Last Of A Dying Breed

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

As you're setting your own records, he is breaking your own records, setting his own records, and breaking his own records.

I might not haved lived in the times of Shakespeare, Aurelius, Alexander the Great or Napoleon - but it has been the honor of my life to call you my GOAT.

[Barça Worldwide @BarcaWorldwide]

Messi's birthday is a concert, he's not even there 😭

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨📲 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Ronaldinho on Instagram:

"Happy birthday, Leo Messi! Sending you a big hug, brother 🤙"

[Mod @CFCMods]

Give me freedom, give me fire, give me Uzbekistan or I’ll retire

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

He is the GOAT. He has nothing to prove anymore. How far they go depends on his performance. He deserves the respect he gets. Rightly, they all look up to him and have accepted without him, they go nowhere. He is their leader.

He is like that guy in all tech firms that comes to work like once bi-weekly or monthly but earns more than everybody. But when he comes, he fixes everyone's problem because he wrote the code.

This is what CR7 should be. He should just be happy to be at the World Cup, centre everything around the younger players. You are 41 and only one person in the history of football ranks above you. You have nothing to prove to anybody. Every member of the team grew up idolizing you. You can even decide to be the assistant coach, cheerleading the team and be coming in the last 30 mins. His desperation, drive snd ambition is his strength and what has brought him this far. It is also the reason, he is easy to hate. Lead them like your kids, not people you have to outperform. They will never catch up, so what are you still proving?

[MP𖤐 @MagicalPep]

“Ronaldo in 2008 was a better dribbler than any version of Messi.”

Meanwhile, the dribble they’re talking about: 😭😭

[Oku @oku_yungx]

RONALDO called a offside when CANCELO scored 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Una want make team play for this SELFISH man 😪

[Ankur @AnkurMessi_]

Not the first time tho

https://t.co/S1FjXILxi2

[michael @yvsmyk]

niggas love messi pass their babes

[Ankur @AnkurMessi_]

I’m crying man😭😭

[Lekan Olayinka @lekan_olayinka1]

Let me do a little football argument today, Mr Bayo:

You are free to love Ronaldo, but you cannot make an argument that he is greater than Messi.

What metrics do you want to measure with? Messi beats Ronaldo across the board.

But let’s flip their records. Would Messi still be greater than Cristiano Ronaldo if:

Messi had 35 trophies, while Ronaldo had 46, the highest in the world?

Messi had five Ballon d’Ors, while Ronaldo had eight?

Messi had 8 domestic titles, while Ronaldo had 13+?

Messi had just the Euros and two Nations Leagues, while Ronaldo had a World Cup, two Copas, one Olympic medal, and one Finalissima?

Messi had 2 FIFA The Best awards, while Ronaldo had 3?

Messi had 4 Golden Shoes, while Ronaldo had 6?

Messi had 0 World Cup Golden Balls, while Ronaldo had 2?

Messi had 0 World Cup Golden Boots, while Ronaldo had 1?

Messi had 960+ goals, while Ronaldo had 900+, but also the most assists, dribbles, and chances created, while playing two fewer years than him?

Messi had 5 Champions League titles, while Ronaldo had 4?

Messi had 0 Laureus Sports Awards, while Ronaldo had 1, the only footballer to win it?

I could go on and on. But even in that scenario, Ronaldo fans would still not concede that Messi is better.

But that is the reality we have here.

The whole of football knows Messi is both better and greater.

Ronaldo’s teammates attest to this. Messi’s teammates attest to this.

Top coaches in the world attest to it:

Pep Guardiola
Jürgen Klopp
Arsène Wenger
José Mourinho
Etc.

Legends of football attest to it, and their careers attest to it.

Messi is 39, and he is still playing with the highest creative and playmaking responsibility on the pitch.

Ronaldo shifted from the wings to the box as early as 2015–2018.

Now they are both at the twilight of their careers, and we see one still actively dictating play, while the other has become a shadow of his former self.

Messi is better and greater than Ronaldo in all regards.

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

Dear Lionel Messi, I apologise for ever debating whether you were the greatest of all time. To my mind, your competition was never Cristiano Ronaldo. I was thinking more about Diego Maradona and Pele. I now realise that you are better than both of them. You are better than anyone who has ever kicked a football. I am lucky to have been alive to watch you play. You are the greatest of all time! I bow and tremble. 🙌🏽🙇‍♂️

I am Ezemmuo. I know things.

[433 @433]

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒. 🤯

Messi’s influence is on another level 😮‍💨

[Headking's Mindset 🧠 @MindOfHeadking]

God gave you 2 clear eyes & a functioning brain but you believe that Ronaldo is better than Messi.

You need medical & spiritual help. 😂

[ʀᴀ4 🎥 @beastRaujo_]

Lionel Mess's Hattrick vs Algeria

One of One, A void that never be replaced 🐐

[KWESI ARTHUR @KWESIARTHUR_]

Messi 🐐

[Iveomachukwu @iphy_chidozie]

I literally cry when I watch Messi play.
Omo. If e retire, nothing concern me with Yamal and co. They can’t make me feel the way Messi does.
Make they go hustle their own fans.
Na Messi I sabi🙂‍↔️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

👑🇦🇷 The oldest and youngest goalscorer in Argentina history at the World Cup. Leo Messi.

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

I THANK GOD FOR PUTTING ME IN THE SAME ERA AS LIONEL ANDRES MESSI.