César Sampaio, an assistant coach at the World Cup, said: ‘Regardless of religion, please say a prayer,’ while Pelé said from hospital: ‘I want to keep everyone calm’
Brazil’s assistant coach César Sampaio has asked people to pray for Pelé, with the 82-year-old three-timewinner in hospital with cancer. Sampaio, who described himself as “blessed” to have been able to play with Pelé, said: “Something you can all do, regardless of your religion, is please say a prayer, do whatever you do and send positive vibes.”
The head coach, Tite, said: “He is the only person I ever met who had me shaking when I met him. I speak from the bottom of my heart, this is an emotional moment for me: I remember it was 2018, there were all these historic people and I didn’t notice.
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