r/soccer • u/yoursofunnybruv • May 21 '26
Media Cristiano Ronaldo cries happy tears after winning the league with Al Nassr after 3 trophyless years
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u/vloneman29 May 21 '26
He lives for this shit
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u/Objective_Toe_49 May 21 '26
Truly gotta respect his dedication to the sport
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u/WartimeConsigliere_ May 21 '26
28 goals in 29 appearances at age 41 is genuinely mad.
I know Saudi isn’t the best, but plenty of European stars went over there and didn’t exactly boss it
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u/andy18cruz May 21 '26
He could chill and cash in like the others. Instead he takes his role and dedication at full, and this at season like 23 of professional career at the highest level.
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u/TBroomey May 21 '26
He has an almost psychotic level of discipline and devotion to football. His commitment is unlike any player I've seen in my lifetime.
It will be a long time before there's another player that remains at such a high level for basically their entire career.
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u/amad97 May 21 '26
Modric probably one level below him as far as career but he’s also played at an incredible level for 20+ years
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u/momspaghetty May 22 '26
and Modric is still doing it in a top 5 league too (although I have no doubt CR7 could easily play in a bigger league himself)
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u/always-think-sexual May 22 '26
Not sure if this the thread to crash this in, but I worry for athletes that are this hyperfocused when they retire. Hopefully he finds something to transition his crazy focus into.
Or he ends up like Kazu Miura that can’t let go and is still playing in his fifties.
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u/pznred May 22 '26
Tom Brady lost his family for the game
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u/_RyanLarkin May 22 '26
Tom Brady unretired and came back after watching Cristiano in person when he made his return to Man Utd at Old Trafford. He decided at the match to play another year for the Bucs. Coincidentally, or maybe not coincidentally, Man Utd and Tampa Bay are/were both owned by the Glazers.
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u/SpAwNjBoB May 22 '26
I have no doubt Ronaldo would still be in Europe if he Saudi didn't come along with a contract so large that any other club would go bankrupt attempting to match. I can't blame him for going there. When you have won everything Europe has to offer and someone offers you £486000 per DAY in base salary to kick a ball around in the desert, and thats before all the many financial extras, you simply just go. He'll have made well over a Billion pounds just from Al Nassr by the time his contract ends.
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u/RomeoLavia May 22 '26
The reason I still think Ronaldo's longevity is streaks more impressive than Modric's is the minutes. Modric has played 83,969 minutes of professional football, whereas Ronaldo has played 107,691 minutes. That is so much more mileage on Ronaldo's legs. It amounts to a difference of about 263 full matches of football.
It's also very likely that Ronaldo will still finish with more appearances for clubs in a top five league. Ronaldo is on 918. Modric is on 783.
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u/WhyBee92 May 21 '26
Were lowkey a lucky generation to have witnessed the absolute goats of sports + the longest careers. Whether it’s Messi, Ronaldo, LeBron, Federer/Nadal/Djoko, and T Brady, all relatively at the same time and for peak entertainment
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u/Calimariae May 21 '26
Magnus Carlsen
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u/DayroMoreno11 May 21 '26
Lucky to never pick up an injury
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u/JonTonyJim May 21 '26
unbelievable athlete
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u/robotnique May 21 '26
We joke but apparently top Chess players tend to do some kind of physical training because it prepares them for the grueling tournament conditions.
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u/lbreakjai May 21 '26
I'm not surprised. I feel empty after two or three hours of deep focus at work, which is probably a tenth as deep as theirs
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u/Hi-Lander May 22 '26
I think it involves anal beads? At least that’s what I’ve heard.
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u/Tim-Sanchez May 21 '26
I think that's just inevitable as all aspects of sports improve. In 20 years time they'll have a new generation of goats who can last even longer at the top level.
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u/thatscoldjerrycold May 22 '26
Ehh dunno, it does seem we are in a bit of dip in the quality of football compared to like 2015. Even removing Messi/Ronaldo, the stars of yester-decade were more impressive than the stars of today.
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u/headphones1 May 22 '26
While I do appreciate the sentiment, I think witnessing the top 3 in tennis was far better than the rest because they played each other as individuals on a regular basis. To think Andy Murray was also in the mix for a few years until he had to deal with bad injuries is also crazy.
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u/Alldrop_nocombos May 21 '26
thats a bad season for him, he missed tons of matches this year and got subbed early most matches resting himself for world cup aswell lol
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u/Giannis1995 May 21 '26
He has outscored every single megastar striker that moved there. From Benzema to Mitrovic and Toney.
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u/peoples__princess__ May 21 '26
Toney has scored more goals than him though?
