Health of Pele, soccer superstar hospitalized in Brazil, improving -doctors

FILE PHOTO: Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele poses for a portrait with his 1958 World Cup trophy during an interview in New York, U.S., April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Pele was also being treated for a respiratory infection, remained in a regular hospital room with stable vital signs and was conscious, medical staff at Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital told reporters. "The patient continues to show progressive improvement in his general condition, in particular the respiratory infection," doctors said in a statement.

The heavily favored Brazilians beat the South Korean squad 4-1 on Monday night to advance to the quarter-finals.

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