Argentine claims: “I beat the brown guy in a people’s vote”
THE LONGSTANDING feud between arguably the best two player of all time has gone to a new level. The London Evening Standard has today (October 18) reported that Argentine hero Diego Maradona has reignited his enmity with Brazil icon Pele by taunting his fellow South American over a FIFA poll.
The paper claims that Maradona, 52, launched a foul-mouth tirade at Pele, who was named FIFA’s player of the century in 2000 ahead of the Argentine. Pele’s kudos stems from the fact that he is the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup-winning squads.
Maradona said: “I beat the brown guy in a people’s vote. Pele even lost in Brazil! Ayrton (Senna) was voted their best athlete ever. The prize that FIFA gave him isn’t worth a d**k.”
The Argentine played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 tournament, where he captained Argentina and led them to their victory over West Germany in the final, winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament’s best player.
The pair have long engaged in a war of words. From casting aspersions over sexuality and accusations of drug use, to charges of being two-faced and lacking in football skills they have never hidden their disdain for each other in public.
Maradona, who captained Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup also praised controversial Italian striker Mario Balotelli. “My first contact with Mario was him sending me a picture of him smoking a Cuban. I loved it! I laughed.” -The Voice
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