Pelewho turned 82 in October, was hospitalized Albert Einstein he had been in Sao Paulo for almost a month. After staying at the facility for a few days, it was announced in the statement that the oncological disease had worsened, and the newspaper “Folha de S. Paulo” reported receiving palliative care.

He died at 3:27 p.m. local time from multiple organ failure due to bowel cancer.

Considered one of the best footballers in history, Pelé has been battling bowel cancer for nearly two years. In early September 2021, he underwent surgery for a colon tumor. In addition to problems with the digestive system, he suffered for years from hip problems, which prevented him from moving freely.

Pelé is the only three-time football world champion. He won with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

With the national team, he scored 77 goals in 92 games between 1957 and 1971. For a long time he was the independent record holder for the number of goals for the Brazilian national team. It was only at the recent World Cup in Qatar that the score was evened with 77 goals Neymar.

With the club Santos he celebrated the Brazilian championship six times and won it twice Libertadores Cup – South American counterpart Champions League. During the last three seasons of his career, he played in New York Cosmoswith whom he also won the championship in 1977. He came to the United States with the intention of increasing the popularity of football in this country.

Throughout his career, he scored 1,283 goals in 1,367 games according to his autobiography; although other sources say there were 1,284 in 1,356 games.

In a French daily poll “The Team” he was named the best athlete of the 20th century, and in a magazine poll “World Football” in 1999 – for the best footballer of the last century.

Pele became one of the first global sporting icons of the 20th century. With his winning smile and incredible humility that charmed the masses of fans, he was better known than many Hollywood stars or politicians – many, if not most, of whom he had met during his six-decade career.

His fame was often overwhelming. Fans looking for memorabilia often rushed onto the pitch after games and ripped off shorts, socks and even underwear. His home in Brazil was less than a mile from the beach, but he hadn’t been there for about two decades for fear of the crowds.

Even among friends, however, he rarely complained. He believed his talent was a divine gift and spoke touchingly about how Soccer this allowed him to travel the world, comfort cancer patients and survivors of war and famine, and support his family.

God gave me this skill for one reason: to make people happy. No matter what I did, I tried not to forget it he said in an interview with Reuters in 2013.