🚨🎙️ Pep Guardiola was asked:
“Who is the GOAT between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?”
🗣️ Pep Guardiola smiled:
“Honestly, I don't like this debate anymore because people always want a five-second answer for a question that deserves five hours.”
🗣️ “The moment you say Messi, Ronaldo fans get angry. The moment you say Ronaldo, Messi fans get angry.”
🗣️ “Football is not social media. Football is not about choosing a side in ten seconds.”
🗣️ “To understand greatness, you have to understand football first.”
🗣️ “Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest competitors I have ever seen in any sport.”
🗣️ “His mentality is unbelievable. His discipline is unbelievable. The way he transformed himself from a winger into the greatest goalscorer football has ever seen is something that should be studied.”
🗣️ “You don't score that many goals by accident.”
🗣️ “You don't dominate England, Spain, Italy and international football by accident.”
🗣️ “Cristiano earned every single achievement he has.”
🗣️ “But then there is Messi.”
🗣️ “And this is where the conversation changes.”
🗣️ “When I coached Messi, I realized very quickly that I wasn't looking at a normal football player.”
🗣️ “I was looking at football itself.”
🗣️ “There are players who score goals.”
🗣️ “There are players who create goals.”
🗣️ “There are players who control matches.”
🗣️ “Messi does all three at the same time.”
🗣️ “People see the goals.”
🗣️ “I see the passes nobody else sees.”
🗣️ “I see the spaces nobody else understands.”
🗣️ “I see the decisions that change games before anyone realizes what happened.”
🗣️ “That's why I always laugh when people compare football only through statistics.”
🗣️ “Football is much deeper than statistics.”
🗣️ “If football was only about goals, then maybe the debate would be different.”
🗣️ “But football is also creativity.”
🗣️ “Football is intelligence.”
🗣️ “Football is influence.”
🗣️ “Football is making everyone around you better.”
🗣️ “And for me, nobody has ever done that better than Messi.”
🗣️ “Can Ronaldo be called one of the greatest ever?”
🗣️ “Of course.”
🗣️ “Without any doubt.”
🗣️ “But if you ask me personally, if you ask me honestly, if you ask me as somebody who watched Messi every day…”
🗣️ “Then my answer is Lionel Messi.”
🗣️ “Not because Ronaldo isn't incredible.”
🗣️ “He is.”
🗣️ “Not because Ronaldo didn't change football.”
🗣️ “He did.”
🗣️ “But because Messi changed the way football is understood.”
🗣️ “That is a different level.”
🗣️ “And maybe some Ronaldo fans will criticize me for saying this.”
🗣️ “That's okay.”
🗣️ “I respect Cristiano enormously.”
🗣️ “But I cannot ignore what my eyes have seen.”
🗣️ “For many years I watched Messi do things that should not be possible on a football pitch.”
🗣️ “Things that coaches cannot teach.”
🗣️ “Things that defenders cannot stop.”
🗣️ “Things that only belong to geniuses.”
🗣️ “Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players in football history.”
🗣️ “Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer I have ever seen.”
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🗣️ “Sometimes the hardest answer to give is also the simplest one.”
Riyad Mahrez on Lionel Messi meeting his daughter after Argentina vs Algeria:
🗣️ “After the match, I went over to Leo Messi with my daughter because meeting him had been one of her biggest dreams for years. She has watched his highlights, worn his shirts, talked about his goals, and imagined this moment so many times.”
“As a father, there are moments in life that mean more than football, more than victories, and more than anything that happens on a pitch. Watching your child experience pure happiness is something that cannot be described with words.”
“I told Leo that she had been dreaming of meeting him and taking a photo with him for such a long time, and immediately he stopped what he was doing, smiled warmly, and gave her his full attention.”
“She was so nervous that she could barely speak at first. Her hands were shaking, her eyes were full of emotion, and she looked like she couldn't believe the moment she had imagined for years was finally happening.”
“In that moment, there was no Argentina, no Algeria, no World Cup, no competition, and no rivalry. It was simply a little girl standing face-to-face with the person she had always looked up to.”
“What touched me the most was the way Leo handled the situation. He didn't rush, he didn't make it feel like an obligation, and he didn't act like a superstar. He made her feel special and comfortable.”
“He spoke to her, smiled for the photos, and treated her with so much kindness and respect. Those small gestures mean everything to children because they stay with them forever.”
“When we walked away, she couldn't stop smiling. She kept looking at the photo over and over again, almost as if she was checking whether the moment was real.”
“She kept saying, ‘Dad, I actually met Messi. I really met Messi.’ Hearing those words from my daughter was more emotional for me than people can imagine.”
“Football gives us unforgettable moments on the pitch, but for me, the most beautiful moment of the night happened after the final whistle when I watched my daughter's dream become a reality right in front of my eyes.”
