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Pele takes to Twitter to reassure fans he is ‘doing fine and not in intensive care’

Sport360 staff

10:08 28/11/2014

Brazil football legend Pele, who has been hospitalized for three days suffering from a urinary infection, reached out to his fans via social media Thursday to say he’s “doing fine.”

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The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said earlier that his condition had “improved” and that the 74-year-old – widely regarded as the greatest player of all time – was receiving renal treatment.

But contrary to the hospital’s assertion that he was in intensive care, Pele said he had simply been moved to another room for increased privacy.

Earlier, after confirming that he was admitted on Monday, the hospital said that Pele’s medical tests showed the presence of a urinary infection.

“The clinical condition of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) has improved but he remains under intensive care,” it said in a statement.

Pele’s agent Jose Fornos said that the star was tired after receiving too many visits, and added that his treatment “could go on for eight days.”

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