Brazilian soccer icon Pelé is "responding well" to treatment for a respiratory infection, according to a statement from Albert Einstein hospital (h/t ESPN.com) released on Saturday.
Kely Nascimento, Pelé's daughter, said in an Instagram post on Nov. 30 her father was "in the hospital regulating medication" and there was "no emergency or new dire prediction" about his health.
Pedro Ivo Almeida of ESPN Brasil (h/t ESPN.com) reported before Nascimento's post that Pelé had been admitted to the hospital with "generalized swelling" and has been undergoing tests to get a more in-depth assessment of his health issues.