Oh man, it’s still so tough seeing Messi in tears. He just produced one of the biggest carry jobs I’ve ever seen, approaching 40… we will NEVER see anything remotely like this again.
Once again, the undisputed GOAT, and this campaign only further cemented his legacy. Still the best itw.
Holding myself from talking about how disrespected Argentina has been this whole tournament.
Since the start of the 2022 World Cup, they’ve played 46 games and lost just four. They’ve beaten France, Brazil, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy and England along the way. They’ve won the World Cup, Copa America, Finalissima too.
That is an all-time great side.
Yet we’re supposed to believe they need FIFA’s help to win because referees made some errors - errors that - by the way - sometimes disadvantaged them and favoured other teams in the same tournament.
A team that has THE Messi and lads who are ready to die for him and the badge btw.
All this agenda just to keep a long-dead GOAT debate alive.
Lmao. Okay. Make worldcup first end. 😆
Mock him. Celebrate his loss. Say whatever you want. My love for Messi was never built on victories alone. It was built on every moment he gave us, every memory he created, and every reason he made us believe. Win or lose, always my GOAT. ❤️
Nobody is "gatekepeing" anyone from football. Its just fucking nasty that someone can start following the sport 2 weeks ago and they can start throwing around serious accusations about players and teams without knowing shit about the sport.
Que todos los países mediocres estén festejando que Argentina haya perdido, habla de la grandeza que tenemos.
Van a seguir viviendo de festejos ajenos.
“I’m supporting Spain so I can hate on Argentina and Messi” is one of the quickest ways to tell me you’re new to football.
Several of Spain’s players came through La Masia and grew up admiring Messi, including Lamine, Gavi, Cubarsí and Olmo.
Pedri isn’t from La Masia, but he joined Barça at 17 and has spoken about how Messi helped him when he arrived.
There’s so much admiration and history between them, so acting like Spain is the anti-Messi team makes no sense. Those are his “La Masia Children.”
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"