sao paulo football legend pele 80 has taken several steps towards recovery after a colon operation three weeks ago his daughter said on fridaythese last days he has taken several steps kely nascimento said in a message on instagram with photos of the two of them playing cards pele smilinghe taught me how to play a card game and he is beating me hands down she addedon wednesday nascimento had posted a video of the former number 10 singing the anthem of santos his former clubthe threetime world cup winner had undergone surgery for a suspected colon tumor detected during a routine checkup on september 4 and left intensive care last weekthe results of the biopsy have not been made publicconsidered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time pele has been in poor health in recent years and has had various stints in hospital