Fears that Pelé, a Brazilian football legend, is receiving palliative care led to his hospitalisation.

Pelé, a legendary player in Brazilian football, was expected to stay in the hospital where he has been since Tuesday because of a lung infection. He is receiving antibiotic treatment, the Albert Einstein Hospital stated in a statement on Friday.

The patient, who continues to sleep in a conventional bedroom, "has responded appropriately and is stable with an overall improvement in his health state," the hospital added. Following the breaking news, domestic media in Pelé's native Brazil reported on Sunday that he is undergoing palliative care. The 82-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento is no longer connected to chemotherapy after a protracted struggle with colon cancer, according to the Folha de S.Paulo paper.

Yet if the former footballer's cancer has spread to other parts is unknown, according to neither the hospital nor his family. Every month, he has checked in with the hospital. But the hospital on Friday acknowledged that the three-time World Cup champion had to adjust his chemotherapy treatment. At the World Cup on Friday, Brazilian supporters cheered for the football legend as their country lost 1-0 to Cameroon.

Behind one of the goals at Lusail Stadium, fans in Qatar raised a banner with the likeness of Pelé holding a football.

They also unfurled a sizable flag bearing the words "Pelé." and a picture of the famous Brazilian figure. Get well quickly. One spectator displayed a jersey bearing a picture of Pelé.

Late on Thursday, Pelé thanked his followers on Instagram for their well wishes as he battles illness. On social media, Pelé posted, "Friends, I am at the hospital having my monthly visit." "It's good to get encouraging remarks like this. Thank you everyone who has sent me positive energies and to Qatar for this tribute! Thursday's pre-game press conference was where Brazil manager Tite announced that the entire team wished to send their best wishes to Pelé in Qatar.

One amongst his daughters, Kely Nascimento, sent Qatar & Tite a message of gratitude on her father's behalf. In September 2021, a colon tumour was excised, and since then, Pelé has undergone chemotherapy. He is still the team's captain and assisted Brazil in winning the World Cups in 1958, 1962, and 1970.