Pele gets message of support from Brazil’s World Cup squad - www.asempanews.com

Three-time World Cup winner Pele, regarded among the greatest players of all time, is receiving medical care at home in Brazil.

Particularly coming at a time when a World Cup is taking place and he is not present, the news of Pele needing hospital attention has caused concern for many.

That is the feeling of all the squad, we wish Pele the very best.”

Pele’s daughter said in her statement on Wednesday that “the media is freaking out again”, adding that she planned to visit her father in the new year, with her brothers visiting at present.

As Brazil got their tournament under way last week, Pele sent the squad a message of good luck

He was a World Cup winner in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

No matter the size and tradition of the opponents: we must respect and play each match with the focus of a final.