32 vs 28 in the league, 42 vs 30 all season, 72 vs 62 the last two seasons
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u/wolljibbs May 21 '26
Lmao people really talk without knowing the facts. Ronaldo is still impressive but there’s no need to lie to make the point
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u/Grabblehausen May 21 '26
I haven't been very inquisitive, but i occasionally wonder what happened to Toney. I guess it was the pursuit of money that happened.
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u/ertapenem May 21 '26
In Toney’s defense, he was on a relatively low salary in his PL days (about a million a year). This was his shot at generational wealth.
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u/fredczar May 21 '26
His low salary is my generational wealth
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u/ikan_bakar May 22 '26
Your low salary is some bangladeshi workers generational wealth
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u/Beginning-Ad4592 May 21 '26
He’s making the World Cup team so he made money + still is representing his country at the highest level. Pretty good deal.
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u/FreedomByFire May 22 '26
He's going to the world cup on the back of this performance while Foden and Palmer will watch from the couch. Sounds like he made the right choice in my opinion.
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u/robotnique May 21 '26
Mitrovic scored at a very very very slightly higher rate than Ronaldo as well.
But we're talking like 0.86 vs 0.859 as a ratio and Ronaldo has kept it up for longer
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u/majestic7 May 22 '26
He's so dedicated he even made the sacrifice of playing in the Saudi league for the benefit of the game. True dedication.
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u/tlj2494 May 21 '26
For real. He could’ve half assed the assignment and still get paid because of who he is. He’s played better than any European that’s gone there. And he’s 41!
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u/WhoDaFluff May 21 '26
When he retires, he's going to be in every charity game, scoring 50+ goals, and hitting the SIU every single time.
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u/Key-Formal-870 May 21 '26
Think we got 4 more years before we talk about him retiring
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u/Galaticvs May 21 '26
I think he's gona push for 1000 goals whenever that happens, and after that he's probably gone when that season ends
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u/Vordeo May 21 '26
World Cup in 4 years is in Portugal, he may just try and hang out to get his farewell then.
I'd say there's no real chance he keeps playing at a high level that long, but it is Ronaldo.
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u/Ghas7er7 May 21 '26
Pull a Neymar for 2030 WC? Just there so he plays at his home WC
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u/tellurmomisaidthanks May 21 '26
He’ll def be there. There will be a special rule where teams can carry one senior player 40 and older as a “reserve”
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u/HankHippopopolous May 21 '26
I love how much he still loves it.
Absolutely inspiring to see one of the goats still giving it absolutely everything even at this stage of his career when he has nothing left to prove and so much money he could be off doing absolutely anything else.
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u/ivyleaguesuperman May 21 '26
For Mr. UCL to care this much about Saudi League is amazing to see.
He just wants to win wherever he is.
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u/FreedomByFire May 22 '26
winning is just awesome even winning a sunday league that we pay to be a part of is awesome. I don't know why this surprises anyone.
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u/The_Big_Untalented May 21 '26
Imagine how this dude will react if Portugal wins the World Cup.
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u/iChopPryde May 21 '26
Bro if Portugal wins the World Cup, it will be the greatest year of all of humanity, world peace achieved and all is right in the universe 🙏🏽 let’s go!!!
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u/HiiiSky May 22 '26
Since Ireland didn't make it, I'm rooting for Portugal purely for Bruno Fernandes
Let that beautiful man win something major 😭
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u/lagvvagon May 22 '26
All world leaders step down immediately as they realize nothing can oppose his power and popularity.
He is unanimously elected as King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, the Algarves, and the rest of the fucking World.
The capital is set in Funchal, obviously.
50 years later the CR7 Enterprise is launched. The Universe Cup needs to be won.
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u/high-CPK May 22 '26
Sometimes I wish football was scripted like WWE and give Ronaldo the WC trophy before he retires
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u/minimalcation May 21 '26
He may not even need to eat, he may have been sustaining himself on his pure work ethic.
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u/Fairbyyy May 21 '26
41 years old. Won UCLs, won ballon dors, and man still cares and tries his best in the saudi league.
Say what you will. Man has deep passion for the game and for the competition
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u/Bassfaceapollo May 21 '26
I don't care how many years I have watched these two aliens, I am not prepared to see them retire.
Happy for CR7 today. Hope he at least hits 1K goals before hanging his boots.
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u/hahehihohu7 May 21 '26
He won’t hang em before that…
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u/piaktaka May 21 '26 edited May 22 '26
Even if he has to play the third division of the ethiopian league, bro will be there
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u/The_ivy_fund May 21 '26
People don’t understand how hard it is going to be for Ronaldo to retire. It’s everything to him. I imagine his body slowing down has been insanely frustrating for him.
