Brazil manager Tite has hit out at comparisons between Lionel Messi and Selecao legend Pele.
Per Goal'sBrendan McLoughlin, the coach spoke on Tuesday—the 50th anniversary of Pele's 1,000th career goal—and dismissed the notion that Barcelona and Argentina star Messi could be considered football's greatest player ahead of his compatriot:
GoalDon't tell Tite that Messi is better than Pele...ud83dude32 https://t.co/jCpjITopDW
He said:
"Pele is incomparable. Anybody who wants to compare Pele to any other athlete...do you know what I do? I hear but I don't listen.
"It's as if this person doesn't know the history of this man's quality.