Maradona renews his old feud saying Pele his second best
As per ESPN reports it is said that Argentinian legendary footballer Diego Maradona renews his old feud again by slamming Pele.
Diego Maradona is 53 years old and Pelé is 73, but that hasn’t stopped the former from perpetuating his feud with the Brazilian over who the better player was.
Pele was awarded the Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in Switzerland last week, after being ineligible to win the orginal Ballon d’Or during his playing days as it was then only for those plying their trade in Europe.
Diego Maradona is 53 years old and Pelé is 73, but that hasn’t stopped the former from perpetuating his feud with the Brazilian over who the better player was.
Pele was awarded the Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in Switzerland last week, after being ineligible to win the orginal Ballon d’Or during his playing days as it was then only for those plying their trade in Europe.
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But Maradona was far from impressed at FIFA’s decision to honour the Brazilian.
“How can you say that Pelé received the Ballon d’Or before me? I received the award in Paris [in 1996]. So to make Pelé the first one to receive the award before me is a huge mistake,” the Argentinian said, according to an ESPN report.
“According to me, Pelé will always remain second best in football when compared to Maradona. Look at it this way, in his own country, Brazil, Pelé is the second best sportsman after Ayrton Senna [the former F1 driver].
“Pelé will always be second, be it in international football or in Brazilian sports. The sad thing is that he is second best and he will continue to stay in that position.
“While presenting the award [this year’s Ballon d’Or] to Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele uttered his name as ‘Cristiano Leonardo’. This just shows where he belongs.”
Maradona, the former Argentina manager is currently Dubai’s sports ambassador.
He also said: “I am happy with what I am doing for football and for myself. I am content living in a home in Dubai, but Pelé lives in FIFA.”
- espnfc.com, tracking.si.com
“How can you say that Pelé received the Ballon d’Or before me? I received the award in Paris [in 1996]. So to make Pelé the first one to receive the award before me is a huge mistake,” the Argentinian said, according to an ESPN report.
“According to me, Pelé will always remain second best in football when compared to Maradona. Look at it this way, in his own country, Brazil, Pelé is the second best sportsman after Ayrton Senna [the former F1 driver].
“Pelé will always be second, be it in international football or in Brazilian sports. The sad thing is that he is second best and he will continue to stay in that position.
“While presenting the award [this year’s Ballon d’Or] to Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele uttered his name as ‘Cristiano Leonardo’. This just shows where he belongs.”
Maradona, the former Argentina manager is currently Dubai’s sports ambassador.
He also said: “I am happy with what I am doing for football and for myself. I am content living in a home in Dubai, but Pelé lives in FIFA.”
- espnfc.com, tracking.si.com
