Pelé: The legendary Brazilian footballer remained in hospital in Sao Paulo for a second day, sparking further concerns over the condition of his health

Brazilian football legend Pele is thought to be fighting off a severe infection in a special care unit.

Concerns over the Brazilian football player’s health continued to mount on the second day of his hospital treatment, following his admission for a urinary tract infection at the medical centre in Sao Paulo earlier this week.

The Albert Einstein clinic, which treated the 74-year-old world champion when he underwent kidney stone surgery two weeks ago, released a statement yesterday saying that his condition was “stable”.

They moved him into the unit to be monitored after his condition worsened.

A statement from the hospital confirmed that he was not in an intensive care unit.

He is said to have contracted a urinary infection after undergoing surgery to remove kidney stones at the start of November.