Once you're born into a humble background, life is automatically leading 1-0. If you're not educated, it's 2-0. If your parents don't have money, it's 3-0. And if you don't have connections, that's 4-0. At this point, you have no option but to hustle daily to equalize.
“I married my wife from a poor family, took her to the UK in 1970, spent £11,000 every year to train her in school up to PhD. When she saw she was established, she took me to court in the UK and lied that I rap£d my daughter of 11 years so that I could be deported.”
-A tearful story of a Nigerian man whose wife kicked him out and separated him from their children after he trained her in school in the UK.✍️
🚨⚪️⚫️ BREAKING: Leandro Trossard to Besiktas, here we go! Deal approved right now by Belgian winger.
Arsenal receive €18m plus €2m add-ons as #AFC already accepted terms last week.
Trossard will be in Istanbul tomorrow night for medical and contract signing. 🦅
“Messi is miles ahead of Ronaldo. There’s no comparison. Against Man United, Mourinho would tell Ashley Cole to handle Ronaldo. But for Messi, we’d spend the whole week preparing for him… then the coach would say, ‘Just kick him and put two men on him.’”
— John Obi Mikel
"Messi can't do it without Xavi"
"Messi can't do it without Iniesta"
"Messi can't do it without Neymar"
“Messi can't do it without Di Maria”
“Messi can't do it outside Barcelona”
“Messi can't win an international trophy”
AND MESSI TOOK EVERYTHING PERSONAL! ⚔️
Thierry Henry on Argentina :
"Argentina are still unbeaten, yet every win comes with the same tired excuse: 'It's rigged.' Nobody wants to give them credit because that would mean accepting what has become obvious. Since Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't win the World Cup, some fans have turned every Argentina victory into a conspiracy instead of appreciating the football. That's not analysis, it's denial."
"Lionel Messi doesn't need anyone's validation anymore. If your first reaction to every Argentina win is 'rigged,' maybe it's because you've run out of football arguments. For me, the GOAT debate is over. It's Messi."
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Zlatan Ibrahimović comparing Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup elimination with Lionel Messi leading Argentina's comeback against Egypt:
🗣️ "This is exactly what I mean when I tell people... Lionel Messi is not normal."
"He is different."
"Last night, football broke millions of hearts."
"Cristiano Ronaldo walked away from the World Cup in tears."
"Tonight, football reminded us why it remains the most unpredictable sport on Earth."
"Argentina looked finished."
"Egypt believed they had one foot in the next round."
"Then Lionel Messi happened."
"That's the difference between believing a game is over... and having a player who refuses to accept that it is."
"When the pressure becomes impossible for ordinary players..."
"Messi somehow becomes even calmer."
"He doesn't panic."
"He doesn't rush."
"He waits for the perfect moment..."
"And then he changes everything."
"Last night we watched one legend leave the World Cup."
"Tonight we watched another legend refuse to leave it."
"That's football."
"One day it takes everything away from you."
"The next day it gives someone else another unforgettable chapter."
"People will compare Ronaldo's tears with Messi's celebration."
"I won't."
"Both moments prove how cruel and beautiful football can be."
"Cristiano Ronaldo gave everything he had for Portugal."
"Lionel Messi gave Argentina hope when hope was almost gone."
"That's why these two names have dominated football for almost twenty years."
"One inspired through resilience."
"The other inspired through magic."
"One chapter closed."
"Another chapter is still being written."
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"If Argentina continue to fight with this mentality..."
"And if Lionel Messi keeps producing moments like this..."
"Don't be surprised if the biggest story of this World Cup is still waiting to be written."
🚨Reporter- "Must have hurt losing after being 2-0 up?"
🗣️Mo Salah- "Well there's no shame in losing to the greatest player of all time, what he did today was incredible, he showed that he is still the best player in the world at 39. It was an honour to share the pitch with him"
Lionel Messi on why he broke down in tears after Argentina’s victory over Egypt:
🗣️ “People saw me crying and probably thought they were tears of happiness. The truth is… they were much more than that.
When the final whistle blew, every emotion I had been carrying for years came crashing down at once. The pressure, the expectations, the fear of letting my country down it all exploded inside me. There are moments in football when your heart simply cannot hold everything anymore.
After missing the penalty, I felt like I had failed my teammates, my family, and every Argentine who believed in me. I couldn’t stop replaying that moment in my head. I kept asking myself, ‘What if that miss costs us everything?’ Those were the longest minutes I’ve ever lived on a football pitch.
My teammates never stopped believing in me. They kept telling me to lift my head, to keep fighting, and they gave everything to turn the match around. Watching them sacrifice for me made the final whistle even more emotional because I knew I wasn’t carrying this dream alone.
When I looked into the stands and saw my family crying, I completely lost control of my emotions. They have lived every criticism with me, every defeat, every sleepless night, every sacrifice that nobody sees. Those tears were for them as much as they were for Argentina.
People only see ninety minutes on the pitch. They don’t see the years of pain, the sacrifices, the injuries, the doubts, or the fear that every World Cup could be your last. At this stage of my career, you understand that every match could be the final chapter of a lifetime’s dream.
I cried because I realized how close football can bring you to losing everything you’ve worked for. One moment can change history forever. Tonight, we survived, but emotionally it felt like I had lived an entire lifetime in just one match.
These were not tears of weakness. They were tears of relief, gratitude, love for my teammates, and love for my country. I will never forget this night for as long as I live.”
I will love you forever, Leo. You gave me the greatest Arsenal moment of my life so far with your goal against West Ham.
I have never celebrated a goal like that before in my life.
Leandro Trossard. Clutch.