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The best loser in the group stage was created for Ronaldo to win the Euro. Didn’t exist before 2016 The nations league had to be created for Ronaldo to look busy on international level Ronaldo wouldn’t have a WC KO goal if the round of 32 wasn’t created The real rigger

Imagine Messi spamming us his Copa America trophy because he couldn’t win the World Cup. God forbid 😭

I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, bookmark it and come back later. Do you know the biggest problem with Cristiano Ronaldo? It isn’t that he never won the World Cup. It’s that he spent years telling everyone what separates legends, only to change the standards once he couldn’t reach them himself. After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo made it clear that winning a major international trophy was what completed a player’s legacy. At the time, Messi had just lost another international final and was going through the toughest period of his career. Those comments only added to the narrative that Messi could never be the greatest because he hadn’t won with Argentina. For years, that became the standard. Messi was called a bottler, while Ronaldo was praised as the player who had proved himself internationally. Nobody wanted to hear about context. Nobody cared that Messi had dragged Argentina to a World Cup final in 2014 with a squad many considered weaker than the Portugal teams Ronaldo has had over the last decade. The only thing that mattered was that Ronaldo had won a major trophy with his country, and Messi hadn’t. Then Messi won the Copa América. Suddenly, the goalposts moved. We were told one Euro was worth more than multiple Copa América titles because South America supposedly wasn’t competitive enough. That became the new excuse. Then Messi won the World Cup. The excuses changed again. It was “fixed.” It was “scripted.” Then came, “A career can’t be defined by seven games.” Funny how nobody was saying that before the tournament, when many believed it would finally be Ronaldo’s chance to win it. Now Portugal have been eliminated from the World Cup, and Ronaldo posts about Euro 2016 again. That’s what I find ironic. When international trophies favored Ronaldo, they were the ultimate measure of greatness. When Messi caught up, people started ranking competitions differently. When Messi surpassed him by winning the biggest trophy in football, suddenly the World Cup wasn’t supposed to define a career anymore. That’s the contradiction. The difference between Messi and Ronaldo was never just about goals, assists, or trophies. It’s about consistency. Messi never needed to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements to elevate his own, nor did he ask football to change its standards because they no longer favored him. He simply kept playing until he won everything there was to win. League titles. Champions Leagues. Ballons d’Or. Golden Boots. Copa América. Finalissima. World Cup. Every major trophy that was ever used against him eventually became part of his legacy. Cristiano Ronaldo will always be one of the greatest footballers to ever play the game. But this is exactly why I believe Messi is the greatest. He didn’t ask football to rewrite the standards. He met every single one of them.

Teammates later said they didn't hear him at all and didn't see anything. He was just acting for the camera.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player that gets praised and never criticized after every cup elimination. The most protected player ever.

the evidence to use defend ronaldo’s legendary status don dey resemble dem maradona and pele own. 😂

Friendly reminder that Cristiano Ronaldo is a World Cup flop and a fraud

They don’t train. They just read their part of the script and act it the next day

They both lost a champions league final and a World Cup final to the same player.

When Messi was failing internationally, Ronaldo fans did not remember there were two GOATS. Now that Messi is dominating internationally, suddenly let’s appreciate the two GOATS. Never. Never. Never.

You have swallowed so much DNA from different nationalities, you can be any national you want to be be. You deseve it.

@Gosleepriya 1050

Your brain might say 300.. but it isn’t. So what's the answer?

The “two GOATs” narrative is similar to the king Solomon story in the Bible The other woman knew the child wasn’t hers so she was okay with king Solomon splitting it 😂😂😂

@EllaJeanrz 75

Only for sharpest minds 🤫

Messi is so great that an entire fanbase has to convince people the World Cup is rigged for him instead of accepting that a 39-year-old has 8 goals in 5 matches. 😭 🇮🇷 Iran's late winner against Egypt ruled out by VAR... but it's rigged for Messi. 🇨🇴 Colombia's stoppage-time winner against Portugal ruled offside... but it's rigged for Messi. 🇬🇭 Ghana denied what looked like a clear penalty against England... but it's rigged for Messi. 🇪🇨 Germany's controversial goal against Ecuador allowed to stand... but it's rigged for Messi. 🇺🇸 Balogun's red-card suspension overturned before the knockout stage... but it's rigged for Messi. 🇭🇷 Croatia's last-minute goal against Portugal ruled out... but it's rigged for Messi. 🇦🇷 Messi is 39 years old and has scored 8 goals in 5 matches... but it's rigged for Messi. At some point, maybe accept that controversial refereeing decisions happen in football.

Kongo-Özbekistan maçında 1-0 yenik durumda olan Kongo'nun golü iptal edildiğinde kimse bu maç şaibeli dememişti öyle değil mi? ➜ Kongo'nun golü 14 saniye öncesinde yapılan bir faul yüzünden iptal edildi. (3 pas, şut ve gol) ➜ Mısır'in golü 16 saniye öncesinde yapılan bir faul yüzünden iptal edildi. (3 pas, şut ve gol) Eee aradaki fark ne??? Sadece Messi'nin maçı olunca mu yapılıyor bu tartışmalar?

GOAT.🐐👏🏽 @SocialSight

@Rano_CFC @Afc_saks1 Veron

I see Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez Guess the other player?👀 Level-Difficult

Exposing the hypocrisy of Ronaldo fans.

@Kezmag_ @grok Did he say this?

"Some people choose Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi because Ronaldo is taller, more muscular, and more handsome. Those are personal preferences, and everyone is entitled to them. But when it comes strictly to football, I don't believe Ronaldo ranks among the top 20 greatest players of all time. During my time at Chelsea, we never built our game plan around stopping Ronaldo. He was treated like any other top-class opponent because we trusted Ashley Cole to deal with him. However, facing Barcelona was a completely different challenge. Every tactical meeting, every training session, and every discussion centered on one question: How do we stop Messi? He was the player we feared the most because he could change the outcome of a match in an instant. The truth is, no single player could mark Messi. It often took several players working together to limit his influence, and even then, he would still find a way to dribble past them, create chances, score goals, and dominate the game. If you found yourself one-on-one with Messi, you were almost certainly in trouble. This is not meant to disrespect Ronaldo. He is one of the greatest footballers of his generation and has achieved things that few players ever will. But football is about much more than scoring goals. It is also about dribbling, creativity, vision, playmaking, assists, and controlling the rhythm of a game. In all of those areas, Messi has consistently set the highest standard. That is why, for me, comparing any player to Messi is simply unfair. — Mikel Obi