Lionel Messi.
La Pulga 🐐
La Pulga Atómica ⚡
The GOAT 👑
The Messiah 🇦🇷
El Capitán 🫡
King Leo 👑
The Flea 🐜
Magic Messi ✨
Alien 👽
The Magician 🎩
The Little Genius 🧠
The Golden Boy 🏆
Football's Mozart 🎼
El Diez 🔟
Leo Messi ❤️⚽
One player. Endless nicknames. One legend
The World Cup keeps proving the same point: immigration doesn't weaken countries—it often makes them stronger.
Mbappé,Musiala,Rüdiger,Doku,Leão, Tchouaméni.
Modern football's biggest stars are living proof.
Immigration has simply made countries stronger at this World Cup.
Folarin Balogun with a brace for the co-hosts. Nigerian parents, born in US, trained in English academies, now represents US.
Nestory Irankunda for Australia, youngest player to score for them at the World Cup. Born in a refugee camp in Tanzania, originally from Burundi. Australia took his family in, and he has just repaid them.
Yasin Ayari just scored a bullet for Sweden. Tunisia father, Moroccan mother, born in Sweden.
Ime Okon for South Africa. Nigerian father, South African mother, born in SA.
Isak, born in Sweden to Eritrean parents, who ran away due to civil war.
Curaçao, only Tahith Chong was born in Curaçao, all other 25 players were born in the Netherlands, that’s why they’re a bit decent with ex premier league and decent league players in the squad.
Haiti National team, about 12 players born in France including Isidor and Bellegarde, some others were born in USA and Canada.
Moroccan team that started yesterday, almost all of them were born abroad😭. Hakimi, Riad and Saibari were born in Spain, Bounou in Canada, Diop and Bouaddi in France, Talbi and El Khannouss in Belgium, Mazraoui in the Netherlands, even their coach was born in Belgium 😭😂
Felix Nmecha scored a banger for Germany earlier. Nigerian parents, born in Germany, raised in England, now plays for Germany.
Lamine Yamal, born in Spain to Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean parents. Represents Spain.
Hannibal, born to Tunisian parents in France, and moved to England at 16. Plays for Tunisia.
John Yeboah, born in Germany to Ghanaian Father and Ecuadorean mother, plays for Ecuador.
Zion Suzuki. Japanese mother, Ghanaian father, born in the US. Represents Japan.
Yan Valery for Tunisia was born in France to a Martiniquais father and Tunisian mother.
Mbappe? Algerian mother, Cameroonian father, born in France and plays for France.
Raphinha, born in Brazil but father is Italian-Brazilian and mother has both Italian and Angolan heritage. He plays for Brazil.
Olise. Born in England, represents France because his mother is Algerian but holds French citizenship. His father is Nigerian.
Jamal Musiala. Born in Germany to a Nigerian father and German-Polish mother. Represents Germany but was eligible to represent Nigeria, Poland, or England (he was raised there).
Anthonia Rudiger, born in Germany and plays for Germany. Parents are from Sierra Leone, they fled the war back then to Germany.
Alphonso Davies, his parents are Liberian, they fled the war and sought refuge in Ghana where he was born. They moved to Canada when he was age 5. The rest is history.
Diogo Costa, born in Switzerland to Portuguese parents. Plays for Portugal.
Guehi was born in Ivory Coast to Ivorian parents. Moved to England very young and now plays for England.
Chukwuemeka was born in Austria to Nigerian parents, he was raised in England. He holds 3 citizenship, but chose Austria.
David Alaba. Born in Austria, his mother is from Philippines and his father is from Nigeria. Represents Austria.
Theo and Lucas Hernandez, their father is french with Spanish heritage, mother is fully French. They both play for France.
Declan Rice, Irish from his father side, mother is fully English, born in England and plays for England.
Nico Williams, born in Spain to Ghanaian parents, plays for Spain. His brother, Inaki Williams was also born in Spain but represent Ghana.
Semenyo born in England to Ghanaian parents and plays for Ghana.
Van Dijk, Surinamese mother, Dutch father, born in Netherlands and plays for Netherlands.
Bukayo Saka, Nigerian parents but born in England and represent England. Same with Eberechi Eze.
Konsa, Congolese parents.
Mainoo, Ghanaian parents.
Harry Kane, Irish father and English mother.
Watkins, Jamaican descent. All born in England.
I’ll turn off my ink here. You can add many others in the comments. Immigration has made football very competitive.
Just now ooo
Your police are extorting big cars in costain now
They brought a sienna
No police cloth oo
Na just that thing wey be like bulletproof dem wear
IGP DISU CONGRATULATES NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY CADETS AS THEY EMERGED WINNERS OF THE 2026 RIL CAMPUS CROWN AWARDS DEBATE COMPETITION
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, has congratulated the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, following the outstanding performance of its cadets who emerged winners of the Debate Competition at the 2026 RIL Campus Crown Awards, defeating participants from various tertiary institutions across Kano State.
The RIL Campus Crown Awards is a youth-focused initiative designed to provide students with a platform to showcase their talents through leadership debates, sports competitions, and other developmental engagements aimed at fostering critical thinking, teamwork, and responsible citizenship.
In a keenly contested debate that featured some of the brightest minds from universities and tertiary institutions within the State, the cadets of the Nigeria Police Academy distinguished themselves through exceptional intellectual prowess, eloquence, analytical reasoning, and outstanding public speaking skills, ultimately securing the coveted winner's trophy.
The IGP described the achievement as a testament to the effectiveness of the Academy's academic and leadership development programmes, noting that intellectual excellence remains a critical component of modern policing. He commended the cadets for serving as worthy ambassadors of the institution and the Nigeria Police Force, while encouraging them to sustain the culture of excellence, discipline, and professionalism.
While receiving the victorious team at the Academy, the Commandant of the Nigeria Police Academy, AIG Patrick A. Atayero, psc, mspsp, praised the cadets for their remarkable achievement and for bringing honour to the institution. He described the victory as a reflection of the Academy's unwavering commitment to producing well-rounded police officers equipped with both professional competence and intellectual capacity to effectively serve the nation.
The Commandant encouraged other cadets to continually strive for excellence in both academic and extracurricular pursuits, assuring them of the Academy's sustained support in nurturing their talents and leadership potential. He further reaffirmed his commitment to advancing the Academy's vision of becoming a world-class institution dedicated to professional policing, leadership development, and academic excellence.
The IGP hereby congratulates the Commandant, management, staff, and cadets of the Nigeria Police Academy on this remarkable accomplishment and wishes them continued success in future endeavours.
The Nigeria Police Force remains committed to strengthening educational and leadership development initiatives within its institutions as part of ongoing efforts to build a highly professional, knowledge-driven, and service-oriented Police Force capable of meeting contemporary security challenges.
DCP ANTHONY PLACID, psc (+), mnipr, mni
Force Public Relations Officer
Force Headquarters, Abuja
5th June,2026
No matter what happens, don’t come 20 years later and try to pin this operation on people from the South East.
Sanwo-olu did this. Tinubu’s APC did this. ❗️