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Brazil football legend Pele released from hospital

Pele was hospitalised after meeting Kylian Mbappe at a promotional event in Paris [Courtesy]

Football great Pele has been released from hospital in Paris and will return to Brazil in the "coming hours," Brazilian media reported Monday, citing his spokesman.

The 78-year-old's discharge came after Neymar paid him a visit in hospital in the suburbs of the French capital.

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