Pele in 'special care' as condition worsens - hospital

Sao Paulo (AFP) -

Brazil great Pele, 74, was on Thursday taken into a special care unit in a Sao Paulo hospital after his health worsened, three days after being admitted with a urinary infection, the hospital confirmed.

"Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) remains in hospital. To receive the best care he was transferred in order to be monitored in a special care unit," read a statement released by the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo.

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Pele underwent surgery for kidney stones on November 13 before being released two days later.

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