If you go to the Federal High Court Abuja five days a week, chances are you’ll see Sowore there four of those days.
The fifth day is probably because the court isn’t sitting.
🚨🗣️ Diogo Dalot: “At that time, I LIKED Milan so much that I thought maybe we could make something work.
“They really WANTED me, and I also had meetings with other clubs. One day I got a TEXT from Cristiano.
‘Kid, STAY. I’m coming BACK to Manchester.’
“He was saying that United is the best club in the world, that we would get back to the top if only we changed a few things. He was going to help me and we’d play a lot of games together.
“I talked to my agent. I talked to Claudia.
Mourinho wanted me there for 10 years. How could we leave after two?
“That season with Cristiano was when I really started to grow as a player and as a person. I lost count of the number of predictions he got right, because he knows so well what it takes to go to the top.
“If anyone skipped a set in the gym, he would notice. We had a striker here who did really well for us in his first season, but Cristiano said, “He’s not gonna make it here.”
“I said, “Cris, he scored two goals today!”
He said, “Yeah, but he didn’t have the fire to go for the third.”
“When your rival is Messi, nothing is ever enough.” #MUFC [@TPTFootball]
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This “naturally gifted” narrative is one of the most misleading takes in football.
When someone reaches a level that seems impossible, people suddenly act as if talent alone explains everything. Cristiano Ronaldo did not win five Ballon d’Or awards and score over 950 goals just because he worked hard. If hard work alone was enough, football would be full of players with those numbers.
What separates the truly great is the combination of elite talent and an elite work ethic. Ronaldo is not proof that hard work beats talent. He is proof of what happens when extraordinary talent meets extraordinary dedication.
People need to stop using Lionel Messi as the example of someone who succeeded purely because of natural talent. Messi’s genius is obvious, but talent alone does not sustain excellence for two decades, win multiple Ballon d’Or awards, or keep a player at the very top of the game year after year. That level of consistency demands sacrifice, professionalism, and an obsession with improvement. We've seen talented players waste away and never attain this height because they lack the consistency and hard work to replicate such heights.
Sometimes the simplest explanation is the correct one. Messi is one of the most naturally gifted footballers ever, but he is also one of the hardest working. The idea that he simply relied on talent while others relied on effort is a lazy and inaccurate way of looking at greatness. The greatest players combine both at a level most people cannot comprehend.