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- "Pele had nearly everything. Maradona has everything. He works harder, does more and is more skillful. Trouble is that [...]. He bends the rules to suit himself" (Sir Alf Ramsey)
- "Pele, Maradona and Sivori, in my opinion, are head to head" (Cesar Luis Menotti, 1989)
- "Pele was more individualistic than Maradona. Pele was a monster and had a priviledged physique. Maradona, another genius, was better in reduced spaces. Diego was an orchestrator, Pele was not, he was much more individualistic" (Alfio Basile, 2012)