Diego Maradona and Pele have been rivals for years. Despite the fact that the two no longer play soccer, Maradona has continued the rivalry and recently reminded the world that he was still the best player in the history of the game.

Maradona seemed to be a bit upset about statements that the Brazilian phenom received an honorary Ballon d'Or during this year's ceremony that crowned Cristiano Ronaldo as the best in the world. Maradona immediately reminded everyone that he received the award far earlier than Pele did.

"How can you say that Pele received the Ballon d'Or before me? I received the award in Paris [in 1996]. So to make Pele the first one to receive the award before me is a huge mistake," he said, according to ESPN. "According to me, Pele will always remain second best in football when compared to Maradona. Look at it this way, in his own country, Brazil, Pele is the second best sportsman after Ayrton Senna [the former F1 driver].

"Pele will always be second, be it in international football or in Brazilian sports," he continued. "The sad thing is that he is second best and he will continue to stay in that position."

Maradona also made sure to emphasize the fact that his rival made a mistake when announcing Cristiano Ronaldo as the winner in 2014.

"While presenting the award [this year's Ballon d'Or] to Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele uttered his name as 'Cristiano Leonardo.' This just shows where he belongs."

Maradona won the World Cup with Argentina in 1979 and 1986 with Argentina; he finished second in 1990. Pele won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970.