Soccer : Pele will be taken off duty early Sunday , hospital says . He went into surgery in São Paulo , Brazil , this week for a urinary tract infection . The hospital says the 74-year - old is getting better as he 's being treated in the ICU . Pele is a four - time World Cup champion and shared Player of the Century award .
Soccer star Pele should be taken off dialysis early Sunday , hospital says . He went into hospital in Sao Paulo , Brazil , this week for a urinary tract infection . The hospital says the 74-year-old is getting better as he 's being treated in the ICU . Pele is a three-time World Cup champion and shared Player of the Century award .