14 November,2012 10:59 AM IST | | Agencies
"Pele is in hospital here, but we are not able to provide any more details, as per the request of the family," said a press officer for the Albert Einstein hospital, who did not reveal when the 72-year-old had been admitted.
Nicknamed The King, Edson Arantes do Nascimento - - his birth name - reportedly underwent a hip operation, according to Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paulo, citing a person from the patient'su00a0circle. Pele is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to have graced the game, having won the World Cup on three occasions - 1958, 1962 and 1970 - and scored 1,281 goals during his career. - AFPu00a0
