Legendary Brazilian forward Pele has launched a strangely specific attack on Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, and claims he can't be compared with the Argentine as Messi is one-footed and can't head the ball.
The 78-year-old has long been considered one of the greatest to ever play the game, and thus his words naturally carry great weight in the footballing world. So, the stark nature of his attack on the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has come as a bit of a surprise.
Speaking to Brazilian publication Folha de Sao Paulo, as quoted by the Mirror, the former striker indignantly proclaimed: “How can you make a comparison between a guy who heads the ball well, shoots with the left, shoots with the right and another who only shoots with one leg, only has one skill and doesn’t head the ball well?