The greatest football player of all time has passed away.
During his 21-year career, he scored a world record 1, 281 goals, including 77 for his country.
The player who won the World Cup three times was named the player of the century in 2000.
The cancer was detected in routine tests and was removed from the colon in September 2021. The man was readmitted to the hospital in November.
Kely Nascimento keeps her fans updated on her father's condition via social media.
She wrote "everything we are is thanks to you" after posting a picture of what looked to be the family's hands on his body. We love you so much that we can't stop. Rest easy.
The journey of King Pele was marked by inspiration and love. There is love, love and love forever.
When he was 17 years old, Edson Arantes do Nascimento became a global star after helping Brazil win the World Cup.
He scored the only goal in a victory over Wales in the quarter-finals, a hat-trick against France in the semi-finals, and two in a victory over the hosts in the final.
| Scored a reported 1,281 goals in 1,363 games | Made 14 appearances at World Cup finals, scoring 12 goals |
| Racked up 126 goals in 1959 alone | Only player to win three World Cups |
It was at the age of 15 that he made his debut for the club side, scoring in a 7-1 win over the team.
It was the first of 643 goals he would score for the club in official competitions over 19 years, although Santos claim the total is more than 1,000 once exhibition matches - often against high-profile European opposition - are taken into account.
After scoring a brilliant individual goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico to open the 1962 World Cup, he was injured in the next match and missed the rest of the tournament.
His last World Cup win was his most famous. He was part of the attacking team that swept to the title in 1970, scoring the opening goal in the final against Italy.
From his joyful tears on the chest of team-mates to his embrace with Bobby Moore, the history of the sport has been defined by Pele's moments of magic.
He finished his club career as a member of the New York Cosmos, playing alongside some of the world's greatest athletes.
There is a lot of music. He said in 2000 that there is a group of players called the Peles.
Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona were both voted the greatest players of all time by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The chief football writer for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The image of the shirtless Pele being carried aloft by team-mates and supporters after the World Cup was won in Mexico City in 1970 is seared on the memory along with that famous picture of another shirtless embrace with England captain Bobby Moore.
He was able to make football a spectacle of natural grace and beauty when he missed as much as he scored.
One of the game's first global personalities, Pele had a career that spanned from a teenager to a money-spinner.
Wherever football is played, the name of the player will always be associated with it.
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