Reacting to the death of Muhammad Ali, Pelé tweeted, "The sporting universe has just suffered a big loss. Muhammad Ali was my friend, my idol, my hero". "Even the greatest have to go. Ali was special, he was inspirational, he was iconic", read Harsha Bhogle's tweet. Michael Vaughan tweeted, "Pretty sure the word 'GREAT' was invented for one man #RIPMuhammadAli".