โ๏ธLeo Messi gave World Cup match tickets to people who couldnโt afford them, including the family of Cape Verde goalkeeper Josimar Vozinha. @yanilatorre ๐ฆ๐ทโค๏ธ๐จ๐ป
the whole "rigged for Argentina" online discourse is a great case study on how the general population is frighteningly easy to manipulate with simple propaganda. and how it's especially effective on the less educated, or "casuals"/"larpers"
Gary Neville responds after Cristian Romero called him out over his Argentina criticism.๐คฏ
"I think I know what I'm talking about when I watch a player."
"If they didn't have Lionel Messi up front, those two should go and hug him every single minute of every single day."
"They do make mistakes... lots of them."
"They've conceded six goals in the knockout phase."
"Argentina didn't win last night because of the centre-backs."
"They won last night because of their great player, who is arguably the greatest player of all time."
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐จ Former England players' statements ahead of England vs Argentina World Cup semi-final:
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธ Ian Wright: "I don't fear Argentina like I'd fear France or Spain, because I think there are a lot of fallacies with them..."
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธ John Terry: "If Iโm being honest Argentina donโt worry me. I donโt look at Argentina and think theyโre better than us. Player for player, I think weโre better than Argentina."
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธ Gary Neville: "With the centre backs they have, I canโt see us not scoring at least two goals."
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธ Joe Cole: "We're going to have to put Messi to sleep. We're going to put him to sleep. I'm saying it now, we're going to reach the World Cup final."
England ended up losing to Argentina. โ