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[Kalina Ann🍆 @KalinaAnnGG]

Le acaban de pulverizar los tobillos a Nicolás González. Los 2 en una sola jugada y no se vio ninguna tarjeta. Pero después dicen que Argentina recibe ayudas arbitrales.

[Your Emotional Healing Coach @AfsaRosette]

No one teaches you how to admit you might be addicted to the hope of someone. Nor how to stop being loyal to someone who isn’t emotionally equipped to receive what you’re offering. Some part of you knows that. Let me explain…

[Ugwu Samuel 👨🏼‍💻 @Psalmwrite]

What Haaland is doing with Norway is what Ronaldo fans think Ronaldo did with Portugal.

[gusta @guxta_sccp]

O Cristiano Ronaldo errou quando resumiu a Copa do Mundo a somente 7 jogos.

Para ele são sempre uns 3 ou 4 kkkkkkkkkk

[🐍 @PopCiity]

Portugal been held back by Ronaldo & it’s actually sad to see. A whole football nation held back for one man’s ego. LOL this might even need a Netflix documentary uno.

[Laurie @LFCLaurie]

Ronaldo doing “it’s his last World Cup” gimmick when we know full well there is no way he’s staying away from a home World Cup in 2030 😭😭😭

[Arvin @sozirv]

That was my last hate- watching for Ronaldo ever , Goodbye old man , You were never on Messi's level anyway.

[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.

[⚡️🇧🇼 @Priceless_MCI]

RONALDO OUT OF THE WORLD CUP……

[ً @artfuIchaos]

It kinda freaks me out that you never really know how the other person feels like it could all just be a lie

[🐍 @PopCiity]

Greatest Of All Time. It was never a debate.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨🇦🇷 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: If Lionel Messi produces ONE assist tonight, he will become the player with the MOST ASSISTS in World Cup history!

If Lionel Messi produces ONE goal tonight, he will become the player with the MOST GOALS in World Cup history!

[Marc Geschwind @MarcGeschwind]

Really good analysis from Henry. This is the Ronaldo issue right now.

He's playing as a 9, but he's never been a 9 and he's not acting as a 9. Not giving Portugal those traits and it hurt them today.

[World Cup 2026 @ofootball__]

All-time top scorer in World Cup history (16). Lionel Messi 🐐⚽️🏆🌎

[EspacioNX @EspacioNX]

"It's just a game"

The game:

[🐍 @PopCiity]

Daniel Lapin smh that’s a waste of reach advantage. I don’t understand why he didn’t let his hands go, as the taller fighter, make him pay for stepping in.

[DR Sports @drsportsmedia]

ARSENAL ARE BACK OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO🔴⚪️🎶

#BestOfEnemies #Arsenal #Football

[🐍 @PopCiity]

Noooo wtf!! Violation!!😂

[Shady 🧊 @ShadyMikeGaming]

LMAOOOOOOOOOO Nahhh single player it is for me 💀

[YOUR PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS @santanultimate]

Caught a Tottenham fan slipping 😭😭😭😭

[DemiLade @Iameniolamyde]

Do you genuinely believe that prayer works?? If yes, repost.