Brazil legend Pele is resting at home according to his spokesperson, who dismissed reports he had been taken to hospital with exhaustion.<\/p>\n
The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers Association (FWA).<\/p>\n
Pele – the only player to win three World Cups – withdrew and the FWA said he was being monitored by doctors.<\/p>\n
But his spokesperson called reports of his hospitalisation “fake news”.<\/p>\n
“He just didn’t want to make a long and stressful trip to London, in and out of who knows how many planes and airports,” said Jose Fornos Rodrigues. “That’s all.”<\/p>\n
Pele has been taken to hospital for\u00a0kidney and prostate problems\u00a0in recent years.<\/p>\n
Widely regarded as the\u00a0greatest player of all time, he scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during his 21-year career, including 77 goals in 91 appearances for Brazil.<\/p>\n
He helped his country win the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups and was named Fifa’s Player of the Century.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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