They divorced in 1982. He later married gospel singer Assiria Lemos Seixas, who gave birth to twins Joshua and Celeste in 1996, with Pele also fathering the late Sandra Machado, which was confirmed by a court-ordered DNA test, as well as Flavia with journalist Lenita Kurtz. Pele went on to marry for a final time in 2006 to Marcia Aoki, a Japanese-Brazilian importer of medical equipment whom he first met in the 1980s.
Pele says in the new documentary: "In all honesty, I've had a few affairs, some of which resulted in children, but I've only learned about them later."
Among all the known kids, Pele fathered seven kids. Pele further claimed in the documentary that all his wives and girlfriends were aware of his infidelity.
He said: "My first wife, first girlfriend, knew about it. I never lied." The legend had been battling a respiratory infection during his cancer fight in the Sao Paulo hospital, passing away due to multiple organ failure as a complication of colon cancer.