Pele football legends at home and “super strong” when he recovered from the large intestinal tumor, said his daughter on Saturday in what appeared to be a rebuttal of media reports that his condition deteriorated.
The former 81-year-old Santos and New York Cosmos player was dismissed from the hospital on Thursday after undergoing two days of chemotherapy treatment.
Pele underwent surgery to remove the intestinal tumor in September 2021 and have been outside the Hospital of Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo in the months since then.
His daughter, Kelly Nascimento said in an Instagram post, his father was fine.
“I don’t know what out of where but everyone sent me a message, everyone was worried,” he said, before adding, “nothing has changed.” “There is nothing new to report.
My father went to the hospital every month.
So these things will come out now and again, sometimes he will go twice a month.
But nothing has changed, he’s fine., Restoring properly, and very strong.
“ESPN sports TV network has reported cancer has spread and that World Cup winners are diagnosed with tumors in the intestine, one in the heart and another in the lungs.
His business manager refused to confirm or rejected the report.
Many are considered one of the largest footballers, Pele has suffered from a series of health problems in recent years, including hip surgery which makes it painful pain and difficulty walking without assistance.
He has reduced public appearance but remains active in social media.