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The Brazilian legend Diego Maradona has never had a good relationship with Pele even after both of them retired from playing soccer professionally, the rivalry still continues off the pitch and into the press.

Maradona continues slamming and contradicting almost everything Pele says and this time it’s concerning the rising star Neymar of Santos.

The 19 years old Brazilian player of Santos Neymar recently said in an interview that he can surpass the likes of Lionel Messi without even going to Europe and staying with the Brazilian club Santos for the rest of his career.

Following the interview of Neymar, the Argentine former player Maradona did not enjoy tose words and even considered Neymar to be ‘’ bad mannered, just like Pele’’.

The exact words of Maradona read as follows:

“Neymar is bad-mannered, just like Pele,” the Al Wasl coach told TVE.

“Messi is an exceptional player and I doubt anyone can separate him from being the best.”

Lionel Messi recently just arrived after playing with his national team Argentina in which they placed against Albania and finished the encounter with a comfortable 4-0 score and Messi easily being the best player on the pitch.

Demonstrating to the World that he does not need the likes of: Xavi or Iniesta in order to pull of breathtaking moves and leading his team to victory,

While the Brazilian 19 years old is expected to be one of the players to guide Brazil into a successful World Cup f the upcoming years alongside the highly rated Ganso.