Brazil football legend Pele recovering after tumor operation
Al JazeeraThe 80-year-old, who has been in poor health in recent years, is due out of intensive care on Tuesday, hospital says. Brazilian football great Pele has undergone surgery for a suspected colon tumour and is recovering, the hospital in Sao Paulo treating him announced. “The tumour was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory examinations and the material was sent for pathological analysis,” said the Albert Einstein Hospital on Monday, where Pele has been treated since August 31. “I will face this match with a smile on my face, a lot of optimism and joy for living surrounded by the love of my family and friends.” Pele is due out of intensive care on Tuesday, the hospital said in a statement. Pele, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, has been in poor health in recent years and has had various spells in hospital, most recently in April 2019 in Paris because of a severe urinary tract infection.