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[The xG Philosophy @xGPhilosophy]

Expected snitch

[RODRIGO HERNÁNDEZ CASCANTE ⭐️⭐️🇪🇸 @AloZizou]

MESSI 😭😭😭

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

This World Cup did more harm than good to Messi’s legacy ngl

-Corruption & referee bias all through the tournament
-Shamefully trying to get Cucurella sent off
-Doing nothing as Captain while his teammates attacked Spain in their celebrations
-Not leading the team to give Spain a guard of honor

I’m happy this World Cup has exposed Messi as an arrogant Sore loser & a cheat. You can talk about Goals & Assists but this is what the world will remember

[Mateo @mateo_paramo_]

Un jugador le dice algo a Cristiano con la boca tapada y le dice que cuidado que le pueden expulsar, pasa con Messi y va corriendo al arbitro

El mundo abriendo los ojos con ambos

[Wivo @WivoRN]

بتعيط ليه يا صاحبي.. يادوب لعبت 7 نهائيات مع الأرجنتين، 6 منهم صفر جول صفر اسيست وأسوا لعيب في الملعب.

النهائي الوحيد اللي سجلت فيه من ضربة جزاء وهمية في قطر.

مش عارف مستغرب ليه؟ صدقت إنك لعيب كبير بجد؟

[Janty @CFC_Janty]

Spain has lost just one of their last 38 games…

[web diva brenda @macaquinhe]

oh homem feio esse messi a mãe dava papinha com estilingue p nao chegar perto

[LERRY @_AsiwajuLerry]

When it was Portugal vs When it was Messi

This is the Media bias Ronaldo has had to fight all his entire career.

[ُ @Asensii20]

This video is perfect https://t.co/3tdp9tAQiq

[Toni Kroos @ToniKroos]

Football won

[Tuğberk @tugberk37]

Siyonist Messi’den nefret edenler beğensin.

[. @iitsyyou]

Hoje pra eu sorrir o messi precisa chorar

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

After tonight, Messi fans can never show their face anywhere

This is the biggest hall of shame performance I’ve seen in my life.

[Ahmet @kafadooo]

Kazansan da
Kaybetsen de
Mirasın lekeleşti
Tüm Dünya bunu biliyor

[fan @NoodleHairCR7]

A path of Algeria, Jordan, Cape Verde, Egypt and when they finally face a serious team 😂

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

I am a big Messi hater but honestly Scaloni should be sacked after tonight.

Why would you bench LIONEL MESSI in a World Cup final. The disrespect

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

For Messi to win the Golden boot, he needs a hatrick against Spain tonight

THE GOAT did it in 2018, I dare Messi to do the same.

[buzor @buzor042_]

No footballer, dead or alive, has ever said Ronaldo didn't deserve anything he won. Why is it always Messi?

[Wittig Lyon @ibn_wittig]

I am a Ronaldo fan

My argument is simple: I value longevity, adaptation, individual responsibility, elite-level performance across different environments, big-game scoring, physical transformation, and the ability to remain decisive for an extraordinary length of time.

Ronaldo has:

• More career goals.
• More Champions League goals.
• More Champions League knockout goals.
• More Champions League titles as the main attacking superstar of his team.
• More international goals.
• More international appearances.
• More hat-tricks.
• More goals with his weaker foot.
• More headed goals.
• More goals outside the penalty box.
• A remarkable record of succeeding in multiple leagues and countries.

He was a superstar in England, Spain, Italy and Portugal. He changed his game completely as he aged: winger, explosive dribbler, inside forward, devastating goalscorer, penalty-box striker. The fact that he could become arguably the greatest goalscorer in football history after losing some of the physical qualities that made him famous is one of the most impressive things about his career.

And then there is the Champions League.

Messi is an incredible footballer and arguably the greatest natural playmaker ever. But Ronaldo's Champions League résumé is ridiculous. He is the competition's all-time leading scorer and has repeatedly produced his best football in the biggest knockout games. When the question is: "Who do I want when everything is on the line?" Ronaldo's case is extremely strong.

Messi's supporters also cannot selectively use international football. Before 2021, Messi had lost the 2014 World Cup final and the 2015 and 2016 Copa América finals. After the 2016 Copa América final, he even announced his retirement from international football before returning.

That doesn't erase what he eventually achieved. The Copa América and World Cup absolutely count. But the earlier failures and the emotional pressure surrounding Argentina are part of the story too.

And yes, Messi's PSG period deserves criticism. He joined a team with Neymar and Mbappé and PSG still failed to win the Champions League. Messi won Ligue 1, but his overall PSG spell was nowhere near the level expected from a player regarded as the greatest ever. Ronaldo, by contrast, went to Juventus at 33, won the league twice, became the club's top scorer in his first season, and continued producing at an elite level in a new league.

The argument is not that Messi is bad. That would be stupid.

The argument is that Ronaldo's greatness is more difficult to replicate.

Messi is probably the better pure playmaker.

Ronaldo is the greater scorer, competitor, physical phenomenon, big-game goalscorer and example of sustained individual excellence across different environments.

So when people say, "Messi is obviously better and there is no debate," I totally disagree.

There is absolutely a debate.

Cristiano Ronaldo has one of the strongest GOAT cases football has ever seen.

You'll never make it look like the World Cup is the decider.

In a game where it's a WIN or GO HOME under intense pressure.

Yesterday, Today and Forever

MY ANSWER WILL ALWAYS BE RONALDO!

[SPY @spyderrmann]

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 ??