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[Sxnti @PeakSxnti]

Maybe I'm just not as shameless as other people but Argentina definitely didn't rob Egypt today let's all be honest for once. They might rob their next game but they won fair and square today.

[Bossolamilekan @bossolamilekan1]

Lionel Messi for Ballon dor, like and retweet if you support the motion!!

[Mr Bayo @mrbayoa1]

It’s not FIFA that made Egypt concede 3 goals to Argentina in less than 15 minutes. The referee and VAR were spot on in this match.

Egypt were poor. It’s as simple as that.

[Kobi @UTDKobi]

If you watch Messi and still think he achieved everything because of corruption, then I’m sorry—we all have eyes.

It’s either pure hate or zero football knowledge. That guy is simply too good at this game. The least we can do is appreciate greatness.

[B I G L O U I E 🫵🏾 @LouieDi13]

Messi doesn’t wanna score penalty na open play goals and free kicks he like!

[Oku @oku_yungx]

FIFA wants ARGENTINA to win the world cup so bad they even made ENZO score a header in the last minute of play👏

[Arojinle @arojinle1]

If GOAT signifies highest achiever, I think that will be Messi. The alternative is to have two GOATs (Messi and Ronaldo). But if there's only one spot... Messi has it. It's only logical.

PS: I love both of them and I'm not sympathetic towards any.

[Alabi @the_Lawrenz]

THIS IS THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER OF ALL TIME.

PLEASE. LET US TELL OURSELVES THE TRUTH.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🚨 OFFICIAL: ARGENTINA ELIMINATE EGYPT AND FLY TO WORLD CUP QUARTER FINALS! 💥🇦🇷

Epic comeback from 0-2 and pass for the quarter finals under Leo Messi’s lead. 🌎

[Sporting King @sportingking365]

Comparing the Euros to the World Cup is pathetic. Always about him never the team or the fans. Didn't for once apologize to the fans & acknowledge they didn't do enough or address the media as a team. Always me me me.

[Oku @oku_yungx]

The Debate ended in a cold and sad way for OJUKWU’s Fans. This is why it is important to be truthful and never support rubbish.

LEO IS THE KING.

GREATER THAN PELE

GREATER THAN MARA

GREATER THAN EVERY FOOTBALLER DEAD AND ALIVE.

THE BEST TO EVER DO IT. ❤️

[Worldboss @Morayoorr]

Messi lost his first copa America final at the age of 20. Then Went on to lose 4 straight Finals in a row. The moment he started wining , it suddenly became rigged😂😂😂

[Daniel Regha @DanielRegha]

Argentina had won two World Cup (in 1978 and 1986) before Messi's debut, and had won about 14 Copa America titles. It took the national almost 40 years to win another trophy, fourty good years in 2022. Now despite all Messi's accomplishments since his debut, that is, 35 titles in 17 seasons, Messi also won his first major international title in 2021 which was the Copa America, taking 16 years into his career, and almost 17 years to add the World Cup trophy to his collection.

Now during his years of Int'l trophy drought he was heavily criticized even by Argentines, especially after missing the crucial PK in 2016.

Messi lost four international finals back to back, almost quit the team, and had to struggle to win his first Copa America and World Cup, but all of a sudden it was rigged for him? Be serious.

[Winna F.C. @WinnaFC]

🚨| FRIENDLY REMINDER: Messi carried this team to a World Cup final.😳

Now compare it to Portugal's squad today.😱

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, save this post and read it later. If you’re a night owl like me, this is a good late-night read.

Do you know the worst thing about Cristiano Ronaldo?

It’s that he set the standards for what defines a legend… and in the end, he couldn’t even live up to the standards he created himself.

After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo said:

“You can’t become a legend until you win a trophy with your national team.”

It was an obvious dig at Messi.

Argentina had just lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and Messi was going through the toughest period of his international career. Those words only added fuel to the fire.

Where was the respect for a rival, Ronaldo?

The surprising part was that social media completely embraced that narrative. Messi was labeled a bottler, while Ronaldo was declared the winner of the rivalry—at least in the media, not on the pitch.

Then Messi retired from international football, came back, won the Copa América, and suddenly they were level in major international trophies.

What happened next?

Ronaldo fans started saying that one Euro is worth more than a hundred Copa Américas, claiming there was no competition in South America. Not true—but that became the excuse.

