part of treatment for his colon cancer. If the local media Folha de S. Paulo therefore affirms that his “chemotherapy has been suspended”, the player would nevertheless continue “to receive comfort measures, to relieve pain and shortness of breath for example, without being subjected to invasive therapies”, indicates the media. Information reported by RMC Sports. On Friday, Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo released a medical bulletin saying Pelé had been diagnosed with a respiratory infection, for which he was taking antibiotics. “The response has been adequate and the patient, who remains in a ward, is stable, with a general improvement in his health”, indicated this bulletin signed by his doctors at the time. According to this note, the football legend was to remain hospitalized for the following days for continued treatment. But with this new information from the media Folha de S. Pauloits situation could therefore be much more critical.
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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 FIFA World Cup 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 talks on gender equality all over the world since she is an ambassador for theUN.