Pele Death: Pele Passes Away – As the football World mourns the Loss of the Eternal King, Pele, Argentine Superstar Lionel Messi paid a wonderful tribute. The recent World Cup-winning skipper penned a heartwarming post on social where he paid a tribute to the Brazilian legend. The King of Football breathed his last in a hospital in Sao Paolo. The three-time World Cup winner was battling for his life over the past couple of months, before succumbing to cancer. Follow Football Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Pele Death: Lionel Messi PENS Down Heartwarming Tribute to Football’s KING, says ‘Rest in peace Pele’ – Check Out
Pele Death: Lionel Messi PENS Down Heartwarming Tribute to Football’s KING, says ‘Rest in peace Pele’ – Check Out
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Pele was admitted to the hospital on 29th November with advanced complications from his colon cancer. The medical board immediately stepped up to take utmost care of the legend who is also suffering from kidney and cardiac problems. With a month spent at the hospital, there apparently wasn’t any improvement in Pele’s health.
Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. “due to multiple organ failures resulting from the progression of colon cancer associated with his previous medical condition.”
Pele Death: Lionel Messi PENS Down Heartwarming Tribute to Football’s KING, says ‘Rest in peace Pele’ – Check Out
Pelé family statement.
“Inspiration, love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today. Love, love and love, forever”.
Pele had been undergoing chemotherapy since he had a tumor removed from his colon in September 2021.
He also had difficulty walking unaided since an unsuccessful hip operation in 2012. In February 2020, on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic, his son Edinho said Pele’s ailing physical state had left him depressed.
Pele, whose given name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, joined Santos in 1956 and turned the small coastal club into one of the most famous names in football.
