December 30th, 2022 at 07:06 am

Pele dies at 82 after cancer battle.

Pele, one of the greatest footballers of all time, won three World Cups after debuting at 17. Pele, 82, died.

Pele, football’s first global superstar, was being treated for colon cancer after surgery to remove a tumor in September 2021. After being hospitalized at the end of November to reevaluate his cancer treatment, he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection and moved to palliative care when his body stopped responding to chemotherapy.

While his wife, Marcia Aoki, stayed by his bedside at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, doctors and nurses made him as comfortable as possible. He died Thursday. Kely Nascimento, his daughter, posted: “We owe you everything. Love you forever. RIP.”

Pele posted: “King Pelé died peacefully today, inspired by love. Edson enchanted the world with his sports genius, stopped a war, performed global social work, and spread love, which he believed was the solution to all our problems. His message will live on. Love always.”

Lineker tweeted: “Pele died. Football’s greatest and happiest. He played a rare game. He won the most coveted gold trophy three times in that beautiful yellow shirt. Football immortality awaits him. Pele “.

In 1962 and 1970, the Selecao defeated Italy 4-1 at Mexico’s Estadio Azteca to win the World Cup. Pele was named tournament MVP.

Santos, where Pele played for almost two decades and scored over 600 goals, posted a crown with “Eterno.” Mbappe added: “The football king is gone, but his legacy lives on. R.I.P “.

Pele, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, made his international debut at 16 and became a global star in 1958 when he scored six goals in four games as Brazil won the World Cup for the first time. He scored twice in a 5-2 Stockholm final win over Sweden.

During the tournament, ex-Manchester City boss Malcolm Allison, working as a TV summariser, asked: “How do you spell Pele?” Counterpart Pat Crerand responded: “Easy: G.O.D.”