Brazil Soccer Legend Pele Has Respiratory Infection, but Remains Stable: Medical Report

Brazil Soccer Legend Pele Has Respiratory Infection, but Remains Stable: Medical Report
Brazilian soccer great Pele is seen in Paris on April 2, 2019. Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian soccer legend Pele was diagnosed with a respiratory infection but remains in a stable condition, a medical report showed on Friday.

“The medical team diagnosed a respiratory infection, which is being treated with antibiotics. The response has been adequate, and the patient, who remains in a common room, is stable, with general improvement in health status,” said the report from hospital Albert Einstein.