Don’t cook me guys.
I’ve always wanted to ask, so when you open the bottle like this are you not scared when you drink that there may be small bottles inside? 😭
I don’t want to climb the corporate ladder. I truly don’t care about advancement or promotions anymore. I don’t want direct reports. I don’t want to lead a team. I don’t want to “spearhead an initiative.” Not in a boat. Not with a goat. Not on a moat. Not while I float.
Disgusting behaviour by the Argentinians at the end, especially Paredes.
Just a bunch of nasty violent thugs, and a disgrace to football. Never been so happy to see a team lose.
I am a Ronaldo fan
My argument is simple: I value longevity, adaptation, individual responsibility, elite-level performance across different environments, big-game scoring, physical transformation, and the ability to remain decisive for an extraordinary length of time.
Ronaldo has:
• More career goals.
• More Champions League goals.
• More Champions League knockout goals.
• More Champions League titles as the main attacking superstar of his team.
• More international goals.
• More international appearances.
• More hat-tricks.
• More goals with his weaker foot.
• More headed goals.
• More goals outside the penalty box.
• A remarkable record of succeeding in multiple leagues and countries.
He was a superstar in England, Spain, Italy and Portugal. He changed his game completely as he aged: winger, explosive dribbler, inside forward, devastating goalscorer, penalty-box striker. The fact that he could become arguably the greatest goalscorer in football history after losing some of the physical qualities that made him famous is one of the most impressive things about his career.
And then there is the Champions League.
Messi is an incredible footballer and arguably the greatest natural playmaker ever. But Ronaldo's Champions League résumé is ridiculous. He is the competition's all-time leading scorer and has repeatedly produced his best football in the biggest knockout games. When the question is: "Who do I want when everything is on the line?" Ronaldo's case is extremely strong.
Messi's supporters also cannot selectively use international football. Before 2021, Messi had lost the 2014 World Cup final and the 2015 and 2016 Copa América finals. After the 2016 Copa América final, he even announced his retirement from international football before returning.
That doesn't erase what he eventually achieved. The Copa América and World Cup absolutely count. But the earlier failures and the emotional pressure surrounding Argentina are part of the story too.
And yes, Messi's PSG period deserves criticism. He joined a team with Neymar and Mbappé and PSG still failed to win the Champions League. Messi won Ligue 1, but his overall PSG spell was nowhere near the level expected from a player regarded as the greatest ever. Ronaldo, by contrast, went to Juventus at 33, won the league twice, became the club's top scorer in his first season, and continued producing at an elite level in a new league.
The argument is not that Messi is bad. That would be stupid.
The argument is that Ronaldo's greatness is more difficult to replicate.
Messi is probably the better pure playmaker.
Ronaldo is the greater scorer, competitor, physical phenomenon, big-game goalscorer and example of sustained individual excellence across different environments.
So when people say, "Messi is obviously better and there is no debate," I totally disagree.
There is absolutely a debate.
Cristiano Ronaldo has one of the strongest GOAT cases football has ever seen.
You'll never make it look like the World Cup is the decider.
In a game where it's a WIN or GO HOME under intense pressure.
Yesterday, Today and Forever
MY ANSWER WILL ALWAYS BE RONALDO!