idk

abeg

[OGi 🐐 @BCNOgi]

Emiliano Martinez. Cuti Romero. Leandro Paredes. Enzo Fernandez.
If you don't have a single fan left on
this planet, it means I have passed away.

[🕊️ @MagicalXavi]

His father was unwell
Legs shattered
People running smear campaigns

Against all odds he dragged his team to a World cup final, Thank you for giving us one last memorable tournament ❤️

[OGi 🐐 @BCNOgi]

I'm gonna go insane.

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, save this post and read it later. If you’re a night owl like me, this is a good late-night read.

Do you know the worst thing about Cristiano Ronaldo?

It’s that he set the standards for what defines a legend… and in the end, he couldn’t even live up to the standards he created himself.

After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo said:

“You can’t become a legend until you win a trophy with your national team.”

It was an obvious dig at Messi.

Argentina had just lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and Messi was going through the toughest period of his international career. Those words only added fuel to the fire.

Where was the respect for a rival, Ronaldo?

The surprising part was that social media completely embraced that narrative. Messi was labeled a bottler, while Ronaldo was declared the winner of the rivalry—at least in the media, not on the pitch.

Then Messi retired from international football, came back, won the Copa América, and suddenly they were level in major international trophies.

What happened next?

Ronaldo fans started saying that one Euro is worth more than a hundred Copa Américas, claiming there was no competition in South America. Not true—but that became the excuse.

Then Messi went on to win the World Cup.

This time, the excuses changed again.

They claimed FIFA had fixed the tournament for Messi. That the World Cup was scripted in his favor. They simply didn’t know what else to say.

Then Ronaldo himself came out with one of the strangest quotes imaginable:

“A legend’s career can’t be defined by just seven games.”

At first glance, it sounds reasonable.

But beneath it was another attempt to diminish what Messi had achieved.

Before the World Cup, they insisted it would be Ronaldo’s tournament. On paper, Portugal had a fantastic squad. If the manager couldn’t get the best out of them, that’s Portugal’s problem—not Ronaldo’s.

Yet that same Portugal squad wasn’t any weaker than the Argentina team Messi led to the 2014 World Cup final—the same team people mocked Messi for not carrying to the title.

Just a couple of days ago, Ronaldo said:

“The World Cup doesn’t define my career, whether I win it or not.”

A statement that directly contradicts what he had said years earlier, when he admitted that winning the World Cup would make him feel completely fulfilled.

Now you’re 41 years old, Cristiano.

By your own standards:

* You have 5 Ballon d’Ors, not 8.
* You have one European Championship, not two Copa América titles.
* You never won the World Cup.
* You have four European Golden Shoes, while Messi has six—even though you’re an out-and-out striker.

So what now?

Will you keep playing until the next World Cup and become the first player to appear in one at 45, hoping to finally win it?

If we judged you by the standards you created, you wouldn’t qualify as a legend.

Of course, nobody actually judges you that way. Everyone still recognizes you as one of football’s greatest legends.

The real mistake was comparing Ronaldo to Messi in the first place.

That rivalry was exaggerated from the beginning by the media and figures like José Mourinho.

Messi conquered every major trophy available to him, shattered records that once seemed untouchable, and at 39 years old he’s still competing with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland—the stars of the next generation—for the Golden Boot. And honestly, he could still win it.

What made Messi beloved by so many fans is that he never tried to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements.

Ronaldo, on the other hand, repeatedly made comments that many interpreted as attempts to downplay his greatest rival’s accomplishments—and that’s never an admirable trait.

Cristiano helped create a generation that thinks belittling other people’s achievements while constantly glorifying your own is a way to establish dominance.

Good bye. Ronaldo.

[/+/ @Sxne19iv2]

Universal law equals PSG up 4-0 at half time

[OGi 🐐 @BCNOgi]

Gimme a Joan Garcia torn quad, a Pedri hammy, Olmo neck break, Lamine ACL and a Messi hattrick.
I need dat. We need dat.

[mari @fcmareee]

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE
https://t.co/CvFRxHwCBB

[OGi 🐐 @BCNOgi]

Dembele, Raphinha, Yamal.....
#9

[FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona]

The time has come. 🧤

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔵🔴 BREAKING: Joan García to Barcelona, here we go! Documents are now in place with Spanish GK.

Release clause to be paid in the next days, could happen next week but all contracts are now ready.

Joan García will sign a five year deal at Barça, all set.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

💙❤️👀 #FCB

[idk @jiriikxd]

@reshadrahman Typico ja ho zabiju

[Javier Tebas Medrano @Tebasjavier]

Esto no es fútbol, es control de poder.

❌ No le gusta Tebas porque no le hace lo que él quiere.
❌ No le gusta Ceferin porque no hace lo que él quiere.
❌ No le gusta Louzán porque no hace lo que él quiere.
❌ No le gustan los comentaristas de TV porque no dicen lo que él quiere.
❌ No quieren que se avance en la reforma arbitral porque no es la que él quiere.
(...)
Y ahora, tras las declaraciones de los árbitros —hartos del acoso constante desde Real Madrid TV—, responde como sabe:
🚫 Suspende la rueda de prensa.
🚫 Se salta el entrenamiento en La Cartuja.
🚫 Desprecia los actos oficiales de la final de Copa.
🚫 Filtra que no se va a presentar en la final de la Copa.
Qué piel tan fina.
No protesta, presiona.
No se queja, amenaza.
No discrepa, castiga.
No quiere mejorar el fútbol, quiere su fútbol.
Y lo más grave no es que lo intente.
Lo grave es que muchos lo permiten, lo consienten y le ayudan.

[Jurrien Timber @JurrienTimber]

Joshua 1:5

[Petr Fiala @P_Fiala]

Zlatý míč pro Rodriho mě potěšil. Defenzivní záložníci nebývají pro média a veřejnost takové hvězdy jako ofenzivní hráči. Přitom je jejich význam zásadní. Rodri je mimořádný hráč, rozdílový, jak pro City, tak pro španělskou reprezentaci.

Rozdílový, co to znamená? Mužstvo hraje jinak a je silnější, když je na hřišti. A třeba způsob, jakým rozvíjí hru, je radost sledovat. Navíc je to jeden z mála profesionálů ve světovém fotbale, kteří při všech nárocích dokázali vystudovat vysokou školu. :-) Opravdu dobrá volba 👍

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

WE. BACK.

[Madrid Xtra @MadridXtra]

🗣️ Nicolas Jackson: “When I was young, I saw Benzema playing for Real Madrid. I was supporting Madrid when I was young & Benzema was missing a lot of chances.

But you know, later he won the Ballon d'Or. I’m not saying I’m that level. I can’t be that level now. But I’ve seen it before so I’m not worried.” @talkSPORT

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Almería defender Marc Pubill: “I think that someone decided that we weren’t allowed to win here at Bernabéu today, and that’s what happened”.

“Nothing more to say”, told DAZN.

[TalkFCB © @talkfcb_]

No Lewandowski in the squad to face Antwerp 🚨