:)

[RMZZ 🇦🇺 @RMblancoZ]

Seriously, how great is Cristiano Ronaldo?

He dead ass won 5 Ballon d'Ors against an entire system that backs the other guy.

History will be unbelievably kind to Ronaldo.

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

As brilliant and utterly irrepressible as Lionel Messi is, there have been a few occasions during his illustrious career when opponents — and certainly opposition fans — have suggested that he has received “special treatment” from referees.

What is certain is that, between scoring his first and second goals against Algeria, he got lucky. A challenge on Algeria captain Aissa Mandi, who was caught by Messi on his right calf and Achilles tendon, could have earned at least a yellow card — and plausibly a red card — but Polish referee Szymon Marciniak was content to award a free kick.

It was a strange incident. Mandi was in control of the ball, going nowhere fast, and there was little prospect of dispossessing him from Messi’s position. To make a lunge like that, with his studs up, seemed incomprehensible, never mind dangerous.

Special treatment? At the very least it was lenient refereeing. A yellow card would perhaps have been the most widely expected outcome — a red card second — but Messi was certainly lucky to get away scot-free.

✍️ @OliverKay

FREE TO READ: https://t.co/qmXtQ0ErQN

[Goals Side @goalsside]

🚨🗣️ Mohamed Aboutrika on Messi's tackle on Issa Merdi:

"This is a red card, but because it's Messi, nothing happens." ❌😬

[𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 @spielertrainer_]

Auch wenn es nur Standbilder sind, das ist eine klare rote Karte! Dass der Schiedsrichter das auf dem Feld anders sieht, kann ich noch verstehen. Dass der VAR aber die Entscheidung nicht korrigiert kann ich nicht verstehen. Die FIFA hat sicher Interesse daran, dass Messi spielt.

[Archivo VAR @ArchivoVAR]

🖥️💥 Ridículo estrepitoso del VAR en el Argentina - Argelia.

👉🏻 Messi clava los tacos por detrás en el gemelo de Mandi, doblándoselo con uso de fuerza excesiva.

❌ 𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗔 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗔.

▪️ El VAR, con una cobardía absoluta, decidió desentenderse de la acción.

[Hiwa Afandi @HiwaAfandi]

Germany, a nation of 84 million people, is playing Curaçao, a nation of just 158,000.

Without FIFA and international football, many around the world would never know Curaçao exists as a nation. Yet it has a flag, an anthem, and a place on the world stage.

A reminder that more than 50 million Kurds still have no state of their own.

[LaVozGalactica @Lavozgalactica]

El Barça denunciando al Real Madrid por decir que han pagado a Negreira

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧: Out of all 344 La Liga players (including goalkeepers), Kylian Mbappé ranks last in defensive contributions per 90 minutes.

[ִֶָ @mitchollo]

look at that casemiro goal lol please get mbappe out of real madrid please.

[:) @Magicisco__]

@nilskern17 Ich freue mich schon rauf dass du uns das alles in paar Sätzen zusammenfassen wirst

[🫵🏽🇭🇷🇧🇷🇵🇹 @idoxvi]

Mbappe hate is a universal language

[CentreGoals. @centregoals]

🚨🚨🎙️| PSG supporters are chanting:

“Mbappé, you son of a b***ch.”

[Out of Context Football Manager @nocontextfm1]

Is that not ANOTHER handball against Arsenal?! 😅 https://t.co/XS722FiXfM

[:) @Magicisco__]

@AM120996 @nilskern17 Genau wie Klopp, Slot, Pep, Pellegrini und Mancini alle PL Erfahrung hatten😶‍🌫️

[MADRID SPOT @MadridSpot]

Xabi Alonso was available, but City chose Maresca.

Xabi Alonso was available, but Liverpool decided to not sign him, despite Slot was under performing.

But the “wildly run” Chelsea are the ones that signed Xabi.

Why? 🤔

[:) @Magicisco__]

@nilskern17 Schwieriger Kommentar. Wann haben Fußballspieler das letzte Mal frei und offen gesprochen? Unabhängig von Madrid. Alle haben ein Maulkorb auf. Ich habe nichts anderes erwartet.

[Kiko Suarez @imkikosuarez]

This is why the “VINI WALKS” & “JUDE DOESNT PRESS” always pisses me off from people that “wAtCh tHe GaMes”

You lot have zero game comprehension and regurgitate what other people say

[Kiyan Sobhani @KiyanSo]

Do you know how difficult it is to be in the zeroth percentile at anything? You have to actively try to not do that thing. You're not going anywhere as a team if your leader isn't leading. You don't have to press like Gabi Jesus, but you can't be this passive either.

[:) @Magicisco__]

@hardeyfunds