Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele is a Brazilian Retired Professional Footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded by many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, as the greatest player of all time.
In 1999, he was voted as the World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. That same year, Pele was elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee.
Great Football player Pele was admitted to the Paris Hospital on Wednesday after the urinary tract infection.
The 78-year-old was in Paris at a sponsor's event where he met Kylian Mbappe and the Paris Saint-Germain striker's family.
Mbappe, who was 19 when he won the World Cup with France last summer, was two years older than when Pele picked up the first of his three victories in the competition 1958.
In total he scored 77 times in 92 games for Brazil, winning the World Cup again in 1962 and 1970.
According to Pele's people, though now he is fine and even their fans and family were praying for him. The three-time World Cup champion 78-year-old Brazilian player was treated for a slight fever.
Sources indicated that till Wednesday afternoon he was admitted to the hospital. When he was young and on the field, he is the best-known footballer and also best-paid Athlete. Pele has also been known for connecting the phrase "The Beautiful Game" with football.
