Pele has been moved to palliative care, according to reports in Brazil.
The three-time World Cup winner, regarded among the greatest players of all time, underwent surgery to remove a tumour from his colon last year, and has been in and out of hospital since.
He was hospitalised earlier this week, though his daughter said on Wednesday there was no surprise or emergency , with Pele then saying it was a monthly visit in a post on Instagram.
However, a report in Folha de Sao Paulo on Saturday said Pele was no longer responding to chemotherapy treatment and is now receiving pain-relieving measures in a palliative end-of-life care ward.
The 82-year-old will not be the subject of any invasive treatment or tests.
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