Then Messi went on to win the World Cup.

This time, the excuses changed again.

They claimed FIFA had fixed the tournament for Messi. That the World Cup was scripted in his favor. They simply didn’t know what else to say.

Then Ronaldo himself came out with one of the strangest quotes imaginable:

“A legend’s career can’t be defined by just seven games.”

At first glance, it sounds reasonable.

But beneath it was another attempt to diminish what Messi had achieved.

Before the World Cup, they insisted it would be Ronaldo’s tournament. On paper, Portugal had a fantastic squad. If the manager couldn’t get the best out of them, that’s Portugal’s problem—not Ronaldo’s.

Yet that same Portugal squad wasn’t any weaker than the Argentina team Messi led to the 2014 World Cup final—the same team people mocked Messi for not carrying to the title.

Just a couple of days ago, Ronaldo said:

“The World Cup doesn’t define my career, whether I win it or not.”

A statement that directly contradicts what he had said years earlier, when he admitted that winning the World Cup would make him feel completely fulfilled.

Now you’re 41 years old, Cristiano.

By your own standards:

* You have 5 Ballon d’Ors, not 8.
* You have one European Championship, not two Copa América titles.
* You never won the World Cup.
* You have four European Golden Shoes, while Messi has six—even though you’re an out-and-out striker.

So what now?

Will you keep playing until the next World Cup and become the first player to appear in one at 45, hoping to finally win it?

If we judged you by the standards you created, you wouldn’t qualify as a legend.

Of course, nobody actually judges you that way. Everyone still recognizes you as one of football’s greatest legends.

The real mistake was comparing Ronaldo to Messi in the first place.

That rivalry was exaggerated from the beginning by the media and figures like José Mourinho.

Messi conquered every major trophy available to him, shattered records that once seemed untouchable, and at 39 years old he’s still competing with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland—the stars of the next generation—for the Golden Boot. And honestly, he could still win it.

What made Messi beloved by so many fans is that he never tried to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements.

Ronaldo, on the other hand, repeatedly made comments that many interpreted as attempts to downplay his greatest rival’s accomplishments—and that’s never an admirable trait.

Cristiano helped create a generation that thinks belittling other people’s achievements while constantly glorifying your own is a way to establish dominance.

Good bye. Ronaldo.

[SØN ÔF GRÅÇÊ @Holipizzle]

@Adenijisammy @arojinle1 😂😂

[vanemrys @vanemrys15]

Mbappé is 27 years old.
Haaland is 25 years old.
Kane is 32 years old.
Lionel Messi is 39 years old.

A friendly reminder: at the 2022 World Cup, Messi won the Silver Boot, while Ronaldo scored only one goal in the entire tournament.

If Ronaldo fans are using Mbappé, Haaland, and Kane's Golden Boot race with Messi to banter him, that alone should be enough for you to see Messi's greatness and the huge gap between him and Ronaldo. No 39 year old player at the 2026 World Cup would be able to go toe to toe with the younger generation if it weren't for Lionel Andrés Messi.

[Banana 🍌 @harrybanana_z_]

Proof that Fifa and the officials are "rigging" the world cup for Portugal and Ronaldo.

[FC Barcelona Fans Nation @fcbfn_live]

😂📱 Cape Verde players' Instagram feeds after facing Lionel Messi now.

That's the Messi effect. You spend 120 minutes trying to stop him, then spend the next 12 hours posting photos with him. 🐐🇦🇷

[jay @sirjay2305]

"Messi signs for MLS"

Ronaldo fans: 🗣️
"He left Europe cuz he's finished"

"He went to MLS so that he can farm goals to match Ronaldo's goal record"

"MLS is a weak league"

"Ronaldo signs for Al Nassar"

Ronaldo fans: 🗣️
"Ronaldo chose a tough league to continue proving himself"

"Saudi league is better than MLS"

Fast forward to today the man who left Europe to play in the weakest league is currently the highest goal scorer in the biggest football competition, while competing with players in their prime.

The other player who's supposedly playing in a tougher league, couldn't even impress in the group stage of the world cup.
He needed a penalty and two goals against a very low opponent to score close to half of Messi's goals in the world cup this year.

Until Ronaldo fans start telling themselves the truth, Messi's achievement will always be like a cancer to them, eating deep into their brains and increasing their obsession for him.