Back when Quote by Alex Ferguson

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

— Fabio Cannavaro

Pele was the best of his era, Diego Maradona was the Pele of the Eighties, and Ronaldinho is the Pele of our time.

— Cafu

Pele is the greatest player in football history, and there would only be one Pele in the world.

— Anonymous

Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.

— George Best

I am not Pele or Maradona

— Robbie Savage

The best player ever? Pele.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Pele played in an era which had so many great players and in that atmosphere he stood out above the others. He was the…

— Anonymous

There were very few TV sets when I grew up... We could not see matches and did not know too many players. Only Pele…

— Jay-Jay Okocha

The best of all was Pele, who is a mixture of Di Stefano, Maradona, Cruyff and Leo Messi.

— Osvaldo Ardiles

Pele and Maradona won games but they had the help of their team-mates.

— Pepe

Pele was the most complete player I've ever seen.

— Bobby Moore