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@UTDTrey Not if Danny Welbeck and Hendo have anything to say about it...

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@ChelseaFC Chelsea have now lost to Tottenham and Juventus in pre-season. At this rate they’ll lose to a Sunday league side and still call it “building for the future.”

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@433 Xabi Alonso watched his new team dominate possession, create nothing, and concede a worldie.
Somewhere in Rio, and Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, and Mourinho are smiling and whispering “welcome to Chelsea FC.”

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Imagine spending more money than some countries’ GDP, assembling a squad that looks like a FIFA Ultimate Team... plus some semi-retired veterans, and still losing 0-1 to Juventus in pre-season. At this point the only thing Chelsea are consistent at is making the word “project” sound like a threat.

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Goals galore incoming

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This partnership… 🔥

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Is Chelsea’s new signing Maxence Lacroix actually a gem… or just William Saliba from Temu?

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

📷👌

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Atletico really out here moving like SSC Napoli

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Atletico Madrid have reported Barcelona for their pursuit of Julian Alvarez, according to The Athletic 😬

This one could get messy 😳

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At 18 Lamine Yamal has already won more major international trophies than every single English footballer combined since 1966.

Zero World Cups. Zero Euros. Just endless “nearly” moments, media hype, and speculative It's coming homes". 😭😭

Spain’s teenager has already achieved what an entire generation of English “world-class” players probably never will.

Sad, but true.

[UEFA Champions League @ChampionsLeague]

Lamine 💫📸

#UCL

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Neymar has a better football legacy than both Messi and Ronaldo.

Not in trophies.

Not in Ballon d’Ors.

But in pure influence on the new generation.

The list of players who grew up idolising him is ridiculous.

Just look at the current stars who openly call Neymar their idol or biggest inspiration:

• Lamine Yamal
• Rafael Leão
• Estêvão Willian
• Rodrygo Goes
• Joao Pedro
• Michael Olise
• Bukayo Saka
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
• Désiré Doué
• Nusa
• Noa Lang
• Nico Williams
• Antonio Nusa
• Jamal Musiala
• Florian Wirtz
• Lucas Paquetá
• Pedro Neto
• Vinicius Jr

And that’s only the start...

These aren’t random players.

These are the faces of modern football — the ones defining the next decade with flair, dribbling, and entertainment.

They didn’t grow up wanting to be clinical finishers or relentless runners.

They wanted to be Neymar.

Messi and Ronaldo inspired millions with winning and numbers.

Neymar inspired the style.

The joy.

The “I want to play expressive football” mentality.

That cultural impact on how football is played and watched by the next generation is a different kind of legacy.

Trophies fade.

Ballon d’Or debates die.

But when the best young players in the world all point to one guy as their childhood idol, that is real influence.

Neymar’s legacy is already winning the next generation.

Agree or disagree?

#Neymar #Messi #Ronaldo

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@UTDTrey 2000's Freshie drip 😭

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@Amberdan6 @Ozarkxbb Follow Back

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@leko__shoba 👋👋👋

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@StupidManBozo Hi everyone

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One of the GOATS... Only if he had a World Cup

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

Pai feliz ❤️

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Starting to look like Chelsea retirement home FC. 👴

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Danny Welbeck, Jordan Henderson & Granit Xhaka arriving to the Chelsea training ground

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Can Cristiano Ronaldo really be considered one of the GOATs when his World Cup record looks like this?

• 27 appearances
• 11 goals
• 2 assists
• Best finish: Semi-finals (2006)
• Never won A World Cup
For a player of his calibre, those numbers are embarrassing.

Yes, he scored in six different World Cups (a unique record).
He has moments of brilliance (hat-trick vs Spain 2018, late goals at 41).
But overall? One of the greatest ever players produced very little on the biggest stage relative to his club dominance.

Compare the weight of the World Cup to everything else.
Club trophies, Ballon d’Ors, Champions League records — all elite.
But the one tournament that defines international greatness eluded him completely, and his individual output never compensated for it.

Messi has A World Cup.
Pelé has three.
Maradona has one + the 1986 myth.
Ronaldo has longevity and club dominance… but no World Cup and only modest World Cup knockout contributions for most of his career.

Does that disqualify him from the true GOAT conversation?

Some will say “Portugal wasn’t good enough” or “he carried them”.
Others will say a true all-time great finds a way on the biggest stage.
Where do you stand?
Is the missing World Cup a fatal flaw in the Ronaldo GOAT case?

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Forget the casual, recycled social media lists.
Most "top dribbler" debates are just popularity contests dominated by the same three modern names. If you actually study the tape, the real masters of the ball are often left out of the conversation entirely.

I’ve spent hours analyzing film to curate the definitive, zero-watered-down list of the 10 greatest dribblers in football history. No recency bias. No PR hype. Just pure, unadulterated aesthetic mastery and mechanical perfection.

From the street icons to the forgotten geniuses who defied physics, this is the ultimate ranking for real football purists.Drop your predictions below, and let's dive in. 👇

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Carlo Ancelotti when the name of the Brazilian striker who just scored a Hattrick is Joao Pedro, not Igor Thiago.