Pele released from hospital, will continue tumour treatment
Football | December 24, 2021 9:02 ISTThe 81-year-old Brazilian football legend was hospitalised at the start of December for sessions of chemotherapy.
The 81-year-old Brazilian football legend was hospitalised at the start of December for sessions of chemotherapy.
Pele said on Instagram he has been “having small chemotherapy sessions as part of my treatment.” He added he had just finished the last session of 2021.
Pele was briefly put in intensive care after surgery on his right colon. He is recovering at his home in Guarujá, outside Sao Paulo.
Sunil Chhetri scored a brace against Maldives during the SAFF Championship game on Wednesday and went past Pele in list of top international goalscorers.
In recent days, Pelé published several pictures and videos on social media showing his recovery process in the hospital.
The 80-year-old Pelé removed a tumor from his colon on Sept. 4 and spent days in intensive care after the surgery.
Pele Health Live Updates: Brazilian football legend Pele is currently in semi-intensive care and recovering well, according to his daughter.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Pele has also undergone kidney and prostate procedures.
Pelé said he is ready "to play 90 minutes, plus extra time” after leaving intensive care.
Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement that Pele was recovering “in a satisfactory manner," though still in intensive care.
Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said on Monday the 80-year-old football great is in an intensive care unit and will be transferred to a regular room on Tuesday.
The 80-year-old's wellbeing was the subject of speculation earlier on Tuesday after it was revealed he had been admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo.
Marta scored in her fifth successive Olympic appearance during Brazil's opening game of the 2020 edition against China.
Banerjee, who died at the age of 68 four years ago, is best remembered for denying legendary Pele from scoring off a free-kick in an exhibition match against visiting Cosmos in 1977.
Pele backs Mbappe for a new day after the French forward missed the decisive penalty as France makes Euro 2020 exit in shootout loss to Switzerland.
Based on FIFA records, Pele sits first for Team Brazil with 77 goals. Neymar cut the gap to nine after helping Brazil beat Peru 4-0 in a Copa America match on Thursday.
Official statistics from FIFA, soccer's international governing body, put Pelé in No. 1 spot for Brazil with 77 goals. Neymar has 68 after he netted the Seleção's second against Peru.
The 80-year-old Brazilian football great posted the news on his social media channels along with a picture of himself receiving the shot in his right arm.
Pele further claimed in the documentary that all his wives and girlfriends were aware of his infidelity.
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