Mario García

[Gabriela @GabTrevi]

No mames, bótense alvrga, gracias mateo por irlo a abrazar 😭

[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.

[BFrog @BFrog__]

el ultimo editor de la Wikipedia en la tierra usando su ultimo aliento para cambiar "la humanidad es" por "la humanidad fue"

[Marian Herrera @marianherrrera]

“Ellos se formaron en las academias de primer nivel, nosotros venimos de la tierra colorada".

Es una METRALLETA de verdades.

[Línea de Cal @linea_d_cal]

¿Dónde está Curazao? (Official Video) | Línea de Cal

[Dr Shrimp Puerto Rico ☘️🇧🇷🇲🇽🔻 @LadPsycho]

Welcome back Wong Kar Wai

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Does anyone activate 'World Cup mode' quite like Memo Ochoa? 💪🇲🇽

#WeAre26 | #FIFAWorldCup

[B𝐀𝐑𝐆CELONA @Bargcelona10]

Los yankees desde que les dividieron el partido en 4 cuartos y pusieron musiquita en medio del partido

[En Júpiter @En_jupiter_]

Están viviendo el sueño.

[El Rayado Objetivo @objetivo_mty]

El Vasco Aguirre después de que todo el país lo puteara por poner a Romo

[Eddy Warman @EddyWarman]

🇲🇽 Así luce la afición mexicana desde las alturas: Paseo de la Reforma lleno tras el triunfo ante Corea. Lluvia, tráfico y todo lo demás pasaron a segundo plano. México lidera el Grupo A. ⚽

📹 @oscar._.damian

[Virgil Cruzazulino (Jose Madero’s Version) @maderistaazul]

Estoy dispuesto a defender el Haram Ball del Vasco Aguirre si eso significa llegar al sexto o séptimo partido. Que viva el futbol terrorista, la puta que te parió.

[J🌦️rge @stoydesbasatado]

Los partidos de la 1 de la mañana

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how it feels to roll one up and watch uzbekistan vs colombia at 2 am

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

If you knew the back story(ies), you would cry too.

Raúl Jiménez has played at four World Cups. Across Brazil, Russia and Qatar, he never scored a single goal. Today, on home soil at the Estadio Azteca, that finally changed. And the moment broke him.

The tears obviously carried years. In March 2026, just three months ago, Jiménez lost his father Raúl Jiménez Vega to pancreatic cancer at the age of 62. He was a pivotal figure in his son's career. That goal was for him.

And there was more beneath it. In 2020, playing for Wolves against Arsenal, Jiménez fractured his skull in a collision with David Luiz. He lay unconscious on the pitch while teammates and family feared the worst.

It took emergency surgery and eight months to return. He still wears the protective headband today. Many of us thought it was over back then. 6 years later, at 35, Jimenez’s story is still being written.

Just think about it. A near-fatal injury, a grieving son and a 12-year wait for one World Cup goal, finally answered in front of his own people.

This is why we watch football. Not for the trophies. For the human underneath. Don’t you just love it.

My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

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Let's go, @FIFAWorldCup 2026! 🙌

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La celebración de todo un país. 🇲🇽

#CopaMundialFIFA

[Madrid Sports @MadridSports_]

😱 Este juego es una PASADA

Escoges puesto a puesto a jugadores al azar de las Selecciones que han competido en la Copa del Mundo

Recomiendo el modo "De Memoria", que no salen las medias

Una vez lo tengas, simulas los partidos para ver donde llegarías

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