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Who is the best player ever in world football?
Sir Alf Ramsey, who managed the England team that won the World Cup in 1966, was attributed as saying that Pele was a brilliant player but Diego Maradona was from a different planet.
That was quite a compliment for Maradona.
As we all know, Pele and Maradona are like daggers staring at each other.
Last month, Maradona was reported as saying that Pele only played for South American clubs while he had spent a decade at European sides.
"He won more World Cups. But playing in Europe is another thing," said Maradona who, as Argentina national coach, is presently faced with the hard truth that his country may not make it to the World Cup finals in South Africa.
The Brazil legend took a swipe at Maradona when he told reporters in Madrid on Thursday that he feels another Argentine-born player, Real Madrid's iconic former striker Alfredo di Stefano, is the best player ever.
According to an AFP report, Pele said: "Maradona was a great player, but he could not kick with his right foot and did not score goals with his head. The only time he scored an important goal with his head, it turned out he had used his hand."
Pele was referring to Maradona's infamous 'Hand of God' goal in Argentina's 2-1 win over England during the 1986 FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals in Mexico, when he fooled the referee by punching the ball into the net.
Di Stefano, who played for Real from 1953-63 and has been its honourary president since 2000, scored 418 goals in 510 games for the Spanish giants. A two-time European Player of the Year, he became a Spanish citizen in 1956
The Brazil legend took a swipe at Maradona when he told reporters in Madrid on Thursday that he feels another Argentine-born player, Real Madrid's iconic former striker Alfredo di Stefano, is the best player ever.
According to an AFP report, Pele said: "Maradona was a great player, but he could not kick with his right foot and did not score goals with his head. The only time he scored an important goal with his head, it turned out he had used his hand."
Di Stefano, who played for Real from 1953-63 and has been its honourary president since 2000, scored 418 goals in 510 games for the Spanish giants. A two-time European Player of the Year, he became a Spanish citizen in 1956
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These two never stop to rub each other up. But the fans love it.
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