Evans Onyido

Professor, Humanitarian, Geologist

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Na God say make Messi no dey talk like Mohammed Ali. lol. There’d have been no debate about anything. After the Algeria game:

I am the greatest. Cristiano is not the greatest. Ogunmepon can’t score no World Cup hatty at almost 40. He doesn’t have a World Cup.

Mbappe is okay. But I won 5 ballon d’ors at his current age. I will give him the other 3 and he still won’t have as many ballon d’ors as me by the time he is 40.

I am the greatest. No one has ever been this good for this long. I have seen Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, do it. He was on fire. Two world
Cups, you can’t be more Ronaldo than that.

Maradona is a legend, killed it in Napoli too. Pele touched 3 World Cups, you can’t sneer at that. They call us the trinity, I may be the youngest, but I am their father.

Cristiano had a spark when he started, he is all about the tap ins now. He couldn’t even start at the World Cup four years ago. Wasn’t it Morocco that…never mind. Qatar wasn’t my crowning glory, it was a gift for the fans, haters and lovers alike.

I am the greatest. The one who won what each of them won at least once, and then won a lot more. None of them can say that.

I am top of goals. I am top of assists. I get compared with the best of them scorers. I get compared with the best of the midfielders. I am the standard of football excellence. The unit of measurement.

I am one of one. When I am done, there will be none like me. I am the greatest. You know this, your mama knows this. I am Jordan and LeBron in one. Serena and the big 3 rolled into a body. No Tom and Jerry, but Brady and Rice.

I am the greatest. I never said that before I knew I was. But you and I know it now, I am the greatest. The truth and the Messi!

[Evans Onyido @_ProfessorEvans]

@Omojuwa This got me grinning😁😁. The write-up is absolutely hilarious yet compounded with a lot of truth. You have outdone yourself with this, Omojuwa.👍💯🎯

[Sports @Sports]

MESSIIIIIIIIIII 🤯

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Messi x3 🎩

#FIFAWorldCup

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Messi again, again, and again...

#FIFAWorldCup

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨📲 Erling Haaland on Snapchat: “Messi is a madman”. 👑

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Mbappé: ⚽⚽
Haaland: ⚽⚽
Messi: ⚽⚽⚽

The elite came to play 🍿

[Jameis Winston @Jaboowins]

#JameisOnFox

[Major League Soccer @MLS]

A FIRST CAREER WORLD CUP HAT TRICK FOR LEO MESSI!

OUT. OF. THIS. WORLD. 🐐

[Carli Lloyd @CarliLloyd]

Messi is playing with complete freedom. He’s already achieved the ultimate goal by winning the World Cup, and that makes him even more dangerous this tournament. No pressure or expectations to live up to—just pure football. Enjoy every moment while we still can. There’s simply no one else like him. 🐐

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨📲 Thomas Müller on Instagram: “This guy”. 🐐

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Football heritage.

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

LEGEND 🐐

[Major League Soccer @MLS]

June 16, 2006: Lionel Messi scores in the World Cup.

June 16, 2026: Lionel Messi scores in the World Cup.

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

With today’s 3-0 win over Algeria, Messi extended records for:

- Most goals scored at the WC as captain
- Most WC matches played in
- Most minutes played at the WC

And is now the joint top scorer in World Cup history with 16 goals 🐐

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Classic Messi 🇦🇷

#FIFAWorldCup

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

👑🇦🇷 The oldest and youngest goalscorer in Argentina history at the World Cup. Leo Messi.

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

3 goals, 3 points, 1 Messi.

#FIFAWorldCup

[Inter Miami CF @InterMiamiCF]

Hat-trick! Leo Messi sigue escribiendo historia 🎩✨

[adidas Football @adidasfootball]

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

#YouGotThis