PELE COLLAPSES & IS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL

Legend is forced to cancel London trip due to exhaustion

LEGENDARY footballer Pele has been rushed to hospital after collapsing with severe exhaustion.

The three-time World Cup winner had been due in London this weekend for a Football Writers’ Association dinner held in his honour at the Savoy hotel.

But he has been forced to cancel the trip and is being kept on a drip as doctors continue to monitor his progress.

The ex-brazil forward, 77, has suffered a series of recent health setbacks.

This month he used a walking frame during the opening of the Carioca state football championships in

Rio de Janeiro. He had hip surgery in 2015 and is known to have suffered from kidney and prostate problems in the last few years.

In a statement, the Football Writers’ Association said: “In the early hours of Thursday, Pele collapsed and was taken to WORKERS renovating Buckingham Palace unearth vintage cigarette packs and a 130-year-old newspaper cutting as they take up floorboards.

A video posted by the Royal Family yesterday showed cables being removed as the audience room is re-wired as part of the £369million overhaul.

The discovery included fragments of a November 27, 1889, edition of the Evening Standard and empty packs of Woodbine, Player’s Navy Cut and Piccadilly cigarettes.

The taxpayer-funded revamp will take 10 years and programme director Barbara Welch said: “This building will be much more accessible and much more efficient to run.” hospital in Brazil where he has undergone tests which appear to point to severe exhaustion. He remains on fluids while doctors monitor his recovery.

“Thankfully, there is no suggestion of anything more serious than exhaustion and everybody at the Football Writers’ Association wishes Pele a swift and full recovery.

“Understandably, his medical situation prevents him for travelling to London for the Football Writers’ Association Tribute Night on Sunday evening at The Savoy.”

It said other guests, including Gareth Southgate and Gordon Banks, were “determined to make the night a memorable one”.

Pele has reduced his public appearances in the past year due to ill health.

He used a wheelchair for the 2018 World Cup draw in Moscow last month.

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HEYDAY Pele and Bobby Moore during 1970 World Cup in Mexico

FRAIL Pele using walking frame