Pelé claimed to be in better health and joked about playing soccer again

The legendary former Brazilian footballer Pelé said Thursday that he is in "better" health after leaving the hospital in Sao Paulo.

The legendary Brazilian ex-footballer Pelé said Thursday that his health is "better" and joked about playing ball again, two weeks after leaving the Sao Paulo hospital where he was operated on for a tumor in the colon.

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"Thank God I'm fine, I'm better, I'm even ready to play on Sunday. But already speaking seriously, thanks for everything, thanks to all those who sent me a hug and give me strength. God willing, I will be with you very soon, "said the former star in a video posted on the Instagram accounts of two of his daughters.

In the video, the first in which he appears after leaving the medical center where he was hospitalized for a month, the only footballer to win three World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970) appears smiling and good-looking.

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who will turn 81 on October 23, left the Albert Einstein Hospital on September 30 after a “suspicious” tumor was detected in his colon during a routine check-up.

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He was operated on on September 4 and on the day he was discharged, after some steps through the intensive care unit, the specialists assured that the former scorer will continue a chemotherapy treatment, a procedure that treats people with cancer .

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Neither the doctors nor the former footballer and his family have reported so far on the results of the pathological analysis of the tumor or if 'O Rei' suffers from cancer.

While he was hospitalized, the former attacker, considered by many the best footballer in history, shared how his health was evolving in publications on his social networks, many of them impregnated with his particular sense of humor.

In recent years, Pelé has been admitted to the hospital several times for various health problems.

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