The family of Brazilian football legend Pele have said they’re ‘tired’ of receiving condolences.
The three-time World Cup winner is currently in hospital, but his daughter, Flavia, has dismissed claims that Pele was in the ICU and even revealed how the 82-year-old had been watching Brazil at the 2022 World Cup.
She also said Pele had been discussing Brazil’s progress over the phone with his grandson.
Another of his daughters, Kely, added that the 82-year-old had COVID three weeks ago, which has led to some respiratory problems.
Speaking to Fantastico, Kely said: ‘About three weeks ago he got Covid. He is vaccinated, with all the vaccines, but because of the cancer medicine, the chemotherapy, which is fragile, he got a lung infection.
‘That’s why he went to the hospital, because of the lung infection. Is he serious? It’s serious, because he’s a certain age, he’s treating cancer.’