Sao Paulo, Oct. 1 (BNA) – Brazilian football legend Pele left a hospital in Sao Paulo after several weeks on Thursday, and a hospital bulletin said he would undergo chemotherapy after removing a colon polyp.
Reuters said Pele was hospitalized nearly a month ago for routine checkups before undergoing surgery on Sept. 4 to remove the tumor.
He was in and out of the intensive care unit at Albert Einstein Hospital in the days following his surgery, with social media posts from his family assuring fans that he is recovering well.
The hospital said in a bulletin Thursday that he is stable and was discharged in the morning for discharge, but that he will “continue on chemotherapy.”
Pele left hospital early in the evening, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Santos, Brazil and New York Cosmos player will turn 81 on October 23. Pele is the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player.
On Wednesday, his daughter Kelly said he was expected to be laid off.
“Now that he is stronger and is leaving the hospital to continue recovering and treating himself at home, I will go home,” Pele’s daughter, who lives in the United States, said on social media.
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