Top 5 most annoying football debates

2) Pele vs Maradona

The most ludicrous aspect of this debate is that the people that deliberate over this issue have seen neither Pele nor Diego Maradona in action during their playing days. Their deductions are purely based on Youtube videos and old clips, a very unreliable source indeed especially when television broadcasting was not as extensive as it is today. This comparison is the most bizarre as both these players played in two different eras, both of which were substantially contrasting. The pitches were different, tactics were miles apart and the footballs were not the same as well. Pele barely has any video clips of his career and thus his heroics were restricted to journalistic accounts and his World Cup performances while a major portion of Maradona’s club career as well as his international career has been well documented.

It’s tragic that the lack of personal experience does not impede “know-it-all” fans to ensure that football’s greatest players are reduced to mere pawns in demeaning football banter.