Cristiano Ronaldo
Edson Arantes Do Nascimemto
Diego Maradona
Lionel Messi
Zinedine Zidane
That's the top 5 list pending to some cases ongoing for now like the Negreira one and the FBI case on the national team.
Till then, if innocent, he could move up to 3rd or down to 11th
Chelsea greatest Legend, Frank Lampard was a well known Messi fanboy and Ronaldoโs rival.
But after the robbery he witnessed in 2022 he realized itโs impossible for any other player to achieve what Ronaldo has while fighting against the corrupt system, So he declared Ronaldo the GOAT ๐
There are many people like Lampard and more will still come out after this 2026 rigged World Cup ๐๐
Now that Iโve cleared your doubt will you accept defeat or shift the goal post & deflect as usual ๐
when Cristiano Ronaldo was dominating Europe and their fav retired from Intโl football, they never admitted Ronaldo as the GOAT, but look at how youโre disgracing yourself everywhere.
Iโm glad there are billions of people off Twitter that still have common sense of loyalty ๐ซถ๐พโค๏ธ
That's because you let them dictate the argument.
I've said this countless times, you can only lose to a Messi fan if you allow them defeat you psychologically with the World Cup gimmick. You don't allow them, you go along with the Champions League, knockout goals, trophies, final goals and performances.
If they try to tell you that you should win the World Cup first, tell them they didn't accept Ronaldo in 2019 when Messi had zero international trophies and neither did they accept Maradona and Pele above Messi back then, so why should you accept Messi now?
Their fans were in total depression from 2016- 2020 at least and their GOAT ๐ was in his prime years ๐๐๐ it's not the same as Ronaldo at 38-41 years old, there's a big difference.
If you allow them gaslight you, it's on you.
Lionel Messi is not even the second greatest, I actually see him as fourth and it's not hate, it's just how I see it because he retired for his national team in his prime, no one can defend that, it's a disgrace.
Know this and know peace ๐๐๐ฟ
Nothing against Spence, he was unbelievable. But people always ask why footballers โdiveโ.
If Djed Spence goes down here and milks this, Argentinaโs goal gets ruled out for a foul. Itโs that simple.
Still would have lost anyway with Tuchelโs tactics but the point stands ๐
Messi might be the only footballer whose club and national federation can be surrounded by investigations involving alleged referee payments, money laundering and corruption yet the media still treat any questions about his legacy as blasphemy.
Now imagine Cristiano Ronaldo played for a Real Madrid investigated by Spanish authorities over referee payments, while Portugalโs federation faced scrutiny from the FBI. It would define his entire career.
With Messi, weโre told none of it matters.
That double standard is not a coincidence.
I think this is the main reason why everyone is so frustrated with the rules of the game. This is a FOUL. Spence beat Messi to the ball and Messi stomps on his foot. FOUL. The play goes on and they end up scoring the winner. No VAR intervention, no mention of it. Goal stands.
I tweeted that Ronaldo remains my goat regardless of what Messi achieves. Me oh, my personal opinion oh
The way Messi fans are abusing me youโd think i spoke on everyoneโs behalf
Wallahi this is why I hate recency bias .
Ronaldo 3pt the UCL right infront of your eyes (while being the highest goal scorer in all)
Won his first international trophy while the other guy retired
All of a sudden all that is forgotten now ??