Pelé was admitted to Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein on Nov. 29 for a re-evaluation of the chemotherapy for a colon tumor detected in September 2021. The tumor was removed surgically on ...
Outside the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo, fans started gathering when they heard the news of Pele passing. Some were dressed in the number 10 shirt Pele wore when playing for Santos.
Supporters started gathering outside São Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital the previous afternoon when they heard news of Pele's death. Pelé had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021.