Brazil legend Pele hospitalised in Paris with strong fever

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Brazil football legend Pele was hospitalised in Paris late on Tuesday, although he is not in a life-threatening condition, according to reports in France.

RMC Sport report the 78-year-old was admitted to hospital "as a precaution" with a strong fever after earlier attending a social function with Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe.

Pele continues to be assessed in a hospital in the 7th arrondissement of the city.

Tuesday's development is not the first warning over Pele's health.

He was placed in intensive care in 2014 after surgery to remove kidney stones led to a urinary tract infection. Two years later he withdrew from the opening of the Rio Olympics due to health concerns.

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The Brazilian was wheelchair-bound at the World Cup draw in late 2017 and, a month later, collapsed through exhaustion leading him to withdraw from an appearance at the Football Writers' Association dinner in London.

Pele is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, scoring a world-record 1,281 goals in 1,363 games during a 21-year career.

He scored 77 goals in 91 international appearances for Brazil, winning the World Cup three times, and was named Fifa’s Player of the Century in 2000

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