PARIS: Brazilian football legend Pele has been admitted to a hospital in Paris with strong fever, international media reported.

Reuters quoting a close friend to the footballer said his condition was not life-threatening and he should be released within a couple of days.

The 78-year-old was suffering from a urinary infection and being treated with antibiotics, his friend and spokesman Pepito Fornos, who was with Pele at the hospital, said.

“Everything is under control. Everything’s fine.”