"Love and Love Forever"... The Final Request of Football Emperor Pele

The SNS of the 'Football Emperor' Pel? containing his final message. Photo by Pel? SNS capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] "Love and love, forever."

The 'Football Emperor' Pel? (Brazil), regarded as the greatest player in football history, emphasized love in his final message.

Major foreign media reported on the 30th (Korean time) that "Pel?, who made his name as the world's best football player by winning the World Cup three times, has passed away." Pel?'s daughter, Kelly Nascimento, also announced the obituary through social media (SNS) on the same day, saying, "Thank you. I love you forever. Rest in peace."

Pel?'s last message was also posted on his SNS. Next to a photo of him smiling brightly, it read, "Edson (Pel?'s real name, Edson Arantes do Nascimento) captivated the world with his genius in football, stopped wars, carried out social welfare worldwide, and spread love, which was believed to be the cure for all our problems." At the end of the message was Pel?'s last will: "Love, love, love. Forever."

Pel? is considered the greatest football player in history, leading Brazil to three World Cup victories. During his career, he played 1,363 matches and scored 1,281 goals, earning the title 'Football Emperor.' He scored 12 goals in 14 FIFA World Cup matches and remains the only player to have won the World Cup three times (1958, 1962, 1970).

Pel?'s battle with illness began last September when a cancerous tumor was found in his right colon, leading to surgery. He underwent chemotherapy while going back and forth to the hospital but was readmitted last month due to heart failure, systemic edema, and delirium. Recently, he also received treatment for respiratory symptoms caused by COVID-19 and passed away after a difficult fight.

The Albert Einstein Hospital in S?o Paulo, Brazil, where Pel? was receiving treatment, announced, "Pel? passed away at 3:27 p.m. local time on the 29th," adding, "The cause of death was multiple organ failure due to the progression of colon cancer and the diseases he was suffering from."

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