The big two in the soccer world are generally considered as being pele and diego maradona. Diego maradona, football, media sports, celebrity, cultural identity. Feb 27, 2008 maradona and pele split the fifa player of the century award only because internet voters said maradona. Maradona and pele were two of the greatest football soccer players of all time. Pele would seem to have an edge of cruyff and maradona perhaps at his best and his career achievments possibly put him further ahead if looking at it that way although cruyffs 3 european cups and maradona winning serie a with napoli plus winning a world cup in prime form would be considered pluses if pele didnt have the opportunities for. Pele is the only player to have featured in three world cup winning teams, having tasted success in 1958, 1962 and 1970, while maradona almost singlehandedly inspired argentina to the 1986 world. Oct 14, 2007 i say maradona, and i tell you something else here i dont think it was close, maradona by far forget off the pitch and fifa kissing, maradona was a genius who led a poor argentina side to two consecutive world cup finals, winning one of them, both versus two of the best west german sides in history. I explore the case of media sport star diego maradona, whose strategies of public representation highlight the way in which politics and. Now some are saying that messi is better than pele. Diego maradona has 34 goals in 91 games for argentina.
At club level he is the record goalscorer for santos, and led them to the 1962 and 1963 copa libertadores. And he adds that it is not his solo claim, but the decision of the fans who voted him as the best football ever to have graced the game ahead of pele. Pele vs maradona best goals and skills hd video dailymotion. Aug 27, 2015 pele is the only player to have featured in three world cup winning teams, having tasted success in 1958, 1962 and 1970, while maradona almost singlehandedly inspired argentina to the 1986 world. He was part of the brazilian national teams that won three world cup championships 1958, 1962, and 1970.
The brazilian edson arantes do nascimento, better known as pele, and the argentinian diego armando maradona have both been described as the worlds greatest footballers. Pele vs maradona there has been a longstanding debate over who was the best player in the history of football soccer. He also took a nothing napoli side to the serie a title, napoli were like the west brom of. Pele estadisticas3 mundiales 1958, 1962 e 1970 2 mundiales interclubes santos 1962 e 1963 2 copas. Jun, 2016 during an appearance at a euro 2016 event, diego maradona talked with brazilian soccer legend pele. Jul 09, 2014 both messis attempt more passes than maradona or pele did, and both have higher completion percentages and success rates, though peles stats look remarkably similar to messias. Maradona and pele five best qualities fifa world cup. Diego maradona vs pele difference and comparison diffen. Maradona and pele five best qualities fifa world cup nevertheless, with seventy seven goals in ninety two appearances for brazil, twelve of them within the world cup, nobody will question peles astonishing rating ability. Maradona has 259 goals in 491 matches in various club colors. Maradona and pele split the fifa player of the century award only because internet voters said maradona. Best goals here is a compilation of the best goals of diego maradona.
Pele was born edson arantes do nascimento on october 23, 1940 in tres coracoes, brazil, the first child of joao ramos and dona celeste. Pele, regarded as the greatest player of all time, joined a host of stars on maradonas new twohour tv show. Pele and maradona are two of the most iconic football players. Pele was a goalscoring phenomenon and retired as the only player with over goals in professional football. He is currently the alltime top goalscorer for brazil with 77 international goals, which he scored in 92 appearances. Pele, brazilian football soccer player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the bestpaid athlete in the world. Anyone voting on the internet probably was only around for maradona. Maradona hit thirty four in ninety one appearances, eight in world cups, and had a career total of 311 in 590 appearances. Pdf maradona incperformance politics off the pitch researchgate.
Pele, maradona agree on moment of peace before euro 2016 football legends and rivals diego maradona and pele buried their differences on thursday for a promotional event in paris prior to the. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. One of the best footballers in the history of the sport. Throughout his professional career, pele won many trophies and medals, which included three world cups, two south. Can you decide whether each fact belongs to pele p or diego maradona m. Before pele there was andrade football the guardian. In peles time the best league in the world was the brazilian where all the world champions of 1958, 1962 and 1970 played during all of their career.
