Brazilian football icon Mario Zagallo (90), two-time world champion as a player and later as coach of the legendary 1970 World Cup winner, was admitted to intensive care at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro due to respiratory infection.

The Barra d’Or hospital said in a statement that the international striker and former coach is “in a stable condition at the moment” and “breathing normally without the aid of any equipment”. He also indicated that Zagallo was tested for the coronavirus, which came back negative. Zagallo, nicknamed “Old Wolf”, who turns 91 on August 9, regularly posts memorable photos of his successful round ball career on his Instagram page, where he has over 115,000 followers. After several years of health problems, she also posted a photo four days ago where she appeared at the hairdresser.
Zagallo entered football records after he first won the World Cup as a player (1958 and 1962), then as a coach (1970), ahead of German Franz Beckenbauer (1974 and 1990) and Frenchman Didier Deschamps ( 1998 and 2018). ).
Zagallo previously played with Pelé in 1958 and 1962.