Brazilian legend Pelé wrote an emotional letter to Diego Armando Maradona seven days after the Argentine passed away. ‘Diego, I love you’.
Last Wednesday at the age of 60 the Napoli legend passed away and tweets and letters from the world of football thanked and honoured the former international of Argentina.
Maradona and Pelé, as the latter said in his letter, were compared with each other throughout, in a never-ending battle to crown the best footballer in history.
In a letter shared on social media, Pelé recalls Maradona and these are his moving thoughts.
“Today it’s been seven days since you left. Many people loved to compare us all their lives,” Pele wrote on social media.
“You were a genius that enchanted the world. A magician with the ball at his feet. A true legend. But above all that, for me, you will always be a great friend, with an even bigger heart.”
“Today, I know that the world would be much better if we could compare each other less and start admiring each other more. So, I want to say that you are incomparable.”
“Your trajectory was marked by honesty. And in your unique and particular way, you taught us that we have to love and say ‘I love you’ a lot more often.”
“Your quick departure didn’t let me say it to you, so I will just write it: I love you, Diego.”
“My great friend, thank you very much for our entire journey. One day, in heaven, we will play together on the same team. And it will be the first time that I raise my first in the air in triumph on the pitch without celebrating a goal.”
“It will be because I can finally embrace you again.”
