Football Legend Pele Hospitalized Again

Footballing great Pele was brought to the Albert Einstein hospital this week for chemotherapy sessions to treat the tumor that was found during routine exams at the end of August.

Pele said Thursday he will remain in a hospital in Sao Paulo “for a few days” to undergo new exams on his colon tumor. 

The 81-year-old was brought to the Albert Einstein hospital this week for chemotherapy sessions to treat the tumor found during routine exams at the end of August. Pele was hospitalized for almost one month due to the surgery to remove it.

Pele took it to Instagram to announce that he has been “having small chemotherapy sessions as part of my treatment.” He added he had just finished the last session of 2021.

“I wanted to share this achievement with you. After all, every little victory is a reason to celebrate, don’t you think?” he wrote, with a picture showing him in a hospital gown and a clenched right fist. “Don’t worry, I’m just getting ready for the holiday season!” Pelé won the football World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970 and still remains Brazil’s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 matches