Graeme Souness says an opportunity chat with late icon Pele was sufficient to inform him all about the important thing qualities of one in all soccer's greats.
The Rangers hero was remembering the Brazilian after it was confirmed final week he had handed on the age of 82 following a courageous most cancers battle. He's extensively thought to be among the best to have ever graced the pitch and for some he's the best of all time. That dialog has shifted barely in Souness' eyes however on the time he met him over 30 years in the past, there was little debate.
Regardless of the aura round him, the previous Rangers supervisor advised Sky Sports activities he was as humble as could possibly be, taking an curiosity in others relatively than specializing in himself. Souness defined: "I used to be lucky to have met him. He was at Glasgow Airport, in Scotland for some purpose. It was a protracted, very long time in the past, late 80s. There's nothing I can add about his soccer prowess.
"On the time, he was the easiest. He was unchallengeable, he was the person, he was the perfect participant on this planet and greatest participant who had ever been on this planet.
"I do know opinions may need modified on that now with Lionel Messi, and possibly Cristiano Ronaldo. However what got here out once I met him - a five-minute dialog in his damaged English - was how humble he was.
"He eyeballed you and confirmed an curiosity in what you had been doing. He got here throughout as a very humble, humble human being."
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