Di Stefano best of all time, not Maradona - Pele

Brazil legend Pele took a swipe at Diego Maradona yesterday, saying he feels another Argentine-born player, Real Madrid's iconic former striker Alfredo di Stefano, is the best player ever.

"People talk about the best being Pele or Diego Maradona, but for me the best player ever was Alfredo Di Stefano," he told reporters in Madrid.

"Maradona was a great player, but he could not kick with his right foot and did not score goals with his head. The only time he scored an important goal with his head, it turned out he had used his hand," he added.

Pele was referring to Maradona's infamous "hand of God" goal in Argentina's 2-1 win over England during the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals, when he fooled the referee by punching the ball into the net.