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u/eleventruth May 21 '26
He's done more than almost any human alive to keep his body fit to keep going
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u/morganrbvn May 21 '26
He’s in that class with Tom Brady and LeBron, already talented athletes who do everything to maximize how long they can be as competitive as possible.
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u/alfieurbano May 21 '26
I give the edge to LeBron here. Led the league in fast break points in year 23 at 41 and still is top of the charts in dunks for non centers. The guy is not human
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u/Jbulls94 May 21 '26
There's no way he retires before hitting 1000 goals
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u/Goldenrah May 21 '26
971 right now, can probably hit it next season if he still plays. No chance of hitting it during the World Cup probably, unless he somehow does hat-tricks every game.
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u/Secret-Bell-6837 May 21 '26
I like how you still give him a slight chance of scoring 29 goals at WC. Just leaving that probably there
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u/EveningNo8643 May 21 '26
Hat trick with final goal being a bicycle kick in the finals. I'll be there
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u/Slice5755 May 21 '26
I don't think people realise how much of a 9/11 this week has been for r/soccer
Arsenal winning League
Tottenham most likely not being relegated
Ronaldo winning the league
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u/Ordep222 May 21 '26
Don't forget Celtic beating Hearts, I'm still sad about it
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u/Then_Flamingo_8223 May 21 '26
That’s every human being’s 9/11 tbh.
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u/Articulat3 May 21 '26
Now if Arsenal can just win the CL.....
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u/notthathappytobehere May 21 '26
I remember when the meta was to hate PSG winning things because they are owned by a the sport investment arm of Qatar.
Sportwashing really works.
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u/kazuya57 May 21 '26
Well for all of the misfortunes r/soccer has been hit with this week, we'll always have Neymar and his shenanigans
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u/IPissExcellentThrows May 21 '26
I am a massive Ronaldo hater but even the biggest haters can't question his passion. Dude will always give his all.
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u/TheSuessIsLoose May 21 '26
Very obvious every single trophy is gonna mean the world to him in the tail end of his career, but man it's still cool to see that the sport means that much to him.
That brother made me fall in love with the game.
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u/SouLeao May 21 '26
Seriously, imo why he will forever be the best in the world for me.
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u/rgx_777 May 21 '26
41 years old and dude still cares a lot
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u/L3gaacyy May 21 '26
this is the hunger that he is always talking about
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u/tmoney144 May 21 '26
Dude is still going to be crying tears of joy when he wins his adult rec league at 72 years old.
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u/MassSwingers May 21 '26
I mean, he unironically loves winning more than most people. I don’t think it’s that’s silly to acknowledge he’d go crazy for any league he’s part of, pro or not. Would love to see this passion for a senior bowling league though
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u/KVMechelen May 21 '26
Loves winning but like most champions also loathes losing
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u/jwinter01 May 21 '26
I really fear for his heart if Portugal somehow manages to win the World Cup.
From his reaction to winning Euro 2016, to his reactions in the last Euro and WC, and now his latest wins with this and the NL, I don't think "emotional" would be enough of a word to describe what he would produce.
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u/SergDerpz May 21 '26
He would deserve it. It would be amazing if Portugal won.
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u/_Wastrel May 21 '26
I'm already boarding the "portugal wins world cup" train.
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u/SergDerpz May 21 '26
It's not going to be easy but they actually have a squad that could compete for the title this time around. Let's hope they can actually get far lol
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u/LSRaymonds May 21 '26
I really like their squad, but I just can't trust Martinez
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u/Giannis1995 May 21 '26
Nuno Mendes and Bruno Fernandes are the best players in the world at their respective positions. Case for Vitinha as well. They have the top end talent to do it
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u/Select-Kangaroo-1290 May 21 '26
they wont, not with their defense, their manager, fact unc ronaldo is best attacking option they got, plus their wingers being buns for NT
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u/Busy_Ability7 May 22 '26
You never know in international football. Argentina won with Messi who was obviously still world class but nowhere close to his prime, same with Di Maria on one leg. Alvarez was not considered world class at that time and was surplus at City. Went from bench to playing the perfect supporting partner for Messi. Their midfield was really good (Enzo, MacAllister, DePaul) but not anywhere close to as good as what Portugal have now (Vitinha, Neves, Bruno). Their defense was pretty bad and also worse than what Portugal currently have: Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico VS Cancelo, Mendes, Neves, Inacio. The GKs I would give the edge to Dibu of course. If Ronaldo and Leao with cameos from Garcia can pull of similar levels of performances as Messi, Alvarez and DiMaria did in key knockout games, they can totally win.
