SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil soccer legend Pele, 80, is in a "stable" condition after "respiratory instability" early on Friday led to him being admitted to an intensive care unit, Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement. The hospital said Pele "presented a brief respiratory instability" and was admitted to an ICU as a "preventive measure." After he was stabilized, it said he had been moved to "semi-intensive care" and was now "stable from a cardiovascular and respiratory point of view." Pele has suffered from hip problems for years and cannot walk unaided. (Reporting by Gabriel Araujo and Gabriel Stargardter; Writing by Andrew Downie; Editing by Brad Haynes, Daniel Wallis and Grant McCool)
