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Pele discharged from hospital in stable condition

Brazilian football legend undergoing treatment for colon tumour since September

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Sao Paulo: Brazil football great Pele has been discharged from Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital, a statement said on Thursday.

“The patient is stable and will continue his treatment for a colon tumour that was identified in September,” the hospital statement said.

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