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I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, save this post and read it later. If you’re a night owl like me, this is a good late-night read.
Do you know the worst thing about Cristiano Ronaldo?
It’s that he set the standards for what defines a legend… and in the end, he couldn’t even live up to the standards he created himself.
After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo said:
“You can’t become a legend until you win a trophy with your national team.”
It was an obvious dig at Messi.
Argentina had just lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and Messi was going through the toughest period of his international career. Those words only added fuel to the fire.
Where was the respect for a rival, Ronaldo?
The surprising part was that social media completely embraced that narrative. Messi was labeled a bottler, while Ronaldo was declared the winner of the rivalry—at least in the media, not on the pitch.
Then Messi retired from international football, came back, won the Copa América, and suddenly they were level in major international trophies.
What happened next?
Ronaldo fans started saying that one Euro is worth more than a hundred Copa Américas, claiming there was no competition in South America. Not true—but that became the excuse.
Then Messi went on to win the World Cup.
This time, the excuses changed again.
They claimed FIFA had fixed the tournament for Messi. That the World Cup was scripted in his favor. They simply didn’t know what else to say.
Then Ronaldo himself came out with one of the strangest quotes imaginable:
“A legend’s career can’t be defined by just seven games.”
At first glance, it sounds reasonable.
But beneath it was another attempt to diminish what Messi had achieved.
Before the World Cup, they insisted it would be Ronaldo’s tournament. On paper, Portugal had a fantastic squad. If the manager couldn’t get the best out of them, that’s Portugal’s problem—not Ronaldo’s.
Yet that same Portugal squad wasn’t any weaker than the Argentina team Messi led to the 2014 World Cup final—the same team people mocked Messi for not carrying to the title.
Just a couple of days ago, Ronaldo said:
“The World Cup doesn’t define my career, whether I win it or not.”
A statement that directly contradicts what he had said years earlier, when he admitted that winning the World Cup would make him feel completely fulfilled.
Now you’re 41 years old, Cristiano.
By your own standards:
* You have 5 Ballon d’Ors, not 8.
* You have one European Championship, not two Copa América titles.
* You never won the World Cup.
* You have four European Golden Shoes, while Messi has six—even though you’re an out-and-out striker.
So what now?
Will you keep playing until the next World Cup and become the first player to appear in one at 45, hoping to finally win it?
If we judged you by the standards you created, you wouldn’t qualify as a legend.
Of course, nobody actually judges you that way. Everyone still recognizes you as one of football’s greatest legends.
The real mistake was comparing Ronaldo to Messi in the first place.
That rivalry was exaggerated from the beginning by the media and figures like José Mourinho.
Messi conquered every major trophy available to him, shattered records that once seemed untouchable, and at 39 years old he’s still competing with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland—the stars of the next generation—for the Golden Boot. And honestly, he could still win it.
What made Messi beloved by so many fans is that he never tried to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements.
Ronaldo, on the other hand, repeatedly made comments that many interpreted as attempts to downplay his greatest rival’s accomplishments—and that’s never an admirable trait.
Cristiano helped create a generation that thinks belittling other people’s achievements while constantly glorifying your own is a way to establish dominance.
Good bye. Ronaldo.


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Es más digno morir ante Inglaterra que sufrir ante Cabo Verde. Y vengan como quieran. ✍️🏻
Diario Olé@DiarioOle
PI, PI, PI, PI, PI, PI
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@mikemaquinadel Felicitaciones por jugar el tan ansiado quinto partido.
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@Agusspalacios_ Tiene todo arreglado con Berlanga. En 3 semanas llega a la Villa Olímpica para comenzar a entrenar.
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@84blackboy @giraltpablo Flicki te falla la comprensión lectora. Estoy diciendo que los pelotudos anti Messi le echan la culpa hasta si llueve. Traumados con Messi de por vida
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@RayoRamirez5 @giraltpablo Que tiene que ver messi en esto? Jajaja lo sueñas por las noches y te quedará el culo roto x siempre jajaja
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@giraltpablo No hizo nada en todo el jugo. Solo hizo los goles. Increíble. Un centro y gol. Un solo remate con los pies al arco y gol. Total 2 goles. Eso fue todo.
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@ESP_LDU @giraltpablo Haaland en 1 mundial hizo más que Penaldo en 6
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@giraltpablo El líder de goleo de Pessi va a durar menos que la permanencia de Uruguay en el mundial 2026 🤣
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@marcomolinac1 @HernanSCastillo Te pido por favor me respondas honestamente. Este edit lo hiciste vos? Jajaja 🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻
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Está molestando bastante Sudamérica parece en este Mundial. Ya de por sí hay una clara campaña a favor de Portugal y Francia sobre todo y en contra de Messi. Todo lo que hace Cristiano y todo lo que hace Mbappe está bien. Si lo hace Messi está mal. Si a Argentina lo hubieran favorecido con el gol del chip como a Portugal hubiese sido un escándalo. Ya a Ecuador lo mataron. Ayer en Francia-Paraguay el árbitro cobró hasta mancha. Acá no gusta el roce y el roce es parte del juego. Disimulen muchachos. Argentina molesta demasiado pero tiene al mejor del mundo. La campaña
mediática es asquerosa ya.
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@HernanSCastillo Hahahahahah como pueden tener la realidad distorsionada estos jajaja… les regalaron el mundial de Qatar y les estan regalando nuevamente este mundial y diciendo que perjudican a Messi (el jugador mas protegido de la historia de todos los deportes)
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🎙️ Sergio Goycochea, un comentarista tiene derecho a opinar, pero no a perder la objetividad.
Cuando el análisis parece estar condicionado por la camiseta, la transmisión deja de informar y pasa a militar una postura. 📺⚽
Muchos vimos un partido con jugadas polémicas, posibles expulsiones y un penal que generó debate. Sin embargo, el comentario fue claramente inclinado hacia un solo lado. Eso le quita credibilidad a cualquier transmisión.
El público merece análisis, no parcialidad. Hoy, DSports quedó en el centro de la discusión por una transmisión que estuvo muy lejos del equilibrio. 👎
#Mundial2026 #DSports #SergioGoycochea #PeriodismoDeportivo #Fútbol #Objetividad
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@RayoRamirez5 @giraltpablo Perfecto!
Pero el el mundial de Qatar se los regalaron y hoy infantino lo confirma!
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@JohnRingoPaul Está Perfecto el adjetivo “paisito”. No tiene que ver ni el territorio ni la cantidad de habitantes. Mentalidad mediocre y chiquita
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