Supa Frenkie ❤️

[`mr. villa @Luccydevil07]

Before Messi After Messi

[Supa Frenkie ❤️ @SiawCollins5]

@chiamakaafc @Joshua__Ubeku Ngolo kante

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

Puyol at 19 was still with Barcelona B. Piqué had played 0 games for United. Ramos was still proving himself at Sevilla. Iñigo Martínez was with Sociedad B.

Then there’s Pau Cubarsí.

A starter for Barcelona at 16, overlooked for Euro 2024, yet he made De la Fuente admit: “I was unfair to Cubarsí.”

At 19, he shut down Ronaldo, De Bruyne, Olise, Doku, Dembélé, and Messi, while completing 121/126 passes (96%) in the World Cup final. He finished the tournament with 7 clean sheets in 8 games, only 1 goal conceded, and was dribbled past just once.

The Young Player award couldn’t have gone to anyone more deserving. 🐐🇪🇸

[🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ @Argentina]

Tus lágrimas son las nuestras, Capitán 👑🇦🇷

Nos diste las alegrías más grandes de nuestras vidas. Gracias por la entrega, por la magia y por dar la vida hasta el último segundo 🙌

¡Te amamos para siempre, Leo! 🩵🤍

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

✉️🇦🇷 Leo Messi’s letter.

“𝑳𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊’𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓. ❤️‍🩹🥺

The pain is immense, it will take time for this wound to heal.

But I also choose to hold on to all the good things, all matches we turned around by giving everything and moments that will remain in our memories forever.

I will always remember the support of an entire country that, together with the work and effort of this group, brought us back once again among the best teams in the world.

Today, it is difficult to appreciate what we achieved… but this group has really reached two consecutive World Cup finals.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for every greeting and every message.

Once again, we managed to come together as a country and stand united, sharing the immense pride of being Argentine.

I also want to congratulate Spain on winning World Cup”. 🇪🇸

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

✉️🇦🇷 Leo Messi’s letter.

“The pain is immense, it will take time for this wound to heal.

But I also choose to hold on to all the good things, all matches we turned around by giving everything and moments that will remain in our memories forever.

I will always remember the support of an entire country that, together with the work and effort of this group, brought us back once again among the best teams in the world.

Today, it is difficult to appreciate what we achieved… but this group has really reached two consecutive World Cup finals.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for every greeting and every message.

Once again, we managed to come together as a country and stand united, sharing the immense pride of being Argentine.

I also want to congratulate Spain on winning World Cup”. 🇪🇸

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

This man delivered a masterclass in coaching today in every sense of the word.

From the opening whistle, Luis de la Fuente had one clear objective: take Argentina’s biggest weapon away. He wasn’t going to let them win because of Messi.

He instructed Dani Olmo to press Lisandro Martínez on a diagonal angle, forcing Argentina to play out wide. Rodri shifted toward Mac Allister, while Fabián Ruiz covered the central space behind him, leaving Lisandro with little choice but to play long balls that carried very little threat.

Then came the next decision.

Spain weren’t creating enough chances, but instead of sitting back like Tuchel would, De la Fuente knew the worst thing you can do is let Messi keep seeing the ball. He brought on Ferran Torres, Pedri, Nico Williams, and Mikel Merino, switched to a two-striker system, and relied on Pedri alongside Rodri to dominate possession.

The result? A win with complete control of the game.

This was arguably the coach who outplayed Argentina more convincingly than anyone else. Austria, Portugal, Belgium, France, and Argentina—they all lost not only on the scoreboard, but in the performance as well. Spain outclassed every one of them with attractive football and a clear Spanish identity.

After spending a decade coaching Spain’s youth national teams before taking charge of the senior side, Luis de la Fuente has built something extraordinary. He has now won the European Championship, the UEFA Nations League, and Spain’s first World Cup since 2010.

Spain may have made one of the greatest coaching investments football has ever seen. 🇪🇸❤️

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

Making history on football’s biggest stage 🤩

Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí have become the first set of teenagers to start a @FIFAWorldCup final for the same team 👏

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Messi will become the oldest outfield player to ever play in a World Cup final 🔥

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🗣️ “Your career is like a video game, you keep unlocking new levels until you reach the final”.

😬🇦🇷 Leo Messi: “I already completed the game at the last World Cup in Qatar”.

[Berneese @theberneese]

Messi cooked so hard that the English media can't even blame the referee😭❤️

[365⚽️ @Analyst_365]

😭

[Amor al Fernet @fernechini]

SI RETUITEAS AL MESSI CHIQUITO

ARGENTINA ELIMINA A INGLATERRA

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨📊 Most final third passes completed at the 2026 World Cup.

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

I came across a very strange statistic comparing the four national teams in the World Cup semi-finals.

The statistic showed which player had contributed the most for each of the four teams in different categories. For example:

For England:

- Top scorers: Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham.
- Most assists: Anthony Gordon.
- Most key passes and big chances created: Declan Rice.
- Most successful dribbles: Eberechi Eze.
- Most accurate crosses: Noni Madueke.

The same goes for Spain and France. Every player stands out in a different area—Mbappé and Oyarzabal lead the scoring charts, Cucurella and Olise top the assist numbers, Barcola and Lamine Yamal dominate the dribbling stats, Dembélé and Rodri excel in crossing, and so on.

Then I got to Argentina…

Every single category had the same name: Lionel Messi.

Top scorer. Most key passes. Most chances created. Most successful dribbles. Most accurate crosses. Everything.

That’s where you truly realize Messi’s value.

His greatness lies in the fact that he’s the only player capable of mastering every aspect of the game. He competes with the best goalscorers—and surpasses them. He competes with the best playmakers and dribblers—and surpasses them too.

That is the essence of Messi’s footballing greatness.

He is the true definition of the complete footballer.

[Supa Frenkie ❤️ @SiawCollins5]

@gyaigyimii @YardMan5e

[Supa Frenkie ❤️ @SiawCollins5]

@gyaigyimii @KofiEli77 2023
Being accurate information

[Supa Frenkie ❤️ @SiawCollins5]

@gyaigyimii @KofiEli77 What about christiano Ronaldo’s 2 game ban prior to the World Cup?
It was cancelled but the media kept quiet 🤫

[Supa Frenkie ❤️ @SiawCollins5]

@adei_085 Go nail it bro ❤️🔥