Albert Einstein Hospital confirmed that Pelé, the soccer king, has been receiving therapy on a regular basis since 2021. Because of severe colon cancer, he passed away from multiple organ failure.
His death was announced on social media by his daughter Kely.
“All that we are, is because of you. We will always love you. Peace be with you.” she wrote
Albert Einstein Hospital confirmed that Pelé, the soccer king, has been receiving therapy on a regular basis since late November. Because of severe colon cancer, he passed away from multiple organ failure.
Lionel Messi, Who is regarded as the G.O.A.T globally shared his message “Rest in Peace”
“I would say before Pelé football was just a sport. Pelé has changed it all,” Neymar Posted on Facebook . “He turned football into art, into entertainment. Gave voice to the poor, blacks and mostly gave visibility to Brazil. … He’s gone but his magic remains.”
The 17-year-old Pelé’s Rise to Fame
Pelé shined as a superstar at the age of 17 during his presentation in Brazil’s triumphant 1958 World Cup in Sweden. He had been tasked as a reserve player for his club but was spotted as a lead player as the match ended. His entire football career he was playing for Santos, in Brazil. In 636 appearances with Santos, he scored an astonishing 618 goals and captured six Brazilian league titles.
Apart from Santos, Cosmos, a football club in New York was the only team he ever played for. This is also where his final game was played. He played his historic match on October 1st, 1977, pitting Cosmos against Santos. He participated in half for both teams.
He did rise above poverty to establish himself as one of the greatest athletes and stars in sports history.
The only player to have scored in more World Cups than Pelé is Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal. Ronaldo wrote, “A simple ‘farewell’ to the everlasting Ruler Pelé won’t ever be sufficient to describe the annoyance that the entire football world is currently enjoying.” “A source of inspiration for so many millions, serving as a reminder across all of the time. Every time you typically showed me, love, even though we were apart, I returned the favor. He won’t ever be forgotten, and all of us football sweethearts will always remember him.”
“Pelé: Birth of a Legend,” a film about his life, was released in 2016.
It rushes back to the revolutionary player’s earliest years, and while its general plot is accurate to Pelé’s real life
He and his team Santos stopped the civil war in Nigeria in 1967 for 48 hours so that people could watch him play. In this, they acted as peacemakers.
“Pelé: Birth of a Legend,”
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