Football legend Pele leaves hospital waving after prostate operation

Brazilian footballing legend Pele has been discharged from a hospital in Sao Paulo after undergoing prostate surgery, doctors have said. Staff at the Albert Einstein Hospital confirmed the 74-year-old (pictured) left on Saturday evening. They released a photograph of the three-time World Cup champion with his girlfriend, Marcia Aoki, taken shortly before he returned home. Pele had been treated for benign prostatic hyperplasia, or enlargement of the prostate, and no tumours were found, the hospital said.

My first World Cup in Sweden, when I was 17 years old, and my last World Cup against Italy in 1970.

Pele shared his proudest moments in a recent interview with Arsenal footballer Jack Wilshere

Pele has suffered a number of health problems in recent months. He underwent surgery for kidney stones in November, and then came down with an infection that required treatment in a hospital intensive care unit for several days. His one remaining kidney - the other was removed following a rib injury during his playing days - stopped working and had to be treated with dialysis. Pele, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time. He scored more than 1,280 career goals.

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