Pele in hospital: Messages of support from across football for Brazil great

Fans wished Pele good astatine Brazil's World Cup radical crippled against Cameroon successful Qatar connected Friday

Messages of enactment for Brazil large Pele person been sent from crossed the satellite aft the three-time World Cup victor was hospitalised successful Sao Paulo.

However a study successful Brazil, which has not been confirmed by the BBC, says helium is present opening end-of-life attraction aft not responding to chemotherapy.

"Pray for the King," France guardant Kylian Mbappe tweeted.

The three-time World Cup victor had a tumour removed from his colon successful September 2021 and has since had regular treatment.

Pele was diagnosed with a respiratory corruption and connected Friday Sao Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein said he was successful a unchangeable condition.

Speaking connected Saturday, England skipper Harry Kane said: "We are precise bittersweet to perceive quality of him being sick but we privation him well, not conscionable maine but the full England set-up. He's an inspiration, an unthinkable person."

World Cup-winning erstwhile Germany guardant Jurgen Klinsmann, speaking connected BBC One's World Cup sum connected Saturday, added: "Pele is conscionable specified a fantastic person. The outstanding property of satellite football. We tin conscionable commune and anticipation for the champion but it's precise bittersweet news."

Concerns were initially raised connected Wednesday erstwhile ESPN Brasil reported Pele had been admitted, with his girl Kely Nascimento saying determination was "no emergency" involved.

Pele thanked well-wishers connected Friday for sending "good vibes" and said his enactment successful infirmary was "a regular visit".

The erstwhile striker is Brazil's all-time starring scorer with 77 goals successful 92 games and has scored successful 4 World Cup tournaments.

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Pele is Brazil's all-time starring scorer with 77 goals successful 92 games

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