The world worries about Pelé because he is said to be in the intensive care unit again. His daughter and the soccer star gave the all-clear.
Is there another reason to be more concerned about Pelé (80)? After a tumor removal in the large intestine, the health-stricken sports legend is said to have been transferred to the intensive care unit of the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo. According to the, it should have been a precautionary measure. also gave Pelé’s daughter Kely Nascimento and the athlete himself the all-clear.
“I don’t know what these rumors are about,” Nascimento begins her post. The world is already grappling with many fears, which is why she and her family do not want to give cause for further concern. “This photo was just taken,” said Pelé’s daughter, commenting on a selfie of herself and her father. He only wears the thick vest on it because he comes from Santos “and the cold in São Paulo bothers him!”
Kely Nascimento also writes that the 80-year-old is recovering “well and within the normal range for his age. I promise!” After such an operation, sometimes one simply takes “two steps forward and one step back.”
Pelé has “taken a small step back”
Pelé’s daughter reports that the football legend was “tired” the day before and “took a small step back. Today he took two steps forward.” Pelé, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, had a routine medical check-up at the end of August. A tumor was discovered in his colon, which was surgically removed on September 4th.
Also the sports star. “My friends, I am still recovering very well,” he said. He was visited by his family on Friday and he will continue to smile every day. He also thanked him for “all the love” that was shown to him.
Just a few days ago, he turned to his fans with a photo of him smiling and clenching his fists. He has “already left the intensive care unit” and is now in his room. In addition, he was soon ready to “play 90 minutes plus extra time,” joked the 80-year-old.
Football legend has had health problems for a long time
The former top striker won the world title with the Brazilian national team in 1958, 1962 and 1970. His health has made headlines several times in the past few years. Pelé had to undergo several hip surgeries, had problems with his spine and knee and suffered a urinary tract infection in 2019.

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