Matthew Cheng

[GL @gldivittorio]

Trump will likely say something pretty racist about El-Sayed tomorrow, but at some point he will also kind of off handedly call him hot

[FcbLowkey 🇸🇪 @FCBLowkey6o]

One of the strangest things about Messi is, he has created a psychological effect in football where he’s been extraordinary for so long that people have become desensitized to his greatness.

When he produces moments of magic or carries a team to a final, it’s almost treated as expected. But if a player like Olise did the exact same thing at 25, the football world would be talking about it for years.

The standard he has set is so unbelievably high that moments that would be considered historic for others are simply considered “Messi moments.”

That might be the biggest sign of greatness: not only doing the impossible, but making the impossible feel ordinary.

[ro @loveologian]

world cup's turned me into an argentine nationalist

[🦒 @srijancse]

“not worried about messi at all. he'll be fine. he has every trophy that matters and two decades of footage behind him.

what worries me is everything else. if the internet can reshape the reputation of arguably the most documented footballer in history, imagine what it can do in situations where there isn't twenty years of footage for people to check. politics, wars, business, or people you've never even heard of. in those cases, the narrative often becomes the only version most people ever see.”

[Osita Chidoka @osita_chidoka]

Watching Lionel Messi at the 2026 World Cup, I found myself turning over one of the oldest questions a working life presents.

We are often told: leave when the ovation is loudest. It is sound advice. But I no longer believe it is the whole truth.

I believe that there is a time to step aside, when others must be given room to lead, or when we can no longer serve as we once did. But there is also a quieter danger: leaving too soon, not because we are finished, but because we are afraid of what a stumble might do to how we are remembered.

A stumble in the second act does not erase the first, and an exit timed to applause is no guarantee that history will remember you at all.

Messi could have walked away after 2022. Trophy in hand, story complete, the perfect close to a perfect career. Instead, he came back.

He risked comparison with the man he used to be, the possibility of falling short in front of a watching world, the chance that this second act would dim what the first had built. Argentina did not lift the cup this time.

But at thirty-nine, his composure and his experience still carried his country to a final. That is not a small thing.

His legacy was not diminished by trying again. If anything, it was enriched.

That is the deeper truth.

Do not retire from your purpose because you fear failure more than you love the work.

If your work remains honest, your contribution still matters, and you still have something left to give, then keep going.

A life well lived is measured as much by the courage to continue as by the wisdom to know when to stop.

Conquer fear. Keep playing the game of life.

Osita Chidoka
20 July 2026

[ex Joven Acuña @acunha_javier]

Messi podría haberse retirado inmaculado con la gloria de Qatar, con la foto de la copa del mundo en sus manos. Pero no. Decidió entrenarse como nunca (como siempre) y arriesgar el final feliz. Así de generoso es con su talento y su lidarazgo. Por eso es el mejor de la historia.

[Chorume do Grêmio @chorumedogremio]

os últimos 90-120 minutos que veremos na vida de lionel messi em alto nível competitivo...

caralho.

[Mr. IKEM 💙❤️ @Ikem_onefeli]

Bellingham this he is a thug until Paredes showed up. What does he do??? Back off as the chicken he is

[- @MusialaEra]

Jude Bellingham has mastered the art of looking busy on a football pitch. The casuals love it, the analytics guys love it, I see through it. He is not elite in any sense of the word, closer to a Leon Goretzka than a Pedri or a Musiala. A 3/10 on his best day. Overrated.

[alex 🇳🇬 @agizzlefizzle12]

messi has been one of the few constants in my life. twice a week i got to watch him and it felt like whatever was going on in the world didn’t matter for those 2 hours

2026 at 39 years old and he still gives me the same feeling. i’m weeping man

[🕊️ @MagicalXavi]

Only Cabo Verde and France have had me shaking for an entire match

[Nikolaj🇺🇦🇵🇸 @nikicaga]

Japan started very well with rapid agression but simply couldn't survive the onslaught of a superior foe and two deadly strikes

Germany dominated but couldn't break through a stubborn numerically superior defense

Italy didn't even show up

[Matthew Cheng @Matthew77538907]

All the teams that are no.1 in their respective groups should be able to choose their round of 32 opponent based on goal difference - make sure every game counts

[𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐁 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @_DIGB]

Ronaldo fanboys looking for reasons why he is better than Messi

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

“Dad why did you name me Vozinha Al-Owais”

[Max Stéph @maxstephhh]

Messi fans Messi fans
watching WC '22 watching WC '26

[Hater Report @HaterReport]

HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF IN REAL TIME

Victor Wembanyama talking to Mitch Johnson. Camera pans to Tim Duncan talking to Gregg Popovich

[bing yang @ancientminstrel]

@Appraiser008 象这样的人渣才是香港真正衰落的原因。香港以前靠着特殊位置发财，还给这些自己也是底层的人搞出优越感了。香港那破地方，人均住房十平方米，窄逼加上这些没素质的土著，谁TM爱去。大陆这些年努力建设，早就世界最佳基建了，服务业质量也远超香港。

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

we both up now