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@MarkOgden_ @Swish1953 Especially since you gave Haaland an A who disappeared against England, so the notion that not having a great game against Spain justifies docking Messi to a B is utter nonsense. Just angry that he used his magic to knockout your England squad

[Jamie NS @jnisk87]

@MarkOgden_ @Swish1953 Every rating service Sofa Score, Who Scored, etc. had Messi ranked as best player and he was robbed of the golden ball, but FIFA still gave him the silver ball that you have him third is ludicrous

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@Styles__NG @AdamCrafton_ Where were you when France didn’t? It’s just not even a thing. Fact is Messi hugged every one of those players after the whistle. If they waited for Spain they wouldn’t have had time to be with their fans because they RESPECTFULLY cleared the field for Spain’s lap of honor

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@HooperSwish @TheHerd @jasonrmcintyre Lmao acting like statistical arguments between Messi and Ronaldo are equivalent is deranged

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@AdamCrafton_ 13 athletic contributors and 9.5 chose Messi as best player (.5 for Mathew’s who split it on heart and talent saying Messi and head saying Rodri). Of the 13 only you didn’t mention Messi instead choosing Rodri, but also ostensibly elevating Mbappe, Bellingham, and odegard above

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@AdamCrafton_ It’s genuinely shocking how you allow your politics to interfere with sports analysis. I’m a proud progressive, but I don’t judge sports performances on that agenda. You’re the only athletic contributor to not mention Messi for best player—you debased yourself

[Jamie NS @jnisk87]

@SportAllNight @DrDavidMiano @TommyJeaz It’s not. I was taking the convo in another direction and picked a portion of the thread that didn’t have too many replies to jump in hoping it wouldn’t get buried

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@HooperSwish @TheHerd @jasonrmcintyre Stick to hoops man. Casuals like you show up for the World Cup, a vast majority of player’s careers are what they do at the club level. No one at the club level has more trophies, assists, man of the match, dribbles, big chances created, or non-penalty goals than Messi

[Jamie NS @jnisk87]

@DrDavidMiano @TommyJeaz I wonder if you could speak on your thoughts of Odysseus’s character in the movie versus the book. When he missteps in the movie it’s mainly because he’s trying so hard to save everyone and believing he can. In the original it seems his ego and decisions are more complex

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@DrDavidMiano @TommyJeaz Hi David, my biggest criticism was I felt Nolan/Damon’s Odysseus comes off as mainly a noble warrior rather than a cunning and clever trickster with an ego. Taking out the “nobody” bit with the cyclops and that he can’t help but boast his name as they sail away leading to trouble

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@CoryCrone1 @ErlingRoIe They were against a more talented team they wore them down and then went in. It was their best chance to win. Btw more post match reporting suggests the players were dropping deeper independent of coaching changes and before the defensive subs were made. Players felt the pressure

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@MoussaIshak4 @MartinoPooch Dude I’m rooting for Argentina big time, but let’s not act like Switzerland didn’t overrun Argentina in the midfield of the QF. Until the well deserved second yellow, Argentina had resorted to booting it down and hoping for a recovery. Could not build out of back

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@EmmanuelAcho Correct take Acho!

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@coversvanzack 9 successful dribbles guy is insane.

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@AdamCrafton_

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@phlash74 @IanDarke That said the precedent was clearly established in the USA vs Paraguay game, the call was applauded there, and flopping is terrible for growing the game, so Embolo only has himself to blame for an egregious simulation and deception of the referee.

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@phlash74 @IanDarke In a technical sense it isnt mistaken identity (MI) though. MI would be—person A called for tripping X, but it turns out it was person B that tripped X. This isnt a question of who tripped him. It’s actually that he wasn’t tripped at all, so it’s the action that’s being reviewed