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Pelé thanks the Brazilian national team for the tribute: "They made my day very happy"

"Relief and happiness," said the King of Football, who was hospitalized in the capital of São Paulo.

Pelé (Photo: Reproduction / Lucas Jackson - Reuters)

247 Former player Pelé, 82, thanked the national team for the tribute paid to him after the... victory against South Korea this Monday (5) for the round of 16 of the Qatar Cup. 

"A mixture of relief and happiness. They made my day very happy," said the King of Football, through family members. The statement was published by G1 portal

The former player was admitted last Tuesday (29) to the Albert Einstein hospital, in the city of São Paulo (SP), for the treatment of cancer.

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