( CNN ) -- Soccer legend Pele remained in an intensive care unit Monday , a week after he was hospitalized with a urinary tract infection . The 74-year-old has no fever and is receiving antibiotics intravenously , according to doctors at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo , Brazil . They are planning tests on Tuesday to analyze the need for possible renal support . Pele , who was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento , was admitted to the hospital November 24 . He had recently undergone surgery at the same facility to remove kidney stones . The athletic icon had one kidney removed during his days as a player , said his aide , Jose Fornos Rodrigues . Known as `` The Black Pearl '' and `` The King , '' Pele is one of the best known names in all of sports . He burst onto the scene as a teenager , helping lead his native Brazil to the 1958 World Cup championship . Pele went on to star on two other World Cup title teams , in 1962 and 1970 . He also had a breakthrough career with the Brazilian club Santos and later with the New York Cosmos of the now-defunct North American Soccer League . In 2000 , Pele and Argentina 's Diego Maradona were named co-Players of the Century by FIFA , the international soccer governing body . Since retiring from soccer , Pele has remained in the public eye as a product pitchman , ambassador for the sport of soccer and advocate for Brazil 's poor , having grown up as one of them in the inland city of Tres Coracoes . CNN 's Shasta Darlington and Holly Yan contributed to this report .
Pele was admitted to the hospital last week with a urinary tract infection . The Brazilian soccer star has been hospitalized since June 22 for an infection, according to his publicist. Pele is a three-time World Cup champion and shared Player of the Century award .