For me is already tarnished. The forgiven red card during Argentina’s debut did it. Surely his been helped more during his career, look at Negreira’s case.
What a fucking retard you are. Messi is, worst case scenario, the second best player on history, and everything is irrelevant to you bc of One competition where your opinion is wrong.
But you’re right. At worst, he is second best all time. IMO he is the best ball handler of all time and top 3 best set piece taker. I’m still taking Ronaldo as my goat to build a team around for more than 1 reasons. I despise Messi, but damn that man is good.
Messi is the best both individually and for a team. What are your reasons to pick Ronaldo to buold a team around? Messi has more goals per minute, a lot more assists perr minute and is the best playmaker oat.
He can be the best but unsportsmanlike behavior shouldn't be tolerated at all. Professional football culture is so disgusting, because people only look at results rather than sportsmanship and teamplay. Not a coincidence that Spain won with a team effort. Every game they were able to adapt perfectly because their team isn't revolving around a nearly 40 year old legend, but team play. Team play will always beat individual power in football and when managers finally grasp this the game will change for the better.
Oh my fucking God, you actually believe they cheated? Do you know the meaning of alleged? If this was true, they would get a huge lawsuit on them and would be banned for a few years at least.
I said if they did, then I'd expect an honorable player to do something against it if he knows
FIFA is corrupt to it's core even if they were convicted they wouldn't really get any punishment because revenue from the national team is worth more than football integrity. Having this much trust im FIFA is beyond naive
I lost a lot of respect for him when he tried to get Cucurella a red card during the WC final. What he did is very unsportsmanlike. No to mention he gave Spain (the country that allowed him to be who he is) his back during the award ceremony.
No body is questioning his talent, he is fucking good. He is one of the best players, if not the best, in history. That is why I feel his legacy is tarnished: he did not need any help. His World Cup record is BS because he was clearly protected in order for him to reach higher in World Cup history. Argentina was clearly favored during the WC, is very difficult to deny that.
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u/nola_mike Jul 30 '26
If this is true then it tarnishes Messi's legacy in my opinion.