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[David(Tendo) @tendo_14]

Dejad de intentar reescribir la historia, todos la vimos

[Pain.𝕏 @GBarca_]

June: “Ronaldo is coming with a generational Portugal squad and he’s going to win this World Cup so easily this time”

July: “Mbappe please save us from Messi”

[Ray Touchline ⚽ @RayTouchline]

This take sounds nice, but it dodges the real issue.

Appreciating Ronaldo’s greatness is not the same thing as manufacturing “two GOATs” to protect him from comparison.

Nobody serious denies Ronaldo is one of football’s greatest ever players. The problem is that some people only became comfortable with “two GOATs” when Messi completed football and the argument became harder to sustain.

There is also a difference between respecting greatness and moving the goalpost. When Messi had no international trophy, it was used aggressively against him. When he won Copa América, it became “not enough.”

When he won the World Cup, suddenly the World Cup became “just six or seven games.” Ronaldo himself questioned whether one World Cup should define the best player in history, saying it is “6 games, 7 games” and asking if that is fair.

Then we heard the Euros being placed on the same level as the World Cup. Ronaldo said Portugal winning the Euros was “equivalent to winning a World Cup,” according to Fox Sports/AP. That is not neutral appreciation of greatness; that is clearly reframing the debate around what favours him.

So no, the issue is not that Ronaldo fans are “sensible” because they appreciate two legends. The issue is that many of them spent years reducing Messi’s legacy, then started preaching balance when the evidence no longer favoured their argument.

Ronaldo is an all-time great. That part is settled. But the “two GOATs” argument often feels less like fairness and more like damage control.

[TK @TeaKupps]

The funniest thing about the Rigged discourse is that the fans of the most satanic club on the planet are the ones pushing it lol

[photon⁹⁷ 🇪🇸 @Red_Mercury___]

World Cup — Rigged
Ballon d'Ors — Rigged
Goal ratio — Ronaldo was a midfielder
Assist ratio — Ronaldo is a striker
Golden Boots — Ronaldo was a midfielder
Playmaker awards — Ronaldo is a striker
G+A — Irrelevant stat
Trophies — Rigged
Dribbles — Knee injury
Free-kick goals — Knee injury
Key passes — Knee injury
Outside-box goals — Try from 35 yards
MOTM — Rigged
MVP — Rigged
91 goals — Tap-ins don't count
Non-penalty goals — A goal is a goal
Players' interviews — They're all jealous of CR7
Individual awards — Rigged
H2H wins — H2H in finals
H2H individual stats — One-club wonder

[Muhammad Butt @muhammadbutt]

this is why it sucks Lamine Yamal has come to this World Cup injured. at full power he would have stolen the nation’s hearts. alas he’s been within himself.

tho I guess it’s not a surprise the Americans love the world-class player who looks like he could play in the NFL or NBA.

[𝕄𝕊𝕋𝕂 @mstk1904]

@CabineSport “ganhei” “para mim” “antes do Cristiano” O maluco tem síndrome de protagonista.

[Helder Fontainha @tazull79]

@CabineSport Oh Ronaldo, vai pó caralho. Ganhaste? Jogaste sozinho por acaso? Nós ganhamos sem ti na final oh burro, com um golo milagroso do Eder. Que prepotência bacoca. Mete te num camelo e desanda...

[Iván @IvaanBlanco26]

Las respuestas de los portugueses a este tweet son tremendas.

Quién se iba a pensar que no les iba a molestar que hable de su selección como si hubiera ganado él sólo esos torneos...

Y más con esa Eurocopa que gana Portugal cuando se lesiona y es el resto del equipo quien gana la Final.

En su cabeza seguro que sonaba espectacular, pero se ve que la gente no está tan contenta.

[Tunde Israel @Leo__tunde]

This is the only reason why they hate Messi.

[Fav ⛧ @Favwontmiss]

I think it’s weird how conservatives believe heaven is this beautiful place with pristine natural landscapes, everyone living in harmony no wars and free food, clothing, everything, but on earth they call it socialism.

[ganesh @breathMessi21]

Ronaldo already won the social media war. This Manchild probably wakes up every morning celebrating the millions of Instagram likes on the fake anti-Messi narratives his PR machine keeps pushing.

Maybe he was right after all... the World Cup is overrated. Living off social media engagement and manufactured narratives is apparently the dream life.

[QE Infinity @StealthQE4]

This is what happens when 80% of the country can’t afford to pay their bills.

The version of capitalism we see today is a farce. The top 1% takes all of the money and everyone else loses.

The frustration is building and I can’t see it ending well.

[Andrei Dubois @AndreiDubois]

El desenlace de Cristiano Ronaldo en los Mundiales ha sido el baño de realidad que tanto esquivó durante años. Acostumbrado a un sistema que siempre le protegió el ego y le regaló el protagonismo, su caída demostró que el fútbol de selecciones no entiende de favores ni de decretos. Verlo marchar entre quejas y lágrimas, incapaz de asimilar que esta vez no hubo ayudas que lo rescataran de su propia decadencia, es el cierre perfecto para un jugador que nunca supo ganar sin privilegios.

[Laura @beatupcar]

Americans play their own sports and call themselves world champions. Then when an actual world sport comes around, they’re not good at it so call it boring and tell the rest of the world they’re wrong 😅😅.

[Andrei Dubois @AndreiDubois]

El final de Cristiano Ronaldo ha sido la crónica de una decadencia anunciada. Su eliminación no es una sorpresa, sino el desenlace lógico para un jugador que se negó a aceptar que su tiempo ya había pasado. Su insistencia por ser el centro de atención, por encima del beneficio de su equipo, transformó lo que pudo ser una retirada digna en un espectáculo lamentable, sepultando su propio legado bajo toneladas de soberbia y un fútbol totalmente intrascendente.

[Madeline Pendleton @JeanGreige]

They don't hate each other, they hate you.

[𝕭𝖑𝖆𝖐𝖊 @itsblakexx]

They don't fight wars for freedom or democracy. They fight for pipelines, rare earth minerals, strategic ports, and keeping the dollar dominant. Everything else is marketing.

[jay @sirjay2305]

The way Ronaldo fans say and I quote:

"Ronaldo dominated Europe, he won the league titles in Italy, England and Spain"

You'll think he didn't have teammates that contributed to those wins.

They say it as if he came into those teams and completely transformed them.

Manchester United before Ronaldo joined them has been winning the Epl, same as Real Madrid and Juventus.

Ronaldo joined big clubs already used to winning the league.
But his fans somehow want to spread a message that his presence was the sole reason they won the league.

If Ronaldo was so good at winning the league, why couldn't he do it easily when he joined Al Nassar?

He needed 4 years, public protest and biased refereeing to finally win the Saudi league.
The so-called conqueror couldn't even win the Saudi super cup.

You guys should just accept the fact that Ronaldo was lucky to be on the winning team when he won those league titles, even Kingsley coman did better.

[Andrei Dubois @AndreiDubois]

Cristiano Ronaldo, acostumbrado a vivir en una burbuja de privilegios donde todo se le regaló, no puede aceptar que en la cancha el estatus no te asegura la gloria. Inventar conspiraciones y creer que le robaron el Mundial es el recurso fácil de quien prefiere culpar al resto antes que asumir que su fútbol el decepcionante.