Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele has passed away.[ads2]
The three-time FIFA World Cup winner was announced dead on Thursday, December 29, 2022 after a long battle with cancer.
Confirming the departure of arguably the greatest footballer of all time on her Instagram page, Kely Nascimento who is the daughter of Pele said, “Everything we are is thanks to you,” Nascimento wrote. “We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.”[ads3]
Pele had been hospitalised since November with multiple ailments including heart and kidney problems.[ads4]
He had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021 and was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on November 29.
Pele died at the age of 82.[ads5]