Copa America 2016: 7 interesting facts about the tournament

#6 Maradona and Pele never won

Isn’t this absurd? Two of the greatest South American players of all time never laid their hands on the highest regional honour. While Pele was still active, Brazil could never lift the trophy as the likes of Argentina, Peru and Uruguay beat them to it.

Also, during Pele’s best years as a footballer, the tournament took a long break of 8 long years from 1967 to 1975.

When the Argentine legend was active, Brazil and Uruguay celebrated victories. To add more salt to the wound, Argentina won the 1991 edition — a tournament he couldn’t participate in due to being banned for using cocaine.