Gifts for the great: Pele and Federer swap shirts as they meet in Brazil
Posted Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by crystalpalace-mad.co.uk
It's gone to his head! Federer kicks an over-size tennis ball (right) at the Gillette Federer tennis exhibition
'I love playing tennis and today one of the greats of the game dropped by to say hello,' Pele wrote on his Twitter page.
'Roger Federer, you are a champion on the court and in life.'
Federer said on Facebook: 'Today I had the great honour of meeting the legendary Pele.'
He is in South America to play in the Gillette Federer tennis exhibition tournament.
The Sao Paulo competition also involves Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, among others.
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