SAO PAULO. — Three-times World Cup soccer winner Pele was taken to hospital on Monday with a urinary infection, local media have reported, the second time this month he has been admitted for medical treatment. The 74-year-old former Brazil player was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo but officials there released only a brief statement with no details about his condition.
Widely regarded as the finest player to play the game, he had an operation to remove kidney stones earlier this month. — Reuters.