Thierry Henry on Lionel Messi becoming the oldest player ever to score a World Cup hat-trick and the player with the most goals from outside the box in World Cup history:
🗣️ “I honestly don't know what more there is left to say about Lionel Messi anymore. Every time you think he has reached the top of the mountain, he somehow finds another peak that nobody else has ever climbed before.”
“The oldest player to score a World Cup hat-trick. Just stop and think about that for a second. At an age when most players are retired, coaching, or sitting in television studios, Messi is still breaking records on the biggest stage in football.”
“And it's not just the hat-trick that amazes me. He now has more World Cup goals from outside the box than anyone in history. That tells you everything about the level of technique, vision, and confidence we are talking about.”
“These are not lucky goals. These are moments of genius. The type of goals where everyone in the stadium knows what he wants to do, but nobody can stop him from doing it anyway.”
“What makes this even more incredible is that this is his sixth World Cup. Six World Cups. Different generations, different teammates, different opponents, yet the same outcome every single time Lionel Messi deciding matches.”
“People always ask what makes certain players special. Well, special players break records. Legends create records. Messi is doing both at the same time while carrying the expectations of an entire nation.”
“I've played against some of the greatest footballers in history, I've watched some of the greatest footballers in history, but what Messi continues to do at 38 years old simply doesn't make sense.”
“This is no longer about talent. This is no longer about numbers. This is football history unfolding right before our eyes, and every single match feels like another chapter in a story that nobody thought was possible.”
🚨🎙️Zlatan Ibrahimović on Lionel Messi’s World Cup hat-trick masterclass as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0:
🗣️ “Let me tell you something… this is what happens when the greatest of all time plays football.”
“Messi didn’t just have a good opening game… he arrived at the World Cup like he still owns the damn thing.”
“People talk about age, about the end of an era, about pressure at 38 going on 39… but he doesn’t feel any of that. He creates pressure for every defender in the tournament instead.”
“Algeria tried to sit deep, they tried to frustrate, they tried to compete… but when Messi gets the ball anywhere near the box, the game is basically over.”
“A hat-trick on the opening night of the World Cup? That’s not normal… that’s a statement. That’s a warning to every team left in this tournament.”
“And this is why Argentina won so comfortably — because when you have a player like him, you don’t need ten chances. You need one moment of magic… and he gave them three.”
“Now people will start talking again… ‘Is he still the best player in the world?’ I don’t talk. I show. And tonight, Messi showed everyone.”
“This was not just three points for Argentina… this was a message to the entire World Cup. The king is still here.”
HISTÓRICO! 🚀
Starship hace el giro épico y aterriza suavemente en el océano por PRIMERA VEZ.
El cohete más grande del mundo ya es completamente reutilizable.
El espacio ya no será lo mismo.
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A toda mi gente Racinguista:
Solo tengo palabras de agradecimiento por el cariño de siempre, el respeto y por estar en cada momento. Los tiempos malos pasan, pero el amor de la gente es algo que nunca se olvida. Eso es lo más valioso que deja el fútbol.
"GRACIAS A TÍ FUI CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO, GRACIAS A TÍ ME SENTÍ EL MEJOR DEL MUNDO. TE DEBO MUCHÍSIMO"
😭 ¡Antoine Griezmann lo hizo LLORAR al Cholo Simeone en su emocionante despedida del Atlético de Madrid en el Estadio Metropolitano!
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¡Melli hasta el 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣8️⃣!
Esta tarde, Federico Bisanz firmó la extensión de su contrato por dos temporadas más con el Bohemio.
¡A recuperarse y seguir con todo, Fede! 👊🏻
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ROBERTO CARLOS: "La primera vez que jugué contra Messi me impresionó mucho, así que fui donde Ronaldinho y le dije: "Ronaldinho, debes tener miedo por tu número, pronto te lo quitará, este chico es realmente aterrador."
"Ronaldinho sonrió y dijo: "Soy su maestro, de todos modos, esto es un placer para mí." Le dije: "¿Maestro? Creo que eres tú quien aprenderá de él en el futuro". Normalmente veía a Ronaldinho y a Eto'o brillando en el ataque, pero ese día no vi a nadie, sólo a un chico con el número 30 y robándose la atención de los jugadores."
"Messi se fue desarrollando cada año de una manera increíble. Hizo la gloria del Barcelona durante años y llevó al equipo solo, además de a Argentina, a dos equipos y a un jugador, por eso es el mejor de la historia."
Artemis II Moon mission complete!
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- Space Launch System rocket launched crew into space
- Orion spacecraft kept astronauts safe
- Flew around the Moon, observed its far side
- New human spaceflight distance record
- Crew safely returned to Earth
- Inspired the WORLD