Soccer: Ever so humble Maradona

Argentina coach Diego Maradona on Thursday put Brazilian legend Pele in his place, insisting the latter was the second-best player ever after himself.

A Fifa internet poll in 2000 saw Maradona, who will lead the albiceleste against the five-times world champion Brazilians in a September 5 World Cup qualifier, come out on top and he said yesterday that ought to settle the issue.