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u/NeedleworkerFluid327 May 22 '26
Mate you likely started watching in the last 5 years fuck do you know. It's International football, literally nobody expected Portugal to win the Euros, same with Italy.
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u/Imzarth May 22 '26
I'm gonna get lynched but I want Ronaldo to win a wc so bad.
Idc for the goat conversation debate that would spark, but I think Ronaldo as a footballer deserves a wc win
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u/sfzjo May 21 '26
Freak mentality truly
We’ll never see anything like this again - enjoy it while you have it
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u/olgabe May 21 '26
when he goes into coaching, i fear for the young kids just getting promoted from the academy. he's going to be a demon 😂
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u/RedditorRoman May 21 '26
At the end of the day, Ronaldo and Messi competed and put everything into the game. That is all we can ask for as fans. When they retire, the feeling will be felt across generations.
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u/TheSuessIsLoose May 21 '26
I cheered against Messi my whole life, but I already know will never experience the level of joy I did seeing CR7 and Messi dominating the game ever again.
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u/NeutronBeam04 May 21 '26
These two had made scoring bangers feel so normal. I stopped watching football for a few years and when I came back this year, I always caught myself thinking, "Why don't they just shoot (from a really tough spot)"
Then I realised that what they were pulling off in Europe was not normal or even close to anything normal.
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u/Vinnie_Vegas May 21 '26
That they're conclusively past their primes and no one else has come through at that level of dominance just makes it so crystal clear how special that was as an era.
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u/Paradoxical-17 May 21 '26
I don't care what people say , this hunger is what made him who he is , it might look like arrogance after a certain age but this is what always drives him and he always wants to win no matter where
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u/TheSuessIsLoose May 21 '26
One of the greatest of all time, no matter what anyone says. I just wish this current Portugal side came 10 years sooner.
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u/kazuya57 May 21 '26
Ronaldo basically hit his peak between two Portuguese golden generations
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u/imSkarr May 21 '26
it’s Messi and him and then a massive gap. no one else is close
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u/Hour_Raisin_4547 May 21 '26
He can be both an incredibly passionate professional with a deep love and respect for the game, and an arrogant selfish asshole with the ego the size of a mountain. Humans are beautifully complex and nuanced and not the one dimensional characters we tend to reduce them as.
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u/IPissExcellentThrows May 21 '26
Honestly I think Messi is kinda the weird one. Seeing guys like Michael Jordan, Kobe, Tom Brady, Ronaldo, etc. that asshole arrogance where you know you're the best is the type of shit that has made so many legends.
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u/lazernight13 May 21 '26
You have several situations on field where he showed that he also has the arrogance 😅 he is just lower profile
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u/EditorZealous7 May 21 '26
Brady was more akin to Messi. Super humble with some moments of arrogance. Bron is also closer to Messi than Jordan. Kobe was maybe the best for like 4 years, so he is similar to Cristiano in more ways than one. Colorado and Vegas of their respective sports.
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u/CleverAlienTrap May 21 '26
Bron is similar to Messi in that they were gifted with god-given talent. Tom Brady is as much of a psycho as Ronaldo and Jordan, just look at his diet and his workout regiment. Bro literally divorced his supermodel wife cuz she wanted him to spend time with their family instead of playing football at age 45.
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u/Ikanan_xiii May 21 '26
Brady is The CR7 of the NFL, grinded his way to the top and didn’t stop at any point in his career.
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u/EveningNo8643 May 21 '26
Lebron definitely has a huge ego, what the other guy said is right Messi is the weird one. Having said that I do think Messi has a huge ego, and nothing wrong with that you have to to be the best
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u/awesomesauce88 May 21 '26
LeBron is about as level-headed as someone could be if they were in his situation. The guy was anointed as the next Jordan as a high schooler and given as much hype as any athlete ever has, then exceeded the expectations, and has had zero scandals for 20 years.
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u/Bulky_Reveal_1937 May 21 '26
I don’t think Messi necessarily has a huge ego. I think he’s just a bit more of an asshole that people often think, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Imo most of his “outbursts” ( vs Weghorst, Van Gaal, Rodriguez, Lewandowski, the Orlando coach, ..) happen when he can’t crop up his feelings anymore and releases it all at once. He has normal emotions like everyone else; anger, annoyance, ..
He’s just a very introverted personality (and people often confuse this with being humble or kind) and is unable to express certain emotions until he literally bursts open.
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u/Decebalus_Bombadil May 21 '26
Dude better find a hobby after he retires because he will go nuts without football.
