Brazil legend Pele is making good progress following reported back surgery at a hospital in Sao Paulo.
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Doctors say the 74-year-old soccer great left the Albert Einstein hospital on Monday, less than a week after undergoing a procedure for nerve root decompression.
Pele won three World Cups as a player and has been named Football Player of the Century by FIFA, Athlete of the Century by the global Olympic Committee, and a national treasure by Brazil’s government.
Last November, he underwent surgery for kidney stones and then came down with an infection that required treatment in a hospital intensive care unit for several days.
In May, he had surgery for a prostate condition.
“(We) inform that Edson Arantes do Nascimento was discharged today.
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Pele was a World Cup victor in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and is his country’s record goal scorer with a tally of 77.
