Pele's family are spending Christmas Day in hospital after the Brazilian football legend's cancer progressed
Pele's family are spending Christmas Day in hospital after the Brazilian football legend's cancer progressed., having been battling colon cancer since September 2021.The former Santos FC star, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, will have family by his side during the festive period, his daughter has said.She wrote the caption alongside a picture of her sitting next to one of Pele's sons, Edinho, and two of his children.
Pele's role in Brazil's third victory, in Mexico in 1970, has gone down in football folklore, as he played a key role in arguably the sport's greatest ever international team.His glittering 20-year career from 1957 to 1977 saw him score 757 goals in 831 games, although Santos claim his tally was closer to 1,000.
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