Benjamin Enekhai

Every footballer match has a story. I tell it!

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

I would sit in the evenings with my late dad listening to the story of Brazillians and their exploits at the world cup. The skill of Pele; the dribbling guile of "little bird" Garrincha; the tempo dictating play of Didi! Brazil was football royalty! I watched masters of the game at the 2002 world cup: Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho. And after that, Brazil became very "un-Brazillian". The last flair player they have preduced, Neymar, just played his last WC. To shine on the world stage once more, they need to go back to their roots: joga bonito; samba! Just the way every other continent coul not beat Brazil at its own game, the Brazillians should stop trying to beat every other continent at their own game and go back to their roots: skill, flair, dribbling, unpredictabillity.
As the midfield maestro, Didi, of the 1958 and 1962 WC winning teams used to say: "Quem tem que correr é a bola" ("It's the ball that has to run, not the player"), Brazil should go back to its roots!!!
#BRANOR #Selecao #Brasil #JogaBonito #futebolbrasileiro #CBF #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@ChampionsLeague No need to say much. The name is enough
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@Nurapost My guy there.....lol..
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@FormuMix You think the haters don't know? Agenda must agenda na for them to eat
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@Tobs_fc They are a dishonest bunch that's why

https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@psg__chief My main concern is Dibu. There's something not right with him unlike 2022

https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@WahabStatsHub The fans supporting him, if they were players, who would they rather play with? They need to start telling themselves the truth
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@ultimate_kombo He's a very shameless human being
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@theberneese I wonder ooo....hahahahahaa
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@Joshua__Ubeku I've stopped engaging them
https://t.co/8EKal3Rd00

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

My perspective of football, I got from interactions with my late dad. He saw football as a game of ultimate skill, passion and entertainment. That was why #Brasil were his favourites. He could regale you with tales of their #worldcup winning squads and 1982 team regarded as the greatest team to have never won the #FIFA mundial (I'll talk more about this in my next post).
So I couldn't look at football from the perspective of athleticism. Football is called the #beautifulgame because of the skill and intelligence with which it is played. This is why I follow teams like Barcelona, Guardiola's Man City, and used to watch Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan tapes and the Barcelona teams of Johan Cryuff.

However, life and football have a way of broadening your horizons. While I still cherish that Brazilian flair and the tactical artistry of those European sides, I’ve come to deeply respect another side of the game: the raw Argentine footballing spirit. One built less on effortless skill and more on unbreakable grit, burning passion, and sheer defiance in the face of adversity. Argentina rarely produces teams that dazzle with constant samba-like brilliance. Instead, they fight. They scrap. They refuse to lose. Yes, every generation has one or two transcendent flair players — Mario Kempes in ’78, Maradona in ’86, Messi today — but the soul of the team has always been forged in the fire of tenacity and collective will. It’s the never-say-die attitude that turns ordinary players into giants on the biggest stage. No one embodied that Argentine essence better than Diego Simeone in his playing days: lungs burning, shirt pulled up, sliding into tackles like his life depended on it, demanding more from everyone around him. El Cholo wasn’t the most gifted, but he was the heartbeat of every side he played for — a living symbol of that defiant, warrior-like culture that has carried La Albiceleste through triumph and heartbreak alike. That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat, blood, and an unyielding refusal to be beaten.

That’s the beauty of football. It can be poetry in motion, but sometimes the greatest stories are written in sweat and blood. We saw that exact spirit come alive just yesterday against Egypt. Two goals down, the game slipping away, and yet Argentina refused to fold. They clawed their way back with pure heart and defiance to win 3-2 in a match that will be remembered long after the final whistle. It wasn’t always pretty, but it was unmistakably Argentine. And when the final whistle blew, you could see what that fight meant to them. Coach Lionel Scaloni, a man who knows that spirit better than most, was moved to tears on the touchline; not just for the result, but because he saw his players embody the very soul of Argentine football: never beaten until the very last second. That’s why they win when others might crumble.
#worldcuplive #VamosArgentina #VamosSeleccion #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

Rewatching #ARG's 3rd goal vs #EGY made me realize that Messi treats his teammates with so much respect and trust. Here we were criticising Lautaro Martinez & here was Messi pointing that the pass should be made to him. In life, have people around you who will not judged you based on your past but on your present and what you are capable of doing. #THEGREATESTOFALLTIME #THEGOAT #LionelMessi #Egypt #EgyptWasRobbed #Origin #XAUSD #FIFA #FIFAWORLDCUP #WORLDCUP #QUARTERFINALS

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

I couldn't agree more!

[Kauê Monteiro @kauemonteirobrk]

@camaradamachado Mas o futebol brasileiro nunca foi sobre raça, sempre foi sobre habilidade, técnica e velocidade.
Raça sempre foi com os argentinos e uruguaios, mas sim, a seleção brasileira está sem alma pq o futebol brasileiro teima em tentar copiar a Europa

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@kauemonteirobrk @camaradamachado I've always been of this opinion. Check my pinned post please. Brazil needs to be Brazil and not Europe. For me, it was most obvious under Dunga

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@Joshua__Ubeku And a very stupid way at that

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@FabrizioRomano That's how you captain a team. Take responsibility when things go away and give praise all round when things work. And they said he was a bad captain.

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@AbayTila @FabrizioRomano @FIFAWorldCup @Argentina @FIFAcom Cry me a river!!!

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@FIFAWorldCup Simply unbelievable! This Argentinean team do not know when it is beaten! Kudos to them! Kudos to Messi THE #GOAT!!!

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@TheMahleek I can't fit laff....but I wonder how they do it, day after day, year in, year out. I salute their consistency in saying absolute rubbish!

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@bayern_MOB What a difficult 24 hours for Ogunmepon's fans...but we show them no "MESSI"....Hahahahahahahaa

[Benjamin Enekhai @ZaRomanPontiff]

@FCB_ACEE I love Messi like maaaaddddd