It's good to talk! Sporting legends Pele and Muhammad Ali share FaceTime chat

Pele and Muhammad Ali are two of the greatest-ever sportsmen to grace the planet.



Be it the Brazilian on the pitch or the American in the ring, both are among the most revered athletes in history.



And now the pair are embracing modern technology in a bid to keep in touch.



Friends: Pele and Muhammad Ali have been close since the height of their sporting careers during the Seventies

For just this week former footballer Pele revealed that he had shared a FaceTime telephone conversation with the boxing legend.



Pele tweeted: ‘Today I had a beautiful surprise. I was able to FaceTime with my idol Muhammad Ali’.



Ali, 72, has been in ill health in recent years having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 1984.



He and Pele, now 73, have been friends since they were at the peak of their sporting powers in the Seventies.

Legends: Pele (inset) and Muhammad Ali spoke using FaceTime this week

Superstar: Ali knocks George Foreman to the ground in the world title fight known as the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in Zaire in 1974. Ali won in round eight.