Pelé is one of the greatest football legends of all time.
However, the Brazilian has had health problems for several years.
São Paulo - When you think of the greatest footballers of all time, fans from all over the world keep thinking of two names: Diego Maradona * and Pelé *.
Argentina's national hero left the stage forever in November 2020 at the age of 60, the sadness was great.
Now fans around the world are also worried about the Brazilian idol.
Pelé, actually Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is now 80 years old and has had difficulties over the years.
In 2020, his son Edinho
told
the sports portal
Globoesporte
that the soccer hero was psychologically very depressed because of his health problems.
Pelé in the hospital: football legend reassures his fans
He has a mobility problem after a hip transplant, is ashamed of his poor physical condition and hardly wants to leave the house.
At the time, the "King of Football" rejected reports that he was suffering from depression.
Pelé has now been admitted to a hospital in São Paulo again.
The good news: It should only be a matter of routine examinations that he was unable to do beforehand because of the corona pandemic.
The Brazilian reported on Twitter and even allowed himself a joke: “Folks, I didn't faint and I'm in good health.
Let me know that I won't play next Sunday. "
Guys, I didn't faint and I'm in very good health.
I went for my routine exams, which I had not been able to do before because of the pandemic.
Let them know I don't play next Sunday!
👍🏽
- Pelé (@Pele) August 31, 2021
Pelé: The football legend once played with Franz Beckenbauer in New York
Pelé made 92 international appearances and won three world titles *.
To this day he is a legend of football, his incredible goal record: 1301 hits in 1390 games.
For 18 years he laced his shoes for the legendary FC Santos in Brazil, in the mid-seventies he finally switched to New York Cosmos, although he had already ended his career.
In the USA he then ran together with Franz Beckenbauer *.
In addition to hip operations, Pelé had problems with his spine and knee.
Two years ago he had a kidney stone removed after a urinary tract infection.
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