Fellow Brazil legend, Romario De Suza, has sent Pele a message of support in recent days , as Pele's family gathered at the hospital to be by his side during Christmas Day.The Brazilian football star has been battling colon cancer since September 2021 
Former Brazil player Romario has wished Pele a speedy recovery.  Speaking to Ge Globo he said “King, get better. So much faith. The whole world is looking and praying for you. Improvements! I kiss your heart.” Pele is hospitlised at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital where the 82-year-old football legend is being treated for worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems. Romario and Pele despite representing the same nation had their differences in the past. Romario in 2007 had called Pele “a poet when he doesn’t speak” Romario wished Pele a speedy recovery due to the difficult health condition the latter is going through.One of Pele's former rivals, Romario, has wished the Brazilian football legend well in a recent video on social media. The 82-year-old, who had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021, was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo on November 29 and recently spent Christmas Day there. As his conditions worsen, family members have gathered in the hospital to stay with him and former team-mates - and rivals - have now sent messages of support.The pair of former Selecao strikers had been embroiled in their bitter feud since Romario branded Pele 'a poet when he doesn't speak' back in 2007. Romário said in statements to the Brazilian network "ge.globo": "Oh king, the whole world is looking for you and praying for you. I hope you get better! I kiss your heart." The differences between Romário and Pele go back more than 11 years, when Pele demanded the retirement of the former Barcelona striker, so that the latter came out and made a shocking statement to him, in which he said: “When Pele remains silent, he becomes a poet, but he says things of no value when he speaks. He was a king and the greatest.” A player in history, but he has to put his shoes in his mouth,” before apologizing for this statement, but the arguments between the two did not stop after that. Romario entered into wars of words with many prominent players over the course of his career, such as Zico, the former captain of the Brazilian national team, and Mario Zagallo, the former Brazilian coach.