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Brazilian football icon Roberto Carlos has been hospitalised in Sao Paulo, Brazil with a heart problem - and surgery to fix it took over three hours due to 'complications'. Carlos, 52, is widely regarded as one of the best full backs in history, winning the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and the Champions League with Real Madrid in 1998, 2000 and 2002. He was hospitalised in his native Brazil with a heart problem after having a medical test on his leg, where he has a small blood clot. A full-body MRI reportedly revealed that his heart was not functioning correctly, with the Brazilian legend then believed to have been immediately admitted for surgery to insert a catheter. As per Spanish outlet AS, the procedure lasted sometime longer than the 40 minutes anticipated, with Carlos in the operating theatre for closer to three hours. However, the operation is thought to have been successful, with the outlet adding that Carlos is 'out of danger' but being kept under observation for the next ...

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