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Widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time,
the 82-year-old has been hospitalized in the Albert Einstein
hospital since late November as doctors reevaluate his treatment
and tend to a respiratory infection.
Pele has received regular medical treatment since a tumor was
removed from his colon in September last year.
"Our Christmas at home has been suspended," his daughter Kely
Nascimento said on Instagram, thanking people for their support.
"We decided with the doctors that, for various reasons, it would
be better for us to stay here with all the care that this new
family at Einstein gives us," she said in the post.
Following Argentina's win in Sunday's World Cup final, Pele
posted a picture on social media of their team lifting the
trophy, and hailed performances from squad leader Lionel Messi,
France's rising star Kylian Mbappe, and surprise semi-finalists
Morocco.
"Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an
enthralling way," he said. "What a gift it was to watch this
spectacle of the future of our sport."
Brazilian players had during a quarter-final in Qatar unfurled a
massive banner on the pitch with an image of the soccer great
during his 1970 World Cup win. It simply read: "Pele!"
(Reporting by Pedro Fonseca and Peter Frontini; Editing by Sarah
Morland and Rosalba O'Brien)
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