Five Ballon d'Ors. The all-time top scorer in Champions League history, 140 goals and counting for no one else to catch. A European Championship title in 2016. The most international goals ever scored by any player, in any era. Twenty-plus years at the very top, across five clubs, for one country he never stopped showing up for.
Last night, that World Cup story ended in the cruelest way this tournament can end, a single goal, in stoppage time, against a 41-year-old who covered every blade of grass anyway.
But that was never going to be the whole story. It's in a kid who left Madeira with nothing and became the most decorated player of his generation. It's in a captain who kept working long after the world expected him to slow down. It's in a billion people who never stopped calling him theirs.
Some things aren't measured in trophies. Thank you for every minute of it, Cristiano.
#CristianoRonaldo #CR7 #GOAT #FootballLegend #ThankYouCristiano
MetLife Stadium, 2010. MetLife Stadium, 2026.
Sixteen years. One boy from Santos who became Brazil's greatest - 79 international goals, surpassing the legendary Pelé; an Olympic gold medal won on the winning penalty at Rio 2016; a Champions League treble with Barcelona in 2015; a Confederations Cup Golden Ball in 2013; trophies across three continents, three different clubs, a hundred goals apiece. Numbers no one else in the modern game has matched.
main akela hi chala tha jaanib-e-manzil magar
log saath aate gaye aur kaarvaan banta gaya
He walked out alone as a teenager. He walks away as a nation's most-loved son, carrying a billion hearts with him.
Thank you for the magic, Neymar. Obrigado, lenda. 💛
#Neymar #ObrigadoNeymar #BrazilFootball #Selecao #FootballLegacy
Anwar Jalalpuri was an acclaimed Urdu poet, scholar, and English lecturer from Uttar Pradesh who honed his literary genius at Aligarh Muslim University. He achieved widespread fame for his 'Nizamat' and became highly regarded for translating sacred and classical texts, including the Bhagavad Gita, Gitanjali, and parts of the Quran, into Urdu. Beyond his literary pursuits, Jalalpuri held prominent public administrative positions, serving on various committees and ultimately rising to the rank of a State Minister. His extensive contributions across poetry, prose, and television dialogues earned him numerous prestigious awards from various cultural academies. This influential literary and public figure passed away on January 2, 2018, in Lucknow.
#anwarjalalpuri #urdushayari #urdupoetry #rekhta
Mirza Raza Barq (1790–1857) was a leading master of the Lucknow School of Urdu poetry, recognized for his adoption of Naasikh’s style and his precise use of similes. He held complete command over the ghazal, while also writing extensively in forms like rubai, qataat, mukhammas, Shahar-e-Ashob, and Wasokht. His definitive collected works, the Diwan, were published by Matba-e-Sultani. As an influential educator, Barq directly shaped the tradition by mentoring a new generation of famous poets, including Syed Zamin Ali Jalaal, Sheikh Amaan Ali Seher, and Haadi Ali Ashk.
#UrduPoetry #LucknowSchool #MirzaRazaBarq #Ghazal #ClassicalPoetry
Tahir Faraz (1953-2026) was a renowned Indian Urdu poet. His main contribution to literature was making poetry understandable through plain, everyday language. Rather than using difficult traditional vocabulary, he wrote directly about core human relationships. He is most recognized for his works on family, specifically his famous poem "Beti," which expresses a father's affection, and his verses about mothers. By performing at major international poetry gatherings, Faraz maintained the spoken tradition of Urdu literature. His clear approach ensured the art form remained accessible to the general public.
#TahirFaraz #UrduPoetry #UrduLiterature #Mushaira #Rekhta
Maqbool Ahmad Sabri was a gifted poet whose verses captured deep love longing and spiritual yearning. He crafted elegant ghazals on separation and devotion enriching Urdu literature with soulful words.
#sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #sufipoetry | #SabriBrothers
On this blessed Urs of Imdad Ali Ulvi, let us immerse in his divine poetry that echoes eternal love for the Beloved.
May these words illuminate our hearts with mystic wisdom and devotion.
#sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #ImdadAliUlvi | #ursmubarak
On this blessed Urs of Imdad Ali Ulvi, let us immerse in his divine poetry that echoes eternal love for the Beloved.
May these words illuminate our hearts with mystic wisdom and devotion.
#sufinama | #sufism | #sufi | #ImdadAliUlvi | #ursmubarak