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Sami Quadri

Football legend Pele ‘is moved to end-of-life care’ in hospital - reports

Brazilian football legend Pele is receiving palliative care after chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer stopped having the expected results, it has been reported.

Pele, 82, who is widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to re-evaluate his cancer treatment and later diagnosed with a respiratory infection, according to medical reports.

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