Brazil striker Robinho threatened Pele with legal action over the former great's suggestion that he had a drug problem.

The Manchester City forward is angry at Pele's comments last week that Robinho and Ronaldo had both had a drug problem.

Robinho's representatives want Pele to explain the comments attributed to him and apologize if they were accurately reported. "A formal retraction from Pele will be requested, if what he said was not misinterpreted by the media that published it," a statement on Robinho's personal Web site said.