It’s simple: After the last World Cup, the media expected a consensus acceptance of Messi as the better player. Didn’t happen that way because a lot of people still prefer Ronaldo. So this year it has been full on hate, and disrespect. That’s why the campaign against him is so coordinated.
People will give AFCON teams a shit rep but a good chunk of these CONMEBOL teams whole gameplan is just kick shins for 90 mins and somehow they get away with it
Only one player benefited from the Negreira scandal, and that same player also benefited from multiple controversial decisions during the 2022 World Cup.
FIFA president even publicly declared his support for that player's country yet we're the ones making things up?
Ronaldo doesn’t make a run
Media : He is too old he needs to retire
Messi doesn’t make a run
Media : Messi is so smart with his energy efficiency, he doesn’t need to run he knows when to run , the balls find him he doesn’t need to chase
Why don’t the journalist ask him about Ronaldo the same way journalists make Cristiano’s sessions all about Messi ?
Do you see how much Cristiano is provoked and disrespected??