Evan

A Disciple of First Principles.

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[UG @UgwunnaEjikem]

First time I taste Strawberry Daiquiri, na babe put me on, I curse Heineken that day.

Since then if it’s a casual outing & I’m not drinking to get buzzed, na me & you go drink cocktail no worry.

Sex on the beach o Long island o short island o fat island gbewa fess.

[Sir J (J9) @SirJarus]

Top 100 footballers of all time by The Athletic

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇦🇷 The hate against Messi came out of nowhere, and it has nothing to do with football.

Here's what's actually going on...

Messi lifted the World Cup in December 2022 and the entire planet lost its mind celebrating.

Three and a half years later, a chunk of the internet suddenly decided he's a villain.

Nothing on the pitch changed. Same guy, same career, twenty years of footage anyone can check in under a minute.

What changed is the feed. Villain edits started outperforming legend edits and the algorithm noticed.

A 2018 MIT study tracked 126,000 claims across 3 million X users. False stories spread six times faster than true ones and got retweeted 70% more often. Outrage simply beats accuracy at getting attention.

None of this needs a single big lie either. Illusory truth effect: see a claim enough times and it starts feeling true even when you know it's false, and the effect survives fact checks.

Football is basically the most documented thing on earth. Every match, every angle, every ref decision, all archived. The narrative still won anyway.

If the algorithm can flip public opinion on the most watched athlete alive, it can flip it on anyone with no footage to fall back on.

Source: @LeoMessiFanZone, @therosieum / Writer: Sol

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

🚨🚨📲 Leo Messi on IG: "The pain is immense, and it will take time for this wound to heal.

"But I also choose to hold on to all the good things, the matches we turned around by giving everything, moments that will remain in our memories forever and the support of an entire country that, together with the work and effort of this group, brought us back once again among the best teams in the world.

"Today, it is difficult to appreciate what we achieved, but this group reached two consecutive World Cup finals.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for every greeting and every message. Once again, we managed to come together as a country and stand united, sharing the immense pride of being Argentine.

"I also want to congratulate Spain on winning the championship."

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Lionel Messi is the exact reason you should live solely on your own terms.

The man speaks ill of no one. He disrespects neither teammates nor rivals. He is the best to ever do his craft. Yet he has dedicated haters. If ever a man (let alone a player) should have had no haters, it is Messi. Still, on account of nothing but his matchless success, he commands a horde of them.

Do what thou wilt. People will talk regardless.

A life lived minding what people will say is a wasted life.

[Onyi baby 🇦🇷 🇪🇸 @kwinjae]

The world is at peace because it’s Rodri.

Rodri won the World Cup Golden Ball without a single goal or assist, and nobody seems to have a problem with it. If it had been Messi with those exact same stats—even if Argentina had won the World Cup—the entire internet would have been on fire. People would be screaming “robbery,” saying Mbappé deserved it, claiming FIFA was protecting Messi, and pushing the usual “FIFA’s favorite” narrative.

Now? Complete silence.

The double standards are unbelievable. Bloody hypocrites.

[BarçaTimes @BarcaTimes]

We all love you, Leo ❤

[Ballon d'Or @ballondor]

SIMPLY... THANK YOU, LEO. 🇦🇷✨

Lionel Messi has played his final World Cup match. 💔🏆

It was a journey filled with records, goals, and glory. Your legacy and your 8 Ballons d'Or are eternal. 🌕

🔗 More about his golden career on https://t.co/qkKEZsNOIB!

#ballondor #worldcup #argentina #messi

[#SergioPicante @SergioPicante]

Tout fan du Barça qui se respecte savait que Rashford allait rater le face à face

[Evan @promevance]

@AnyaohaPraise @allenf32 Within the period from when they scored, to the equaliser... England only managed two passes. They were already having defensive issues, which forced the frontline to track back. Bringing more attackers may offer a few chances going forward, but opens up the defense further.

[Evan @promevance]

@AnyaohaPraise @allenf32 You can't compare both games. The gameplay is different. France never had a defense problem. They still had energy too. Their attack strategy, however, was about transitions and individual output. Something Spain's possession gameplay and calmness under pressure neutralised.

[Timzblaze💎💙❤️ @Timzblazee3]

“Lamine Yamal robbed Messi of ballon d’Or “

“Messi robbed Lamine Yamal of ballon d’Or “

Ehn, leave it for us , it’s a family robbery 😂👍

[Nnámdí @__Nnamdi_]

If not for hate for Leo Messi, why would you on earth call Mbappe Mr World Cup bcx he played 2 finals with zero golden ball but the guy with same 2 finals, 2 golden ball award, top scorer and top assist in entire World Cup history is not?

[Neal 🇦🇺 @NealGardner_]

Greatest footballers I’ve ever watched:

1. Lionel Messi
2. Lionel Messi after the age of 35
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*astronomical gap*

The rest.

[Berneese @theberneese]

Life is good on this side

[Babájídé @Babajiide]

Do you all agree Messi is the greatest of all time now ? Do you ?

[Mayowa Tijani @OluwamayowaTJ]

Ballon d'Or Number Nine⌛

[Evan @promevance]

@LordBinary_ As in eh. 😅😅We're suffering from too much success

[Evan @promevance]

@Odumegwu_ Dem go must kwere!