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| Pele is currently on London to attend an art exhibition titled 'Pele: Art, Life, Football' |
BRAZILIAN legend Pele has hit out at Chelsea striker Diego Costa after he was given a three-match ban for violent conduct.
Costa managed to avoid a red card in last weekend's clash with Arsenal despite numerous on-field run-ins.
He was later charged by the FA and retrospectively suspended for lashing out at Gunners defender Laurent Koscielny.
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| The Brazil legend said Diego Costa's antics against Arsenal were dirty |
Blues boss Jose Mourinho was left fuming at the decision and insists the club are hurting deeply.
However, Pele, regarded as one of the world's greatest ever players, had little sympathy.
"It is not a good message for children," he said.
"He didn’t get a red card, but he was charged. It was dirty.
"Unfortunately so many things like this happen on the pitch and this is not good. That’s clear. It is not good for football."
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| Pele is in intensive care at a hospital in Sao Paulo, and his condition is said to worsen. Pele was admitted to hospital due to complications again on 24 November, two weeks after he underwent surgery to remove stones from his kidneys, urethra and gall bladder |
Despite his outburst, the 74-year-old did back the Spaniard to bounce back, insisting all players should be given a second chance.
"I don’t think he always used to play like that," Pele added.
"It was one mistake. Everybody can make a mistake. It is not good for football or good for him. But it was one mistake.
"There’s always been bad players and good players. It’s always been like that. But today we have more information and we get it quicker.
"Of course, what happens today, in life, used to happen years ago, but we didn’t have the information, and it’s the same in sport."
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