Pelé’s Family Gathers at Hospital Bedside in Sao Paulo

Pelé’s Family Gathers at Hospital Bedside in Sao Paulo
Brazilian soccer great Pele attends a news conference to present the FIFA World Cup global "Trophy Tour" in Paris on March 10, 2014. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
The Associated Press
Updated:

SAO PAULO—Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November.

Doctors said earlier in the week that Pelé’s cancer had advanced, adding the three-time World Cup winner is under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.” No other hospital statements have been published since.