Joint fifa player of the century, argentinas 1986 fifa world cupwinning captain diego maradona stated. Pele vs maradona penalty shootout challenge in dream league soccer 2018 hd. Random sports or world cup quiz can you decide whether each fact belongs to pele p or diego maradona m. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. How and why peles mystique and reputation as the worlds. Jun 16, 2010 the argentina coach diego maradona took a swipe at fellow greats pele and michel platini and also criticised the world cup match ball at a press conference in south africa speaking before. Pele is the only player to have featured in three world cup winning teams, having tasted success in 1958, 1962 and 1970, while maradona almost. Diego armando maradona and edson arantes do nascimento pele are known to be the greatest soccer players of all time but there has always been a heated debate on who was the better player. He thrice won the world cup with brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
Pele vs maradona battaglia rap epica manuel aski feat. When pele asked maradona if he knew lionel messi widely considered the best soccer player in. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Bbc sport football maradona, pele in furious bustup. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually.
It would have been too easy to have said bad things about maradona in return, but pele would not do it. Its too bad we never got along, but he was an awesome player. Pele accuses maradona of going into coaching for the money. Maradona, a recovering cocaine addict, talked about drugs with pele, whose son has been jailed for drugs offences. But pele just owns soccer or football or whatever you prefer. May 29, 2014 against this maradona won a world cup as close to singlehanded as anyones likely to get, the outstanding individual performance in any tournament to date. May 24, 2014 diego maradona scores hand of god goal, 1986. I mean he retired like a long time ago, lets move on to new and young players.
Apr 24, 2017 compare messi to madrid legend di stefani, not pele watch messis gamewinner and celebration he was also, importantly, a player who adapted his game repeatedly over his 20year career. He is the best in the world currently imo, and he still has a big future ahead of him. There has been a long discussion over who was the most effective player within the history of football soccer. Jan 26, 2014 diego maradona is 53 years old and pele is 73, but that hasnt stopped the former from perpetuating his feud with the brazilian over who the better player was. Prolific brazilian striker romario, winner of the 1994 fifa world cup and player of the tournament. Pele vs maradona penalty challenge dream league soccer 18 hd. Bbc news americas maradona tackles pele on tv show. And every goal is recorded and authenticated by fifa itself. I say maradona, and i tell you something else here i dont think it was close, maradona by far forget off the pitch and fifa kissing, maradona was a genius who led a poor argentina side to two consecutive world cup finals, winning one of them, both versus two of the best west german sides in history. Maradona describes pele as looking like a doll thats being moved by remote control. I will touch on the different aspects of both players and let you decide for yourself. Pele blames jealous maradona for gay slur football the.
Aug 28, 2009 maradona, who is regarded as one of the best footballers ever to grace the game along with pele, believes he was better than the brazilian. During his international career, he won three fifa world cups. Maradona partisans, on the other hand, tend to rely on cutting skepticism and a pose of sophistication. This is not to take away from the achievements of george best, yohan cruff, and other soccer stars through the ages, but for one reason or another it is pele and maradona who always lit up the soccer scoreboards. Oct 22, 2000 pele has accused maradona of spreading rumours that the brazilian once had a homosexual affair with a coach, and blames jealousy for the washedup stars actions. Peles goalscoring tally cant be real it includes exhibition games, and its. In pele s time the best league in the world was the brazilian where all the world champions of 1958, 1962 and 1970 played during all of their career. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Against this maradona won a world cup as close to singlehanded as anyones likely to get, the outstanding individual performance in any tournament to date. Well, he messi has to be better than neymar first, which. The officials and the others involved say pele was the best and therefore made it a split decision. According to the fifas website, pele scored five goals in a game on no fewer than six occasions, managed 30 fourgoal hauls and netted 92 hattricks.
Compare messi to madrid legend di stefani, not pele watch messis gamewinner and celebration he was also, importantly, a player who adapted his game repeatedly over his 20year career. Dec 11, 2008 diego armando maradona and edson arantes do nascimento pele are known to be the greatest soccer players of all time but there has always been a heated debate on who was the better player. Maradona looked slim and healthy after an operation to staple his stomach, aimed at cutting his ballooning weight. Both messis attempt more passes than maradona or pele did, and both have higher completion percentages and success rates, though peles stats look remarkably similar to messias.
Pele vs maradona vs zico vs cruyff vs ronaldo 9 bigsoccer. This article addresses the blurring boundaries between celebrity. Theres always this maradona comparison, saying that hes better than pele. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.
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