Brazil football legend Pele recovering after tumor operation

The 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 thank God for feeling very well,” the 80-year-old wrote on his Instagram page on Monday.