Brazilian great Pele is recovering in a Sao Paulo hospital after undergoing surgery on a prostate condition. The 74-year-old was operated on after being admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital on Tuesday, having also been treated at the same hospital in November. A medical statement quoted on the Globoesporte website read: “Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) is in hospital after he underwent a surgical procedure of transurethral resection of the prostate. “His condition is stable and he is in a room at the hospital.” According to the statement, Pele’s condition is being monitored by doctors Gustavo Caserta Lemos and Fabio Nasri. However, it does not say when the three-time World Cup winner might be discharged. Pele was also treated at the Albert Einstein Hospital late last year after being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection that stemmed from a November 13 operation to remove kidney stones. He has only one kidney, having had one removed towards the end of his playing career.