Pele has been released from the hospital in good health after undergoing surgery on his back. He was admitted into the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after suffering from a trapped nerve.
Pele has seen himself in hospital more frequently than preferred in the past few months, beginning with kidney stone removal in December and then undergoing prostate surgery in May. The 74-year-old legend has had successful recoveries from all of his medical issues, and is set to be suited up and healthy for the Olympic games in Rio next year.
According to Pele’s manager, Paul Kemsley, this is the first of two procedures he will go through this year to fully mend his back and hip pain. Regarded as Brazil’s best player to put on the yellow and green shirt, Pele will surely not want to miss his home country take on the fierce competition in Rio.
