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The 75-year-old triple World Cup winner had the preparatory
operation at the Special Surgery hospital in New York on Dec. 3,
Pepito, his long-time press officer, told Reuters.
"(Pele) took advantage of his holidays to spend time in New York
with his daughters and granddaughters and he had this small
reparatory procedure," Pepito said.
He is currently undergoing physiotherapy and "everything is
under control," Pepito added.
Pele had a new hip fitted in 2012 and has had several other
health issues since. He spent two weeks in hospital for a
urinary infection in 2014 and last May had prostate surgery.
With more than 1,280 career goals, and a record three World Cup
titles, Pele, whose given name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento,
is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all
time.
(Reporting by Eduardo Simoes, Writing by Andrew Downie; editing
by Ken Ferris)
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