Maradona vs Pele, who is the king of the ball?

Source: Global Times

[Global Times reporter Li Jiayin] "I lost a close friend, and the world lost a legend." Hopefully, one day, we can play in paradise together. Bailey mourned Maradona on social platforms. Agence France-Presse said on the 26th that Maradona's "personality" is different from Pele, who is more decent, and Maradona has never hidden his fiery personality and bad deeds.

"My performance is black and white, and I never seek a balance like gray in my life." Maradona once described himself this way, and this self-assessment accurately summed up the Argentine football star who had the freedom to control the ball on the field and the lack of self-control off the field. So who is pele and Maradona the real king?

The goal network said that the two players were the best of different eras, and the comparison of data seemed more fair. Pele has a total of 15 major event trophies, compared to 11 in Maradona. Among them, Pele led Brazil to win the world cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970. In 92 games for Brazil, Pele scored 77 goals, averaging 0.84 goals per game.

Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 games for the national team, averaging 0.37 goals per game. In 1979, Maradona led Argentina to win the World Youth Championship and won the Ballon d'Or. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, he led the team to a 2:1 victory over England and became Maradona's famous work.

Reuters said the battle over Pele and Maradona has been going on for a long time, with their supporters having different opinions. FIFA has said of them this way: Pele is a striker who can score calmly in the box, and his calm personality helps him achieve greatness, while Maradona may be the most technically well-rounded player ever, a good organizer and finisher.