SAO PAULO: Former Brazil soccer great Pele underwent surgery on Saturday to remove a tumor in his colon, according to a social media post on Monday by the sports legend, who has been in hospital for six days.
“Last Saturday I underwent surgery to remove a suspicious lesion in the right colon,” the posting said. “The tumor was identified during the tests I mentioned last week.”
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Brazil soccer legend Pele underwent surgery to remove colon tumor
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Brazil soccer legend Pele underwent surgery to remove colon tumor
- "The tumor was identified during the tests I mentioned last week" Pele said in a social media post
Brazil’s Flamengo sack coach Filipe Luis despite 8-0 win
- Filipe Luis had been at the helm of the Rio de Janeiro giants since September 2024
- “As of Tuesday Filipe Luis will no longer be in charge of the team,” Flamengo said, also sacking his assistants
RIO DE JANEIRO: Flamengo shocked Brazilian football by sacking coach Filipe Luis just hours after an 8-0 win in the Campeonato Carioca semifinals.
Filipe Luis had been at the helm of the Rio de Janeiro giants since September 2024 and led them to their fourth Copa Libertadores title last season after a 1-0 victory over Palmeiras in the final.
But on Tuesday Brazil’s richest club fired their coach, who was said to be taken aback as it came just hours after the 8-0 win over regional rivals Madureira gave Flamengo a crushing 11-0 aggregate victory in the state Carioca competition.
“As of Tuesday Filipe Luis will no longer be in charge of the team,” Flamengo said, also sacking his assistants.
The 40-year-old former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid defender also took Flamengo to the Brazilian Serie A and Carioca titles last year.
They reached the Club World Cup last 16 before suffering a 4-2 defeat by Bayern Munich, beating eventual champions Chelsea en route to winning their group.
But Flamengo have suffered some disappointing results this year, losing the Brazilian Super Cup final to Corinthians and the Recopa Sudamericana to Argentina’s Lanus after extra time in the second leg at the Maracana.
Filipe Luis had been promoted from his previous job as youth coach after retiring as a player at Flamengo in 2023.
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