At the age of 82, the greatest life journey of all is about to end: the Brazilian media is reporting this evening (Thursday) that the condition of the legendary former footballer, Pele, continues to deteriorate – and now his condition is defined as “critical”. According to the report, his children and his wife, Marcela Aoki, arrived in Brazil, in order to accompany him in what will most likely be his last days.
According to the report in Brazil, Pele is in intensive care and isolated. He has difficulty speaking, and his health is deteriorating. Yesterday, as I recall, kidney failure was reported, and his heart is currently still functioning. The doctors are now fighting for his life, and trying to prevent further deterioration.
As is known, the cancer treatments that Pela underwent were unsuccessful, the legend of the past suffers further deterioration in his health and suffers from heart and kidney failure. The 82-year-old former footballer is still staying at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where he has been hospitalized for a long time. In a statement from the hospital where Pele is staying, it was stated that there is no expected date for his release.
Pele is considered the greatest Brazilian player of all time, and many consider him the greatest footballer in history. He starred between 1956 and 1974, where he scored 618 goals in 636 appearances. He then moved to the American New York Cosmos (1975-1977), in Media he scored 37 times in 64 games.
As mentioned, Pele’s greatest achievements were in the national uniform. With 77 goals in 92, he is the all-time leading scorer along with Neymar in the Selecao. He won the World Cup three times (1958, 1962 and 1970), when in the first and last he was the main player and led the team (in 1962 he was injured at the start of the tournament).