Soccer : He burst onto the scene as a teenager , helping lead his native Brazil to the 1958 World Cup championship . 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 : 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 .