Brazilian soccer legend Pele was launched from Sao Paulo hospital, however will proceed to be handled for a abdomen tumour.
“Edson Arantes do Nascimento was discharged from Israeli Albert Einstein on Thursday,” the hospital stated in a press release.
“The patient remains stable and will continue treatment on the colon tumor identified in September.”
Pele, 81, was admitted to the hospital in early December for a chemotherapy session.
He had beforehand been hospitalized for a couple of month after surgical procedure to take away the tumor.
Later on Thursday, Pele posted an image from his youthful days on social media, saying, “The smiling picture is not in vain. As I promised you, I will spend Christmas with my family. I’m coming back home. Thanks for all the kind messages.”
Pele helped Brazil win the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups and is his nation’s all-time main scorer with 77 objectives in 92 matches.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
