Pele mourns Maradona: ‘I hope we’ll play together in the sky’
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25 November 2020 6:59pm WAT
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 21, 1994 Argentina's World Cup soccer team Captain Diego Maradona (C) yells out as he and his teammates celebrate after Argentina scored a goal in their World Cup match against Greece at Foxboro Stadium near Boston. - Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020 (Photo by DANIEL GARCIA / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 21, 1994 Argentina's World Cup soccer team Captain Diego Maradona (C) yells out as he and his teammates celebrate after Argentina scored a goal in their World Cup match against Greece at Foxboro Stadium near Boston. - Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020 (Photo by DANIEL GARCIA / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 21, 1994 Argentina’s World Cup soccer team Captain Diego Maradona (C) yells out as he and his teammates celebrate after Argentina scored a goal in their World Cup match against Greece at Foxboro Stadium near Boston. – Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020 (Photo by DANIEL GARCIA / AFP)Brazilian football great Pele mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day.
“Sad news today. I have lost a dear friend, and the world has lost a legend,” Pele wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of Maradona hoisting the World Cup trophy in 1986.
“There is much more to say, but for now may God give his family strength. One day, I hope, we will play soccer together in the sky.”
Pele and Maradona, who often vie for the title of best footballer in history, had just celebrated milestone birthdays last month: 80 and 60, respectively.
