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Brazil legend Pele is in intensive care as his condition worsens at Sao Paulo hospital.

The 74-year-old was admitted suffering from a urinary infection on Tuesday after undergoing surgery on kidney stones at the beginning of the month.

Doctors at the Albert Einstein Hospital had only recently said Pele was in a stable condition with his illness, but media report claims that the three-time World Cup winner’s condition is now worsening.

Following his recent discharge on November 15, Pele’s personal aide Jose Fornos Rodrigues had told Reuters: “He made some tests and will be discharged tomorrow. Everything is fine.”

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.

He played 656 competitive games for Santos and holds the record for Brazil’s top goalscorer with 77 goals in 92 games.