The 82-year-old was shifted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo earlier this week after suffering from general swelling and heart failure.

Reports in Brazil suggest that he is receiving measures to relieve pain in the ward.

His former club Santos and the France international forward Kylian Mbappe were among those tweeting good wishes

On Thursday, his daughter Kely said that the three-time World Cup winner was in a ‘stable’ condition insisting there was ‘no cause for alarm’.

However, a report by Folha de Sao Paulo on Saturday, said Pele isn’t responding any longer to the chemotherapy treatment he has been undergoing since last September to treat his bowel cancer.

They said he is now in palliative care and won’t be subjected to invasive tests or treatment.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento aka Pele is regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time.

He won three World Cups with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and scored 643 goals in 659 official matches for the Brazilian club Santos.

He scored 77 times in 92 games for his country’s national team.