Brazil football legend Pele released from hospital - report

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Last Updated : Apr 09 2019 | 9:20 AM IST

Football great Pele has been released from hospital in Paris and will return to Brazil in the "coming hours," Brazilian media reported Monday, citing his spokesman.

The 78-year-old's discharge came after Neymar paid him a visit in hospital in the suburbs of the French capital.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward posted a photo on his Instagram account Monday of himself alongside a smiling Pele in his hospital bed with the two holding hands.

"I want to thank you deeply for your positive thoughts and get-well wishes," Pele said in a statement cited by Brazilian news website Globo Sport.

"Thanks to the great affection of the medical team at the American hospital of Paris, I am travelling home soon."
"Thank you so much for all the love! The antibiotics are working," Pele tweeted on Friday. "I'm feeling much better and I think I'm ready to play again!"

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First Published: Apr 09 2019 | 9:20 AM IST

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