Kelly Nascimento, daughter of Brazilian soccer star Pele, posted this photo on Christmas Eve.
In the photo posted to her private Instagram account, she is holding her father, who has been admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo.
She writes in the text: “We are still here, in jihad and in faith.”
The 82-year-old was previously open about being diagnosed with cancer. Earlier in December it was reported that Pele was in stable condition after being taken to hospital in the fight against colon cancer.
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At this point, the Brazilian and international media wrote that Pele had stopped responding to chemotherapy. The girls walked out at this point with the football fan reassured that he was in no danger of dying.
He previously underwent surgery for cancer.
They did not write anything about the current situation.
He helped Pele win the World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and is the only footballer to have won three World Cups, and is therefore one of football’s biggest stars.
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