Kely Nascimento, the sports icon’s daughter, confirmed his deathon Instagram.
“We love you infinitely.
Rest in peace.”
Pele suffered various health ailments over the last decade or so, including cancer.
As a child, he played soccer barefoot on the streets of his rural village.
In 1992, he became a UN ambassador for the environment.
In 2018, he founded the Pele Foundation with the goal of helping impoverished youth around the world.
In September of 2021, Pele underwent surgery to remove a colon tumor.
Wrote Mumbai City FC, “The beautiful game is forever indebted.”
The beautiful game is forever indebted.pic.twitter.com/5e6iRoWDuD
Forever the King of football, the Legend!
Rest in peace, Pele.
You have changed the History of football.
