Pele’s health is a cause for concern. The Brazilian glory, winner of three World Cups, has captured attention in Brazil and in the world of football since last Wednesday, when the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, where he has been hospitalized since November 30, reported the worsening of the tumor in the colon that was diagnosed in 2021.

Santos, a club where he has been able to shine, decided this Tuesday to pay tribute to him with a change to his shield. From next January, a crown will be placed above the crest and between the stars representing the 1962 and 1963 Club World Cup titlesthat Santos conquered when they still had what many consider the best footballer in the world in their ranks.

the new shieldrequired by the statute that the club’s management approved last November, will adorn the uniforms of men’s and women’s soccer teams, both professional and youth, as well as those of Futsal teams. The official debut of the kit with the new shield is scheduled for January 4thwhen Santos Sub 20 will face Sao Raimundo in the city of Santo André.

The tribute was presented at a press conference on Tuesday at the club’s headquarters, where the U20 team that will compete in the Brazilian category championship next January was announced.

The uniform with the crown, on the other hand, had already been used in a match in October 2019 by Venezuelan Yeferson Soteldo, who at the time wore number 10 at Santos, and wanted to pay homage to one of the best players of all time.

Pele’s health and the accompaniment of the people closest to him

Currently, the former Brazilian soccer player is in a common room surrounded by “almost” his entire family, as his daughter Kelly shared over the weekend. This Monday it even became known that one of Edson Arantes do Nascimento’s eldest sons, the former goalkeeper Edinho, has postponed his return to the Londrina club, where he works as a coach, to continue accompanying him.

The team from Londrina, a city in the neighboring state of Paraná, reported on Monday that Edinho authorization request stay in Sao Paulo for indefinite time being able to continue alongside one of the best footballers of all time.

The Londrina players, who are preparing for next Friday’s friendly against Marilia, worked under the orders of Edinho’s assistants, who arrived on Saturday to join his family due to work commitments.

Earlier, she had posted a touching message on her social networks. “Father, my strength is yours”, he posted on his Instagram account, a phrase that accompanies a moving image clinging to his hand. The location, the Albert Einstein Israeli Hospital, where ‘O Rei’ has been located since last November 30th.