The leaked conversation between Maradona and Pelé criticizing Messi that is going viral

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and has been for decades and decades. Being so huge, it is normal for players to dream of becoming the best in the world, or even in history. Despite the fact that there have been hundreds of thousands of footballers in the past, the most recognized are, without a doubt, Pelé and Diego Armando Maradona.

Two of the saddest days in the history of football were the days when the death of both legends was confirmed, obviously on different dates. The Argentine passed away on November 25, 2020, while Pelé did so on December 29, 2022, a very short time ago. Those two dates will always be marked, as the days that two of the greatest legends we have seen left us. Now, a new video reveals a curious conversation between the two.

Now, a new video has gone viral on social networks, as it reveals a conversation that Diego Maradona had with Pelé, in a publicity event in which both participated. Pele asked Maradona if the Argentine knew Messi in person, and this was Diego's response: "Yes, he's a good person, but he doesn't have personality. He doesn't have the personality to be a leader. Afterwards, Maradona talked about Cristiano before to Euro 2016: "Cristiano is one of those players who practically alone can put a team in the final. Cristiano is football heritage. Anyone who likes him likes Cristiano. Pressure? I don't think a player of his experience would have pressure in a tournament like this. What's more, the ones who should have pressure are the defenders who have to mark him in the game."

 It would be worth noting that the video is from 2016, and it was broadcast at that time, however now the video has been taken by several Tik Tok accounts, and it has made it go viral again, since it is not common to see two legends of such magnitude, to speak ill of a footballer like Lionel Messi. Lionel has always been criticized for not being such a leader or at least for not having the personality for it, however, at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, he showed that he can be the leader a team needs.

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