Football legend Pelé of Brazil is recovering after being hospitalised for a lung illness made worse by COVID-19, according to medical professionals at Albert Einstein hospital on Monday.
Pele, a Brazilian legend, is getting better, but his discharge date remains uncertain
Since Nov. 29, Pelé has been receiving medical care, and according to experts, it is yet unknown when he will be allowed to leave the hospital.
Three-time World Cup champion Pelé is getting chemotherapy while battling cancer.
Following the Brazilian national team’s quarterfinal defeat at the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the hands of Croatia on penalties, Pele sent a message of support to them and Neymar, who tied the 82-year-record old’s for the most goals scored for the Selecao.
Neymar had started the scoring in the World Cup’s last-eight match, but Croatia fought back valiantly to square the score before requiring penalties and ultimately winning the match to advance to the semifinals.
Brazil entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in the world, making them heavy favourites to win the coveted trophy. As a result, the loss shocked the entire world.
Pele played for three World Cup-winning Brazilian teams. He played on the teams that captured the country’s first-ever world championship in 1958 and successfully defended it in 1962.
Before winning the World Cup once more in 1970, Brazil was eliminated by Portugal in the 1966 tournament in England.
Brazil became the only country to win the most coveted trophy in football five times with its further two World Cup victories in 1994 and 2002.
Brazil had a solid start to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, securing knockout qualification after their first two games.
Richarlison scored both goals as the Selecao defeated Serbia 2-0 in their initial match before defeating Switzerland 1-0 on Casemiro’s lone goal.
In their final group-stage match, which they lost 1-0 to Cameroon, they still managed to take first place in their division.
In the Round of 16, they expertly eliminated a spirited South Korea team, winning 4-1, before losing to Croatia in the semifinals.