“Posterity will judge our generation for entertaining the faux comparison between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as though it were a genuine rivalry.”
He won titles with Barcelona — “comfort zone.”
He won Ligue 1 — “Farmers League.”
He won MLS — “rigged and scripted.”
He won the World Cup — “rigged and scripted.”
He won the Copa América — “they organize it every year just so he can win.”
He won 8 Ballon d’Ors — “robbed.”
He won 6 European Golden Boots — “irrelevant.”
He has the most assists in football history — “assists don’t matter.”
He dribbles past opponents — “they don’t tackle him properly.”
He scores free kicks — “they’re too close, and the goalkeepers just let them in.”
Other big national teams failed to beat small teams so could play against his team — “It’s his fault and FIFA’s.”
He’s humble — “it’s all an act.”
No matter what Lionel Messi achieves, the goalposts keep moving. Meanwhile he is just there chilling and enjoying his football. 😂
At what point do you simply accept that you’re witnessing the greatest footballer the game has ever seen?
Aren’t you all tired?
“In Argentina, Diego Maradona is god, Messi is something else. He never wanted to imitate Maradona since he was a child, he wanted to forge his own path” 🥶
"With the way this government is going, I may not even be alive to contest the 2027 election. Every single thing I do for a living, this government is deliberately frustrating. I face frustration every day. They recently locked my car at the airport."
—NDC presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi
Whoever sits down and watches Messi for 90 minutes and still says Ronaldo is better than him, that’s a social experiment showing what low IQ looks like.
🚨🎙️ Julián Álvarez on how Argentina treats Lionel Messi:
“People think we take care of Messi because of everything he's won.
That's not the reason.
We take care of him because he has spent his entire career taking care of Argentina.
When you share a dressing room with him, you quickly understand that he never asks to be treated differently. In fact, he's usually the first one to joke around, the first one to congratulate a teammate, and the last person to make anything about himself.
That's exactly why everyone naturally wants to protect him.
If Messi loses the ball, the first thought isn't, 'Why did he lose it?'
It's, 'Let's win it back for Leo.'
That's the mentality of this team.
We know that one touch, one pass, or one moment from him can change everything. So if we have to run an extra five or ten metres to give him that chance, we'll do it every single time.
For us, Messi isn't just the captain.
He's the heartbeat of Argentina.
Wearing the same shirt as the greatest player in history isn't pressure.
It's a privilege that we'll be telling our children about for the rest of our lives.”
One of the greatest redemption arcs in sports history. 🐐
Years of criticism from Argentina's fans and media couldn't break Messi.
A recycled propaganda campaign calling him a "zionist" over a peace tour that visited both Israel and Palestine won't either.
Who else noticed what Messi did when the game got hard?
He noticed that Egypt kept the middle of the pitch compact and almost impenetrable, he then moved to the wing and hugged the touchline. Then he did his thing from there. They obviously cannot all free up the middle and move to the wing to stop him there.
There are some things you can't coach Messi on. He already knows what is happening on the pitch.
This is one of the many reasons why he's the GOAT 🐐