Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele waves to the crowd after speaking during Electronic Arts media briefing before the opening day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian football legend Pelé has undergone back surgery, a close aide told Reuters on Saturday, the latest in a series of recent health problems afflicting the 74-year-old former player.
Pelé, whose given name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, has been at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sمo Paulo for the past "two or three days" and underwent a procedure to decompress a nerve root in his spine, his personal assistant José Fornos Rodrigues said. He did not elaborate further.
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