Brazilian football great Pele was discharged from the hospital Thursday after two weeks of chemo-therapy for a colon tumour, announced the Sao Paulo hospital that treated him.
The 81-year-old ex-player known as “O Rei” (The King) “is stable and will continue the treatment of the colon tumour that was identified in Septem-ber of this year,” the Albert Einstein Hospital said in a statement.
Pele underwent surgery for the tumour on Sep-tember 4, spending a month in the hospital before being discharged to continue chemotherapy.
It is the latest in a string of health troubles for the ageing star, whose public appearances have grown increasingly rare.
Considered by many the greatest footballer of all time, Edson Arantes do Nascimento — Pele’s real name — is the only player in history to win three World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970).—APP
