ahora que lo ves todo en retrospectiva, el tipo estaba dando todo de sí para poder darle un último show a su viejo. nunca habrá un tipo así, al cual todas historias parezcan cuentos de hadas.
The contradictions in the way some people discuss football history are astonishing.
Take Pelé, for example. Everyone proudly says he won three World Cups, and rightly so. Yet no one brings up the fact that he missed the 1962 World Cup final through injury. Nobody tries to take that title away from him because the logic is simple: he was part of Brazil’s triumph, so the trophy belongs to him.
But when it comes to Messi, the rules suddenly change. Some claim Barcelona’s 2006 Champions League doesn’t count because he missed the final. The issue isn’t Pelé or Messi—it’s changing the criteria depending on the player.
The same applies to Maradona. He is one of the greatest players ever and led Argentina to World Cup glory, becoming a national hero. But he never won the Champions League or the Copa América, while Messi won the Copa América twice, won the Finalissima, the World Cup, and maintained an elite level for over two decades. That doesn’t diminish Maradona—it simply shows how complete Messi’s career has become.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s case is another contradiction. For years, the World Cup was the ultimate argument used against Messi. The moment Messi won it, many suddenly reduced it to “just seven games.” If the World Cup was the biggest measure before 2022, why did it stop being one after Messi lifted the trophy?
Then comes the excuse that Portugal has “no World Cup history.” But history isn’t inherited—it is created. Spain had never won a World Cup until the generation of Xavi and Iniesta changed that. Argentina’s greatest football legacy was built by players like Kempes and Maradona. The greatest players don’t wait for history—they write it.
Messi didn’t become the greatest because he won the World Cup. By 2022, he already had multiple Ballon d’Ors, four Champions League titles, countless individual records, and was the all-time top scorer and assist provider for both Barcelona and Argentina. The World Cup wasn’t what made his legacy—it was simply the final missing piece.
Pelé has achievements Cristiano doesn’t. Cristiano has achievements Pelé doesn’t.
Messi is the only one who combines the strongest arguments from both sides.
That’s why diminishing Messi’s career has become so difficult. Every criticism seems to require changing the rules, moving the goalposts, or creating new standards that only apply to him.
That’s not a weakness in Messi’s legacy.
It’s a weakness in the argument against it. 🐐❤️🇦🇷
The fact that when they played with Messi, he was the best player in the world, and now that they are no longer playing, Messi is still arguably the best player in the world.
Lionel Messi is the greatest player to ever play football. 💯‼️
Si alguien duda del poder del algoritmo para cambiar opiniones, recordales que hicieron de Messi un villano. DE MESSI, el mejor jugador de la historia. En un mundo sin pensamiento crítico, estaremos perdidos.
The only time Messi posted himself this whole tournament is when they lost to show his accountability as the leader of the team.
That’s the kind of person he is.
Messi will forever be my hero but tell me if I'm wrong.
Messi is genuinely the most textbook sensible humble person on the planet. a literal role model per say and yet he's become the modern villian. firms my belief that it doesn't matter, don't be the nice guy ever.
"Hoy más que nunca con Argentina y con los argentinos.
Esta corriente de ODIO hacia Argentina me parece repugnante y la quiero denunciar"
✍🏻 Javier Santaolalla, físico español 🇪🇸
Como te explico que existio alguien que casi gana la champions y el mundial jugando solo
La mayor participacion individual y exhibicion de un jugador en los 2 torneos más importantes del futbol
Su nombre era Leo Messi