The Spanish Royal Family just officially crowned Lionel Messi with the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sportsโmaking him the FIRST footballer in history to win it individually.
โThe reason is simple:
โข 47 career trophies (most in football history)
โข 8 Ballon d'Ors
โข 6 European Golden Shoes
โข 2x Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
โข 1x Princess of Asturias Award
Messi is the GOAT.๐๐
Is there even a debate anymore? ๐
This is the level of defending he is farming against to chase 1,000 goals. Teammate literally walks it onto the goal line for him, and he celebrates like he won the World Cup...
@WinnaFC Stat-padding 81 tap-ins in the Saudi League just to chase 1,000 goals while Messi already completed football and sits on 8 real Ballon d'Ors. Quality > Quantity, always. ๐๐
One guy is 39 finishing Top 5 in the real Ballon d'Or, while the other is writing thank-you speeches for a โฌ1 paid internet poll. The GOAT debate ended years ago. ๐ฆ๐ท๐
@WinnaFC "Earned vs. Bought" literally sums up the entire GOAT debate. One guy let his feet do the talking to win 8 real Ballon d'Ors and a World Cup, while the other needs fanboys paying โฌ1 per vote in online polls. Levels. ๐ฆ๐ท๐
@piersmorgan "Voted by the people who matter most" = fanboys who had to pay โฌ1 per vote in an unofficial online poll because he couldn't catch Messi's 8 real Ballon d'Ors.
I genuinely want a Ronaldo fan to explain the logic. How can you watch a guy who has fewer Ballon d'Ors, fewer Golden Shoes, zero open-play World Cup knockout goals (just 1 penalty in the Round of 32), and is farming in Saudi Arabia while Messi is still Top 5 in the Ballon d'Or at 39... and still call him the GOAT? Make it make sense. ๐๐
91 goals in a single calendar year vs paying โฌ1 per vote in an online poll to feel relevant again.
โDeep down, even his biggest fans know that Messi is the real GOAT. ๐
@ActuFoot_ Look closely at the list on the right: Messi appears 8 times, Ronaldo only 5. Let them celebrate an online fan poll while the GOAT owns the actual history books. ๐ฆ๐ท๐
@ittwasdivine@433 Imagine flexing spending โฌ1 on an unofficial fan poll while Ronaldo is still broke in World Cup knockout goals and real Ballon d'Ors (8 vs 5). ๐๐
@goal Top 5 in the world at 39 while playing in Miami. Meanwhile, Ronaldo is stuck in the Saudi League still desperately trying to catch up to the GOAT. Levels. ๐ฆ๐ท๐
Finishing 5th in the Ballon d'Or rankings at 39 years old. Meanwhile, Ronaldo is still in the Saudi League desperately trying to catch the GOAT. Levels to this game. ๐ฆ๐ท๐
Huge congratulations to Harry Kane on winning the Ballon d'Or. Years of world-class consistency finally rewarded with football's biggest individual prize. Thoroughly deserved! ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