The two player­s are often cited as rivals for the title of greate­st footba­ller of all timeMEXICO CITY: Diego Maradona wished his fellow living legend Pele a speedy recovery on Wednesday, posting a picture on Instagram of the two football greats in 1979. I wish you a very speedy recovery, King @Pele,” said the Argentine great, currently the coach of Mexican second-division club Dorados. The picture shows an 18-year-old Maradona, his face aglow, watching Pele, then 38, play the guitar. Pele, now 78, returned to his native Brazil Tuesday after being hospitalized six days in Paris for a severe urinary infection. Pele, the only footballer to win three World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970), has suffered from increasingly fragile health in recent years.

Source: The Express Tribune April 10, 2019 16:41 UTC