Football great Pele arrived back in Brazil Tuesday after a six-day hospital stay in France.
The three-time World Cup winner was discharged from a Parishospital late Monday after treatment for an urinary infection following anappearance at a promotional event in the French capital with France strikerKylian Mbappe.
Pele left the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos airport in Brazil in awheelchair and was taken away by van.
The 78-year-old’s discharge from hospital came after currentBrazil star Neymar, who plays alongside Mbappe for Paris Saint-Germain, paidhim a visit in hospital in the Parisian suburbs.
Neymar posted a photo on his Instagram account Monday ofhimself alongside a smiling Pele in his hospital bed with the two holdinghands.
Brazil’s G1 reported that Pele had intended to come out ofhospital on Saturday to return to Brazil, but had been delayed by furthertests.
The infection was not serious and was under control, membersof Pele’s entourage had said.
Pele has had several health issues in recent years.
A similar infection put him in intensive care in November 2014.