Pele, the great football player of the world, died at the age of 82.
According to foreign media reports, the daughter of legendary Brazilian footballer Pele has confirmed his death, the legendary footballer was suffering from bowel cancer.
Pele, known as the ‘King’ of football, is the only player in history to have won three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Pele retired in 1977 after suffering from colon cancer last year. The tumor was removed by surgery. But after the surgery, he kept getting sick, even after that he was hospitalized more than once.
In late November, he was readmitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, due to complications from a respiratory infection and bowel cancer.
According to reports, Pele could not be cured when he arrived at the hospital due to illness. On December 21, the doctors told him that Pele’s cancer had relapsed, so he needed more care. However, a week after his hospitalization, Later he passed away.
Doctors say that due to the progression of the disease, Pele K’s organs stopped working which led to her death.
Pele played over 1300 matches in his 22-year career and scored almost as many goals.
