One thing Cristiano Ronaldo's legacy has taught me is that it's better to lose with honor than to win by deceit. Ronaldo was never handed a World Cup the way Messi was. No matter where life takes me, Cristiano Ronaldo will always be my GOAT. 🐐
I remember what I saw. In 2016 when Ronaldo won the Euro’s then won the UCL 3 times in a row, all while Messi was retiring getting whooped by Alexis Sanchez into retirement multiple times.
Easy to say Messi is pulling away now and it’s not close.
If England gets past Norway and ends up playing Argentina in the semi-final, then the only thing that would worry me is the corrupt decisions to make sure that Messi is in the final. Apart from that. They are terrible.
🚨Full interview of Egypt's Coach Hossam Hassan at full-time:
"I will say what's on my mind regardless of the consequence, this was clearly a rigged match and the whole world saw it"
"And I want to say one more thing, if they want Argentina to win so bad, why call everyone to come and participate?"
🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Wayne Rooney criticizing Bruno Fernandes regarding not putting the cross in here for Cristiano Ronaldo:
"If you are playing Cristiano Ronaldo, you have to USE HIM! The ball could have been put in the box here, from Bruno Fernandes. But they REFUSE to put it in."
"If you play him, you have to USE HIM! At set pieces he is still a MASSIVE THREAT for Portugal!"
"Don't play him the ball 30 yards from the goal, that's not his strength anymore. Get to him into the penalty area where he is still EFFECTIVE!"
— BBC
Ronaldo is about to face Spain for the 4th time in 6 World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2018, 2026
He has also faced Brazil in 2010, Germany in 2014, and England in 2006.
Meanwhile Messi has played 6 World Cups and still hasn’t faced Spain, England, Brazil, or Italy once.
But we’re supposed to pretend the paths are the same?
The man is going to retire and there will be a significant drop in attention, interest, engagement and support. A once in a lifetime athlete. Sometimes you gotta appreciate something while you still have it. There just won’t be another person on this team that the people and the media can engagement farm anymore. Furthermore, when THAT rivalry ends, football will take an enormous knock. Hate him or love him (Even though most of you just choose to hate for the sake of it) you have to acknowledge that Cristiano Ronaldo gave us real moments, moments we just couldn’t do without. A man you can only trash online and boo in the stadium, but would not have the same energy if he sat next to you in a plane. That’s where you really see how you feel about someone. Enjoy one of the goats while they’re still here. It’s almost over.
f you truly want to compare cultures and civilisations, look no further than Qatari hospitality vs American 'hospitality' during the World Cup.
Qatar welcomed the world with open arms and dignity.
America? Humiliated the Iranian team, banned a Somali referee, and let Hillbilly officers rough up Egyptian coaches and players.
This is the behaviour of a declining civilisation: disrespectful, dishonourable, and utterly classless hosts.
The BBC commentators in this Portugal-Croatia game have spent most of the match trashing @Cristiano and saying he should come off. Then he has a brilliant goal narrowly disallowed, and scores a superb penalty. And they’re STILL saying he should do more. Pathetic.