Veteran footballer Pele's condition critical: Friends and relatives arriving at hospital, daughter posted photo

Pele, the all-time great football player, is in critical condition. The great Brazilian footballer is currently battling death in a Sao Paulo hospital. He has been kept under special observation. His health is continuously deteriorating and it has affected his kidney and heart.

Close friends and family members have started gathering at the hospital to see the 82-year-old veteran footballer battling cancer. His family has celebrated Christmas on Sunday in the hospital itself. On Sunday morning, their daughter Kelly Nascimento posted a family photo to Insta. In his Insta post 3 hours ago, Nascimento wrote- 'Gratitude, love, togetherness of family... this is the essence of Christmas. Thank you for so much love you sent on Christmas...gratitude, and love. I am his (Pele) in this fun and wonderful life

At the same time, son Edinho wrote in an emotional post on Instagram- 'Papa... You are my strength.' Pele's son Edson Cholbi arrived at Nascimento Hospital on Saturday. He is known as Edinho. Pele's daughter Kelly Nascimento is also in the hospital.