Pele is the Micheal Jordan of soccer. Everyone else is just a Kobe and Lebron. Pele was the innovator; the creater of sexy soccer, of flair and skill. There's no way to compare these two players anyway.
But saying Maradona was more talented is a garbage statement, sorry. People say that Pele played too many unoffical matches; yeah, i'm sure when he won a World Cup at the age of 17, it was unofficial
Give me a break. God forbid we let drug use get in the way of seeing who's a talented player. Maradona used steriods as well as cocaine (which if used in a certain window, will help overcome fatigue and improve reaction time) and ephedrine. It's not something that can just be dismissed. If a track star get's caught using cocaine, or steriods, or whatever, then thier gold medals are revoked. I don't feel any differently about this situation.
No, I am not denying his talent. He was a substance abuser. Last time I checked, most substance abusers (Barry Bonds) can't really be considered the greatest, no matter how much it seems they have "accomplished"
