Sid Uppal
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@justsiduppal I’ve got tix buddy, reach out if you’re interested.
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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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You could double Pep Guardiola’s Premier league trophies & he still has less than Sir Alex
Are you dumb ?
The Touchline | 𝐓@TouchlineX
🚨 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗘: Pep Guardiola has now surpassed Sir Alex Ferguson as the greatest Premier League manager of all time.
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Today is confirmation that nobody can ever beat Sir Alex Ferguson’s 13 Premier League titles 🐐
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Yellow Card: Marc Cucurella (Foul), Chelsea 0-0 #ManCity. [32’] #EmiratesFACup
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New Roadster unveil hopefully next month.
It will be a banger next-level.
Jon Erlichman@JonErlichman
On this day in 2008: production starts for Tesla’s first vehicle, the Roadster.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: TOTTY 🇮🇹 ICON SBC DETAILS 🤯
✅ Official Stats
✅ Official PS+
✅ Has Tiki-Taka Silver 👀
We don't have enough fodder 😭😭😭
Who else would you like to see? 👀
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Ruben Dias on his #ManCity contract extension: “I feel it was always going to be the decision I wanted, the opportunity to be at this level, for another four or five years, making a total of nine, 10. Just that by itself, it’s a hell of an achievement to add to all the trophies I’ve already won and hopefully more…” [via @JBurtTelegraph]
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@City_Xtra We’ve looked sloppy from the start. Misplaced passes cannot be expected at Man City
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Goal. #ManCity 0-1 Tottenham, Brennan Johnson. [36’]
VAR confirms the goal, with Richarlison onside in the build-up.
City Xtra@City_Xtra
[35'] Brennan Johnson scores for Tottenham, ruled out for offside by the assistant referee. 0-0.
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@City_Xtra @ManCity @mateokovacic8 @erling @PhilFoden You can make out from their faces that none of these players are even happy wearing this @PUMA
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BREAKING: Nottingham Forest are closing in on a deal for #ManCity’s James McAtee for a fee in excess of £20M.
[via @FabrizioRomano]
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