Argentina's dirty, cheating and violent football players have done more damage to their own country's image than any imaginary anti-Argentina media campaign. This is not about politics. It is about a zero class, nasty team that has disgraced its own people on the world stage.
'It was an extension of how Argentina had acted for the past six weeks, committing the most fouls of any team and backing themselves to see off every challenge through sheer belligerence.
'How fitting that such a crude approach should finally be crushed by Spain, the consummate technicians, and that Fernández should play the fall guy.
'After all, this was not the first time the midfielder had behaved reprehensibly. It was not even the first time this week. Against England he had announced himself in the semi-final by whacking Elliot Anderson on the back of the head, before celebrating his goal with a gesture to suggest that his critics had too much to say. Topo Gigio, it is called in Argentina, where a player cups his hands behind his ears and invites his adversaries to keep talking.'
Except in Fernández’s case, as @oliverbrown_tel says, they arguably do not talk enough 👇
https://t.co/2jTZZ3gKgd
Este es, quizás, el vídeo más descarado de la Final de la Copa del Mundo. Todos vimos cómo Enzo Fernández casi mata a Pau Cubarsí, pero si te fijas, más abajo, un jugador de Argentina, Nicolás Tagliafico, ve la tremenda patada de su compañero y, sabiendo que la ha cagado, se le ocurre tirarse al suelo y fingir una lesión. Enzo recibe la tarjeta roja, pero Messi se acerca al árbitro señalando a su compañero argentino caído (a Tagliafico) diciendo que está lesionado. Afortunadamente no coló. Son delincuentes, no jugadores de fútbol.
JEFF POWELL MBE: Why unapologetic imposter Lionel Messi is now not even in the top five players of all time - and will forever be tainted as the leader of Argentina's brutes in ugliest World Cup final ever https://t.co/6R7uB0S9Mu
Ustedes son muy jovenes pero entre 2014-2020, cuando ambos estaban en plenitud. Cristiano ganó 4 UCL siendo una bestia en las 4, Messi se iba mirando el piso. Cristiano ganó 2 titulos con PORTUGAL y Messi perdia finales, pero alli no decian "debate terminado".
Lionel Messi gets his favourite referee for England vs Argentina World Cup semi-final despite conspiracy theories that tournament is 'rigged' https://t.co/4JkufTa1bx
Two Argentinians pulling him down and stopping him challenge for the ball... no VAR check and no Pen.
I don't think we are ready for the levels FIFA corruption we are about to witness on Wednesday... 🤯
https://t.co/z5Gf7VCJn3
@MaffiaMateo Y porque va a esperar a que acabe el mundial si está recordando que un día como hoy se cumplen 10 años de que ganó la euro??? La cuestión es solo criticar por criticar