Pelé’s family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo
The Statesman Delhi|December 26, 2022
Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November.
Pelé’s family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo

Doctors said earlier this week that Pelé’s cancer had advanced, adding the threetime World Cup winner is under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.” No other hospital statements have been published since.

Edson Cholbi Nascimento, one of Pelé’s sons and known as Edinho, arrived Saturday, one day after he gave a news conference to deny he would visit his father in hospital. Edinho, who works for a soccer club in southern Brazil, had said then that only doctors could help his father.

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