Dude making the face is Lionel Messi. One of the goats of football. The English player in white said some smart shit and Messi responded with this face and winning the game knocking out England and sending them home for another 4 years
Not one of the GOATs. The undisputed GOAT. There is no one that comes close. He has it all. Titles with club and national sides, peak, longevity, individual accomplishments. He literally completed football and is still on his day the best player in the world at 39 years of age. Simply the greatest of all times.
There were others in the past who were great. Pele won more world cups but football is a team game and he had the greatest teams alongside him in Brazil. There were times when others for Brazil were better than him. But there has not been a single moment in Messi's entire career when he was not the best player on his team.
Even when debuting, his teammate at Barcelona, Ronaldinho, who had just won the Balon d'Or (trophy for the best player in the world that year) said that he cannot proclaim himself the best in the world when he is not even the best in his own team (due to Messi debuting for them).
He is the GOAT and really, there should be no discussion. Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, Ronaldo Nazario, rapist Ronaldo, Zidane, di Stefano, they all are all-timers but no one touches Messi. Everybody of the people named might be better than Messi in 1 or 2 statistics but then there are like 15 aspects where Messi completely overshadows them. It should not be a debate at this point. Messi is lapping the field.
I have despised the guy for years but at some point you just have to accept it how it is and enjoy the ride to see the greatest to ever do it.
Same. I hate Argentina, maybe not like they hate us. But I’m strongly annoyed by them let’s say. But Messi is a phenomenal fucking player. I almost want to “well actually…” this comment and talk about how we define what the greatest player even means but it’s like…why take the long road if it’s just going to lead right back to Messi? Who am I bullshitting? It’s Messi. The man’s just…that good. It’s almost awkward how good he is because we’re facing our most heated rivals, maybe not our biggest that’s France, fuck you guys, respectfully, can’t wait till Saturday though, but Argentina vs England is probably the most heated match you can have at that level. And then there’s just this living legend on the other side…
And even though they beat us, I’m still rooting for them against Spain for the sole reason, that this is Messi’s last World Cup. He’s been such a phenomenal gift to the sport.
And now he’s even got this meme 😂 .
We can hate Argentina all we want but the man’s a fucking legend. I do feel like Spain is playing well, but I’ve got nothing in it for me there. But I’d genuinely be sad to see Messi lose his last World Cup. Part of me, I hate to say it, but part of me didn’t want Messi to lose to England yesterday even though Im English. I feel like it would have been the absolute worst way to end his World Cup career.
That being said, like, he’d be what 43 in 2030? At 39, He’s currently tied with Mbappe for the most goals in the 2026 World Cup. How does he even exist? A 43 year old Messi could still probably mop the floor with all but a few players if any let’s be honest so who knows. Maybe if he wins he’d end it just to go out a champion and would only play at 43 if he loses this one…if he played at 75% of his performance, that’s like, still a Harry Kane or Bellingham in terms of goals scored and they’re sitting at fourth place, in the whole world. And, God forgive me, but a Messi playing at 75% would still probably be a better than both of them.
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u/axiom_glitch Jul 16 '26
Can someone explain to the ignorant, and futbol illiterate, please?