Pelé back to ICU but "stable" according to reports from Brazil
Brazilian media is reporting that retired soccer star Pelé returned to intensive care on Friday as he continues to recover from surgery to remove a tumor from his colon.
ESPN Brasil said that the 80-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento had an acid reflux on Thursday night and, despite being on stable condition, doctors decided to move him to intensive care as a precaution.
He has been in good clinical condition and was recovering in his room at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo.
The facility is not expected to provide a statement on the latest conditions of the soccer legend.
A tumor at his colon was found when Pelé went for routine exams at the end of August.
His surgery was Sept. 4 and he had been expected to leave intensive care last week.
Pelé, the only male player to win three World Cups, has had mobility problems since a failed hip replacement surgery in 2012, forcing him to use a walker and wheelchair.
In recent years, he has also undergone kidney and prostate procedures.
Pelé won the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups, and remains Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 matches.