Salawu Olayiwola ACA

Chartered Accountant

Fc Barcelona

[NsiSong @nsikool]

28,000 foreigners in South African prison, less than 300 Nigerians but they make it seem like Nigerians are in the majority.

[Daniel Regha @DanielRegha]

Messi posted himself alone after the World Cup defeat to Spain (while graciously accepting the outcome); Emphasis on alone, preventing any negative remarks on the Argentine squad. But since the start of the World Cup tournament he was consistently posting his entire team, and not in just one slide, even when he was the main spotlight.

Some players will do the exact opposite, by making the victory about themself and making the defeat a group project.

Maturity.

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

Messi's life should tell you that people can actually dislike you for simply being the best man in the field.

[richies❤️💙❤️ @richies_donsav]

@FabrizioRomano

[sohom @AwaaraHoon]

this is when Messi couldn't hold back his tears after hearing his chants. And not just Argentina fans, even Spain fans were chanting his name. This is what he has achieved. People will forever love you GOAT 🐐🩵

[BigMoh jr @Koladoskidculer]

🚨 “Absolute Nonsense — Everyone Knows Who the Best Was” — Jürgen Klopp on Golden Ball Debate

🎙️ Jürgen Klopp🗣️“I have to say, this is absolute nonsense. From the very start of the tournament, everyone knew who the top man was. It’s been the biggest talking point all through the World Cup.”

“I honestly don’t understand what Rodri did to deserve the Golden Ball ahead of Lionel Messi.”

“You’re talking about a 39-year-old player scoring 8 goals and giving 4 assists in a World Cup — outscoring players who are in their prime. That’s not normal, that’s special.”

“The only player who scored more was Kylian Mbappé, and we all know what level he is at.”

“But Messi — he was there in every important moment. Winning games, being decisive, man of the match performances, carrying his country all the way to another final.”

“And then you tell me he is not the best player of the tournament? For me, that is totally unfair.”

“Sometimes football gives you decisions you just cannot explain… and this is one of them.”

[Salawu Olayiwola ACA @layiwola22]

Either ways it's coming home

[𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐀 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄 @_Successful7]

@john322226 Any way we feast

[A-One 💙❤ @Abdulusman1607]

Portuguese referees favor Messi. 🇵🇹

French referees favor Messi. 🇫🇷

At this point, it seems like only Ronaldo fans have an issue with Messi. 😂

[Sadosky🥇 @AIfechukwu63643]

He won titles with Barcelona — “comfort zone.”

He won Ligue 1 — “Farmers League.”

He won MLS — “rigged and scripted.”

He won the World Cup — “rigged and scripted.”

He won the Copa América — “they organize it every year just so he can win.”

He won 8 Ballon d’Ors — “robbed.”

He won 6 European Golden Boots — “irrelevant.”

He has the most assists in football history — “assists don’t matter.”

He dribbles past opponents — “they don’t tackle him properly.”

He scores free kicks — “they’re too close, and the goalkeepers just let them in.”

Other big national teams failed to beat small teams so could play against his team — “It’s his fault and FIFA’s.”

He’s humble — “it’s all an act.”

No matter what Lionel Messi achieves, the goalposts keep moving. Meanwhile he is just there chilling and enjoying his football. 😂

At what point do you simply accept that you’re witnessing the greatest footballer the game has ever seen?

Aren’t you all tired?

[☆👽 @ayo_cxntral]

“Against Uzbekistan - I'm Back, I'm Back”

“Against Colombia - My Back, My Back”

“Against Spain - My Bag, My Bag. I'm going back home”
😂😂😂

[DAMOLA 🏀⚽️ ⚾️🔞 @holardamolar]

🏆 Portugal Won Euro 2016.

Ronaldo scored one goal throughout the knockout stage of the competition, got injured 28th minute of the final. His team won the final without him on pitch.

Player of the tournament: Griezmann

🏆 Portugal won the Nations league 2019

Ronaldo played in just 2 matches throughout the competition.

Player of the tournament; Bernado Silva

🏆 Portugal won the Nations league

Player of the tournament: Nuno Mendes.

He then proceeds to make all their past victories about ONLY himself yet you all say his teammates don’t play for him. If na you nko?

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Messi has now scored in NINE CONSECUTIVE WORLD CUP MATCHES.

It had to be him.

[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.

[BeksFCB @Joshua__Ubeku]

Messi lost Int. finals — You can't be a legend without a trophy with your nation

Messi wins the World Cup — Euro is same as World Cup

Messi moves to France — Saudi league is better than Ligue 1

Messi moves to MLS — Saudi league is better than MLS

Dark-hearted human being!

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

This is always the problem. He diminishes everything he is not number one or he cannot achieve.

Zero sportsmanship.

When he was winning BDOR, he never imagined another person would win more than him, all of a sudden, it became an award that has no value.

Now, Euros is at par with the World Cup, just because you can’t win it.

Always talking down on things he can’t achieve, not nice at all.

[TG OMORI @boy_director]

If Messi retires from Argentina team today most of the players will cry real tears but if Ronaldo retires those Portuguese thugs will throw a party.

[Salawu Olayiwola ACA @layiwola22]

See my Goat

[MessiXtra @MessiXtraHQ]

The Cape Verde players were waiting for Messi to finish the Q&A, so they could take photos with him. 😭

[ChocoTribe 🇦🇷 @Debbybruno3]

“We have scored the World Cup KO goal for you people”

What about your World Cup trophy and your 2 World Cup golden balls?

[valking ♔ @_VALKlNG]

Let’s not forget today, July 3rd 2026, FIFA and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal robbed Croatia in a World Cup game.

[ChocoTribe 🇦🇷 @Debbybruno3]

5 goals have been disallowed in favor of Portugal in just 4 games

Argentina made it all the way to the final in 2022 and none of their opponent’s goal was disallowed