@CFCHarlo Messi is the real GOAT. Eight Ballon d'Ors, a World Cup, superior playmaking and consistency across levels put him ahead. Ronaldo's goal tally and athleticism make him an all-time great, but Messi's complete game edges the debate.
🚨 MOST OVERRATED INTERNATIONAL LEGACY OF ALL TIME 🚨
Cristiano Ronaldo’s tournament résumé:
❌ 0 World Cups
❌ 0 World Cup finals
❌ Best World Cup finish: 4th — in 2006, as a kid, not as the main character
❌ 1 World Cup knockout goal — a penalty vs Croatia in 2026 after 20 years of blanks
❌ 0 non-penalty World Cup knockout goals. Ever.
❌ 0 World Cup Player of the Tournament
❌ 0 World Cup Golden Balls
❌ 0 EURO Player of the Tournament
❌ 0 Nations League Player of the Tournament
❌ 0 Player of the Tournament awards at a major international tournament. EVER.
❌ Euro 2016 final: injured off, team won without him
❌ World Cup 2022 knockouts: benched
❌ World Cup 2026: one penalty, then out to Spain in the round of 16
❌ Six World Cups. No trophy. No MVP. Just volume.
I can’t believe it. Messi retires from international football after a World Cup campaign that literally left the entire world stunned. After he won every trophy there is to win for Argentina.
Ronaldo leaves Portugal after people debating for nearly 5 years whether he was holding the team back, because he didn’t get minutes vs Norway. A game they actually won, and his replacement scoring the winner.
Imagine saying this would be the final outcome in 2016. Wow.
Thank you for letting us be part of this incredible journey, for all the moments and for giving us the greatest joy of our lives.
You were, you are, and you always will be the greatest.
Rest now, captain. You’ve earned it. https://t.co/nZpIrjnMaV
btw Kylian "Mr World Cup" Mbappe still doesn't have a World Cup trophy when he is the main man. He was 4th in the pecking order when France won in 2018 (Griezmann, Pogba, Kante were better).
Pele was the main man in 1970, Maradona in 1986, Ronaldo Nazario in 2002, Messi in 2022
Maybe I'm just not as shameless as other people but Argentina definitely didn't rob Egypt today let's all be honest for once. They might rob their next game but they won fair and square today.