Pelé, aka Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was a Brazilian national football team striker in the 1970s and 1980s

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Pele is the first player in history to win the FIFA World Cup three times (in 1958, 1962, and 1970)

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Pele, widely regarded as the best footballer in the game's history, is being treated for colon cancer

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The football star, who is 82 years old is ill, said on Monday that he was applauding for the Brazilian national team from the hospital

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Pele said on Instagram that he was watching the "Selecao" crush South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16. “All eleven of you have my support."

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On Sunday, his followers gathered outside the clinic in the Morumbi, brandishing a banner that displayed an image of a young Pele

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After the competition in 1958, Pele is known as O Rei (The King). With 77 goals in 92 appearances, Pelé is Brazil's all-time top scorer

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FIFA called him "the greatest," and he was widely recognized as one of the most accomplished and well-liked athletes of the 20th century

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