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VIDEO: Even Though Soccer Legend Pele Is Fighting Against Cancer He Wanted to Watch Lionel Messi Play From His Hospital Bed

Published 12/14/2022, 6:30 AM EST

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Soccer followers are true fanatics of the sport. We have fans watching matches in the middle of the night, in the classroom, and during a party. Especially when the best teams and legends of the game are playing to win the biggest event. The FIFA World Cup started about a month ago and it has now reached the stage where we have a finalist and will have the other one today. Millions of fans witnessed greatness yesterday when Argentina pushed through Croatia to reach the finals. They beat Croatia 3-0 and took perfect revenge for their 2018 loss in the group stages. Almost every soccer fan enjoyed this match, even the greatest ever Pele.

France is set to play Morocco in the second semifinal today and the winner of the match will meet Argentina in the finals. The team that will lose will meet Croatia in the third-place playoff. Argentinian fans are praying for glory for Lionel Messi as he is playing in his last World Cup. The dream now is just one step away, and we can all just sit and watch it unfold.

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Pele watched Argentina vs Croatia

FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the planet, with billions of fans watching all around the globe. Yesterday after the match, Pele’s daughter shared a pic and a video in which it seems that Pele was watching the match from the hospital.

The video she shared was Pele watching Lionel Messi running half of the field with the ball, making the Croatian defense look like junior players.

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It was a glimpse of Messi in his prime. Kely Nascimento, the daughter of Brazilian legend Pele wrote, “what a beautiful thing” describing the assist by Lionel Messi.

Update on Pele’s health

Pele has been getting treatment for colon cancer since September last year, but he was recently hospitalized after doctors diagnosed him with a respiratory infection. Pele’s healthcare provider made a statement about the health status of the legend. They said, “The patient continues to show improvement in the clinical status, in particular the respiratory infection. He remains in a regular room, is conscious, and with stable vital signs..

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Fans all over the world are praying for the recovery of Pele and he is showing improvements, watching the sport he dedicated his life to.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports, coming with a year of experience in digital marketing and 19 years of being a sports fan. Like most people in India, he started by watching cricket and then all sports. He writes poetry and songs in his free time and plays FPS games like Valorant and CSGO.
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Akash Pandhare