Brazil's national football team paid tribute to legendary player Pele after their dazzling 4-1 win over South Korea in the World Cup in QatarBRAZIL - Pele's health is"improving progressively," his doctors said Tuesday, a week after the 82-year-old Brazilian football legend was hospitalized amid ongoing treatment for colon cancer.
Pele was hospitalized last Tuesday in Sao Paulo for what doctors called a"reevaluation" of his chemotherapy treatments, which he has been undergoing since having surgery in September 2021 to remove a colon tumor.His family said it was the result of a Covid-19 infection that Pele, who is fully vaccinated, contracted three weeks ago.
The player known as"The King" got a moving tribute Tuesday from the Brazilian national team after they danced their way to a dazzling 4-1 win over South Korea in the World Cup, securing a spot in the quarter-finals. Pele, the only player in history to win three World Cups , had earlier posted a message to the"Selecao" on Instagram, telling them he would be cheering them on from the hospital."I want to inspire you, my friends... We are on this journey together.
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