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@KalshiFC At this point, just cancel the damned thing and hand the thing over to Argentina - the corruption is so clear for all to see

BREAKING: Argentina is now more likely than Spain to win the World Cup

After Ronaldo won EURO 2016 while Messi was still without a senior international trophy, a common argument across football media, punditry and mainstream football discourse was that international trophies were not essential to determining individual greatness. Football was said to be a team sport, and a player’s legacy should not be reduced to what he won with his national team. At the time, Messi had lost four major international finals with Argentina and had even retired from international football after the 2016 Copa América final defeat to Chile. A few months later, Messi returned. What followed was an unusually busy Copa América schedule. The tournament was played in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021, four editions in just six years. Many observers could not help but notice that a player who had repeatedly fallen short was being given more opportunities to win in a short period and rightly so. Eventually, Messi won the 2021 Copa América. For years, the football world had been told that international trophies were not necessary to be considered the greatest of all time. When Messi lacked an international trophy, the importance of international success was routinely downplayed. Similarly, when Messi lacked a World Cup, it was not considered essential to being the GOAT. Once he won it in Qatar, however, the World Cup was elevated from being one achievement among many to the achievement that supposedly settled the GOAT debate forever. To many Ronaldo supporters, this is the clearest example of shifting goalposts in football history. The standards appeared to change at every stage until they aligned perfectly with Messi’s résumé. What was once irrelevant became important. What was important became essential. And once Messi achieved it, the debate was declared over. In Qatar, Argentina received five penalties during the tournament, a World Cup record for a single team in one edition. Several refereeing decisions involving Argentina remain debated to this day, including Messi’s handball incident against the Netherlands that some believe warranted a second yellow card. For many critics, these were not isolated incidents but part of a wider pattern they believe has followed Messi throughout his career, where controversial decisions repeatedly seem to fall in his favour. They point to numerous moments over the years where they believe punishments that would have been applied to other players were overlooked when Messi was involved. Some supporters have even argued that similar concerns resurfaced only recently, after another incident in which they believe Messi was fortunate to avoid a red card. Whether one agrees with that view or not, it has become a significant reason why many Ronaldo supporters remain sceptical of the narrative surrounding Messi’s achievements and the way they are discussed by the football establishment and mainstream media. For many Ronaldo supporters, the issue has never simply been about preferring one player over another. It is about what they perceive as inconsistent standards. They see achievements weighed differently depending on who accomplished them. They see one player protected from scrutiny while the other is subjected to it at every turn. That is why many continue to side with Ronaldo. Not because to many he is the greatest to ever kick a ball or he has won every trophy or because he is beyond criticism, but because they believe the standards applied to him have often been harsher than those applied to his greatest rival. They would rather support a player who loses with his honour intact than celebrate victories they believe are surrounded by unanswered questions. As José Mourinho once said: “If I have to win in that way, I would be ashamed.” For them, the issue is not simply who won. It is whether the criteria for greatness remained consistent throughout the debate. In their view, they did not.

Yoga. The best thing after a hard day’s murdering.

We were all enjoying this World Cup despite all the political shenanigans that led to it, all until Argentina stepped in - it’s a complete disgrace what they want to turn the sport into just to glorify a genocide and baby killing loving midget

@einsteinshanks @atletiuniverse @diarioas Cry forever you crooked thief - Alvarez is Atletico’s player, honor the contract he signed if you want him you bloody cowardly thieves

@SocialCanadian1 @atletiuniverse @diarioas Stfu u hypocrite its the same thing

💣🚨 BREAKING - Atlético Madrid's statement to @diarioas: "There is no amount of money for which Barça can buy Julián. He will not be transferred to Barcelona. Either they pay the release clause (€500m), or there is no deal. We have already seen how Barcelona operates in the past, such as when Atlético were preparing for their Champions League tie against Juventus and Barça were promising commissions to Griezmann's sister, his family, and the player himself…"

You can't be a Muslim, Christian or even just a good person in general and support Messi. He is a terrorist sympathizer and he sold his soul to the Jews just so his international career could be saved

@eleniyanjb @atletiuniverse @diarioas What hardball? Do contracts not exist for a reason? Fulfill the terms of the contract or fuck off

@atletiuniverse @diarioas What’s the purpose of this post? What point is Atletico trying to prove? A player wants to leave your club but you want to play hardball. That’s childish asf!

@einsteinshanks @atletiuniverse @diarioas Keep quiet, it’s one thing to do it on the record like normal people, it’s another to slink around like crooks promising backhand deals to agents and family members

@atletiuniverse @diarioas When Simeone calls Jullian 5 times while at Man City to convince him to join Atleti its legal but when Barca remains in contact with Jullian’s agent its illegal you guys are bunch of hypocrites

@atletiuniverse @diarioas What a dirty club Barca is, their antics to unsettle players should never be allowed as it generally destroys the joy of the transfer period for other football fans - just pay whatever the player costs and move on idiots

@Zanderkesh @FabrizioRomano @diarioas Fuck off

@FabrizioRomano @diarioas This has to be the most unprofessional official statement from a club board in football history. 😭💀 They sound like a toxic ex completely losing their mind. If the player wants out, you cannot force him to stay or be happy🔵🔴

🚨 Atlético Madrid statement to @diarioas. “There is no amount of money for which Barça can buy Julián Álvarez. He will not be transferred to Barcelona”. “Either they pay the release clause for €500m or there is no deal”.

@hottyfc1 @FabrizioRomano @diarioas

@FabrizioRomano @diarioas Laporte and deco reading this statement right now after budgeting $130M for him as total package already 😭😭😭😭😭

@FabrizioRomano @diarioas Fuck that broke ass club

His hatrick shouldn't have stood. He should've been sent off His first goal today shouldn't have stood because there was a foul leading up to it How's this fraud getting away with everything. They are trying to force this bum as GOAT down our throats 😭

@TrollFootball IYKYK

The match the legends have been waiting for!

@DeadlineDayLive A post without any mention of Manchester United football club?

🚨 Barcelona do not believe Real Madrid have "stolen" Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries or Ibrahima Konaté from them. 👀 All four players were offered to Barcelona, but none were considered a priority target by the Catalan club and they didn't make a move for them. ❌🇪🇸 (Source: Mundo Deportivo)

@utdreport @samuelluckhurst MUFC really is the poorest at transfers tbh

#mufc are not hawking Manuel Ugarte around as they do not want to drive down his resale value and accept there is a reasonable chance he will still be at the club after the transfer window closes [@samuelluckhurst]

@MisterAnth35159 @WestHam_Central @talkSPORT

@SocialCanadian1 @WestHam_Central @talkSPORT Stick to Ice Hockey, eh?

NEW: Real Madrid are one of the teams that have sounded out Crysencio Summerville. The winger, who is playing in the World Cup with the Netherlands, is also on the radar of PSG and Manchester United. @talkSPORT

@TouchlineX @Metropoles That’s what happens when you play for broke clubs like Barca lol

🚨🇧🇷 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Raphinha could ABANDON the World Cup to address personal issues and an alleged FINANCIAL CRISIS! — @Metropoles