Edson Arantes do Nascimento AKA Pele has been taken to the hospital and his condition is reportedly worsening.
The Brazilian football legend was taken into hospital in Sao Paulo, in a visit that was not scheduled.
He was taken into the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil by his wife Marcia Aoki and a caregiver, according to ESPN Brazil.
However, Pele’s daughter, Kely Nascimento took to the picture-sharing App, Instagram to allay fears of the severity of the issue following reports in the media of his dad’s health.
“Lots of alarm in the media today concerning my dad’s health. He is in the hospital regulating the situation,” Kely, the daughter of Pele wrote as quoted by Reuters.
“There is no emergency or new dire prediction. I will be there for New Year and promise to post some pictures.”
The 82-year-old three-time World Cup winner had a tumour removed from his colon in September last year and has since been in and out of the hospital for treatment on a regular basis.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
