Pele released from hospital following spinal surgery

Pele released from hospital after surgery

Pele has been released from hospital following a back operation.

The Brazil legend was being treated for nerve root decompression at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paolo, but left after less than a week.

It has also been revealed that Pele will undergo a second corrective procedure in the next few months.

Pele had previously been in hospital in May for prostate surgery.

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