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marmar

(77,163 posts) Sat Dec 24, 2022, 06:39 PM Dec 2022

The great Pele is in pretty dire condition, apparently.....

The family of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé have gathered at a São Paulo hospital, prompting concerns about the deteriorating health of the 82-year-old.

Two of his daughters have been at his side in the Albert Einstein hospital for most of this week and they were joined on Saturday by his son Edinho who came from Londrina, 540km away, where he coaches the second division team.

One of his daughters, Kely Nascimento, published a picture on Instagram late on Friday of her hugging her father on his hospital bed with the message: “We’re still here, fighting and with faith. Another night together.” Her sister Flavia Arantes do Nascimento also posted the picture, which showed her sleeping on a couch, on social media.

Edinho shared a picture of him holding his father’s hand. “Dad … my strength is yours,” he wrote. ............(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/24/another-night-together-pele-fights-with-faith-in-hospital-as-family-gather

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The great Pele is in pretty dire condition, apparently..... (Original Post) marmar Dec 2022 OP

Shep Messing had a funny in his book I read years ago underpants Dec 2022 #1

to me a sports legend is someone who non-sports fans are familiar with Skittles Dec 2022 #2

Of all time malaise Dec 2022 #3

as a teenager in England I loved Gordon Banks Skittles Dec 2022 #5

Lovelt malaise Dec 2022 #7

I agree. He will always be the greatest of soccer, IMO. hlthe2b Dec 2022 #4

He won't but he will be for us malaise Dec 2022 #6

underpants

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1. Shep Messing had a funny in his book I read years ago

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Sat Dec 24, 2022, 06:57 PM

Dec 2022

The NY Cosmos was basically footballers greats getting one more paycheck and maybe expanding the game into the US. Messing was one of the big American names in the sport. Pelé, Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto, and Giorgio Chinaglia. All were giants in the sport.

One day at practice they are running to warm up. I think it was really hot. Shep slides off and hid in the roller for the baseball tarp. Catching his breath he hears of senses something else is in there with him. When his eyes adjusted he realized it was Pelé. Pelé says “Hey Shep. You lazy like me too huh?”