At the turn of the millennium FIFA decided to create a FIFA Player of the Century award for the greatest footballer of the twentieth century. The winner was to be decided by the public, mainly via FIFA’s official website. Maradona easily won, gaining 53.60 per cent of the vote, with Pele in second with 18.53 per cent. Then, controversially, FIFA decided to add a second award, decided by a ‘football committee’. Pele was chosen as the winner.
At the presentation, Maradona showed his disgust at FIFA’s politics by leaving the ceremony immediately after receiving his trophy and before Pele was given his.
In March 2009, Pele labelled Diego as a “bad role model” for children because of his history with recreational drugs. Maradona replied in an Argentina press conference by referring to rumours that Pele lost his virginity to a man: "What do you want me to say? He debuted with a lad.”
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