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Brazilian legends Romario and Pele, have reignited their war of words again, with Romario calling the latter “an imbecile”.

The two have been at each other’s throats, ever since the former Barcelona and PSV star described Pele as “a poet when he doesn’t speak” in 2007.
Pele on Friday said: “There are lots of people who don’t really know what they want and simply attack the past. But I’m a Catholic and I believe that God has always forgiven the ignorant, so I forgive the ignorant.”
Romario then took to his official Facebook page to respond, writing: “Yesterday, Pele responded to my famous quote, “Quiet, Pele is a poet”. It is a commonly used phrase, after all, he’s always giving reason for it to be used.

“The last foolish thing he said was that Corinthians should be used as the base to the Selecao. He asked for it, didn’t he?
“A few pieces of information about this gentleman… First of all, the base of the team he suggested to the Selecao got the biggest boo of their history. And deservedly so, because they were awful.
“Secondly, he said he’s a big Catholic. I don’t think he’s such a Catholic. If he was, he would’ve recognised his daughter and gone to her funeral.
“Aside from a poet, he’s also an imbecile.”