Pelé in ''semi-intensive'' care, daughter says he's doing well

The hospital had not previously issued a new statement on Pelé's health since Tuesday, when he was removed from intensive care.

Brazilian soccer great Pelé “took a little step back” in his to remove a tumor from his colon but he is “recovering well” at a Sao Paulo hospital, his daughter Kely Nascimento said.

However, the Albert Einstein hospital said the 80-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento had returned to intensive care after “a brief breathing instability” Thursday night. Pelé was currently stable in “semi-intensive” care, the hospital said, and he “continues recovering.” It did not give further details.

Kely Nascimento posted a picture Friday with her father on Instagram which she said she had just taken in his room at the Albert Einstein hospital.