The funniest part about the “Messi is favoured” conspiracy is the idea that FIFA watched him endure four World Cup heartbreaks over 16 years, then one fine afternoon in 2022 suddenly decided, “Right, let’s start rigging it for him now.” 😂
Watch Spain at 1-0 last night. That’s courage. That’s bravery. And then watch England at 1-0. What’s the difference?
We are a better team than Argentina, I’ve no doubt in my mind. But we deserved to get beat in the end. In fact, it could have been 4-1.
Bringing on 3 defenders at 1-0 up. What message does that send? I wrote it in my Daily Mail column after the Mexico game. Until we understand that courage and bravery is controlling possession under pressure and not booting / heading it up the field 40 yards then this will always be the end result.
O Neymar fazer esse gol e sair provocando o goleiro da Noruega dizendo “comigo não” perdendo tempo enquanto a seleção é eliminada foi uma das coisas mais constrangedoras que eu já assisti nesse esporte. E isso define o que o Neymar é e sempre foi: um autocentrado.
Have seen 3 Argentina related “rigged” incidents hit 2-3M+ impressions, 100k+ likes, and literally all of them are lies. Never seen anything like it.
1) Paredes’ foul at the end of the game — clear dive with video proof. Referee was spot on.
2) Messi’s free kick — the referee had blown the whistle, again with clear video proof.
3) Tagliafico not needing to wait for 1 minute before re-entering — the rules clearly state if a player leaves the field of play to stop bleeding or change a blood-stained shirt, they can come back on immediately.
3 super minor actions that weren’t game defining whatsoever getting this much level of scrutiny is already crazy. But to make matters worse, ALL of them are lies. Said I couldn’t even fathom the online reaction if the Portugal game had happened to Argentina and this is why.
The idiocy and hatred these anti-Messi fans have is downright insanity.
Bukayo Saka completed four passes, did not take a shot on goal & did not create a single chance in nearly 85 minutes of the Champions League Final before he was substituted.