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Related: About this forumSoccer legend Pele is depressed, reclusive due to health issues, says son
SAO PAULO -- Brazilian soccer great Pele is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, his son Edinho said in an interview published in Brazil on Monday.
Pele, widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers in history and who will be 80 in October, has had hip trouble for years and now needs a frame to walk. Many of his recent public appearances have been in a wheelchair.
"Hes pretty fragile. He had a hip replacement and didnt have an adequate or ideal rehabilitation," Edinho told TV Globo.
"So he has this problem with mobility and that has set off a kind of depression. Imagine, hes the King, he was always such an imposing figure and today he cant walk properly.
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(7,300 posts)THE greatest. Ever.
...he was unbelievable.
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