Pele making 'satisfactory recovery' in intensive care

Retired Brazilian football star Pelé remains in intensive care as he recovers from surgery to remove a tumour on the right side of his colon.

Published : Sep 11, 2021 19:21 IST , SAO PAULO

Pele has had mobility problems since a failed hip replacement surgery in 2012. - AP
Pele has had mobility problems since a failed hip replacement surgery in 2012. - AP
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Pele has had mobility problems since a failed hip replacement surgery in 2012. - AP

Retired Brazilian football star Pelé remained in intensive care on Friday as he recovered from surgery to remove a tumour on the right side of his colon.

Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement that 80-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento was recovering "in a satisfactory manner," though still in intensive care. The hospital said on Monday that Pelé was expected to be moved to a regular room on Tuesday.

The hospital also said Pelé is "awake, actively talking and keeping his vital signs in normality." The three-time World Cup champion also said on his  Instagram  that "each day I feel a little better." He went to the hospital for routine exams at the end of August when the tumour was found.

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The hospital said in a statement then that the tumour was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory exams. It added it collected samples to be analysed but has not released the results.

Pelé, the only male player to win three World Cups, has had mobility problems since a failed hip replacement surgery in 2012.

He has been forced to use walkers and wheelchairs in public. He has also been admitted to several hospitals in recent years for kidney and prostate procedures.

Pelé won the 1958, 1962, and 1970 World Cups, and remains Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 matches.

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