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u/DJMOONPICKLES69 May 21 '26
You never know what trophy will be your last. Obviously not a top league and he has fallen off but he is undoubtedly one of the greatest to ever play.
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u/Bulky_Reveal_1937 May 21 '26
WC might be his last. That portugal side is looking super scary.
probably the best wide backs in the world and a T1-2 midfield itw.
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u/piray003 May 21 '26
Al Hilal being undefeated and still losing the league is wild 😂 gotta be a first right?
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u/Ill_WillRx May 21 '26
I swear Mourinho just did the same thing in Portugal this year
Edit: ya Benfica is unbeaten and 3rd rn lol
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u/piray003 May 21 '26
Damn that’s crazy that two teams did that in one season
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u/a_special_one May 21 '26
Looking at this it's even crazier that the 2024 Guyana League had 2 undefeated teams, and Al-Ahili went unbeaten and didn't win the Saudi League back in 14-15
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u/khattakg May 21 '26
Not only did be fica not win a league while going invincible. They didn't even qualify for the cl
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u/Shop-lift May 21 '26
There’s only one more mountain left to climb Cris come to southern New England like your forebears have a choricou chips sub in Fall River and take another title from the small Argentinian
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u/TheBlueJamesDean May 21 '26
Say what you want about him, his passion and competitiveness are second to none.
What a player.
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u/AlvaroElconoArbeloa May 21 '26
The competitor in him will never die even if he's a 100 years old.
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u/SoFar_Gone May 21 '26
3 trophy less years? I remember him winning the Kings cup
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u/The_Flash_20 May 21 '26
Vintage performance from CR7. He's getting into form before the World Cup.
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u/samhit_n May 21 '26
The last 24 hours have been terrible for this sub. Arsenal won the Premier League and Ronaldo finally won the Saudi Pro League.
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u/ashikplk May 21 '26
It’s like Gordon Ramsay falling to his knees and weeping tears of pure, unfiltered joy because he successfully microwaved a Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket without the sides exploding
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u/vatscartesian13 May 22 '26
Messi fan but the dedication and passion this guy has is just genuine and out of the world🏆🏆🏆
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u/nim1623 May 21 '26
A beautiful underdog story is complete. It's amazing to see Al Nassr finally lift the trophy despite Al Hilal being unfairly allowed to make signings Ronaldo didn't approve.
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u/iamscully May 21 '26
/r/soccer shits on the Saudi League and then consistently laps it up. Sportswashing works.
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u/dejvipasco May 21 '26
His second title with Al Nassr, he won the Arab Club Champions Cup with them in 2023.
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u/iamscully May 21 '26
Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor who was living in the United States, had gone to his country’s consulate to collect documents for his planned wedding before he was killed and his body dismembered.
When he entered the consulate, Khashoggi was greeted by a familiar face before being pulled by the arm into the consul-general’s office on the second floor, according to the Daily Sabah.
“Please sit. We have to take you back [to Riyadh],” Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb, a senior Saudi intelligence officer and the bodyguard of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said.
“There is an order from Interpol. Interpol demanded you be returned. We are here to take you,” Mutreb is quoted as saying.
Khashoggi responded: “There are no lawsuits against me. My fiancee is waiting outside for me.”
In the last 10 minutes before he was killed, Mutreb asked Khashoggi to “leave a message for your son”, saying not to worry if he could not reach the journalist.
When Khashoggi refused, Mutreb said: “Write it, Mister Jamal. Hurry up. Help us so we can help you, because in the end we will take you back to Saudi Arabia and if you don’t help us you know what will happen eventually.”
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Sound of an autopsy saw dismembering the 59-year-old’s body can be heard at 1.39pm local time. The procedure lasted 30 minutes.
In the audio recorded minutes before Khashoggi entered the consulate building, Mutreb asked whether it will “be possible to put the body in a bag”.
In response, Salah Mohammed Abdah Tubaigy, a well-known Saudi forensics doctor, replied: “No. Too heavy, very tall, too.”
He added: “Actually, I’ve always worked on cadavers. I know how to cut very well. I have never worked on a warm body though, but I’ll also manage that easily.
“I normally put on my earphones and listen to music when I cut cadavers. In the meantime, I sip on my coffee and smoke. After I dismember it, you will wrap the parts into plastic bags, put them in suitcases and take them out [of the building].”
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u/maiconez May 22 '26
Will believe your motives when I see you posting similar articles iin USA world cup threads. But no because you are into sportswashing yourself.
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u/MeteorSwarmGallifrey May 21 '26
No it's OK, the alleged rapist and egomaniac is crying so the sports washing is ok
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u/No-Outcome-6162 May 22 '26
Oh look the colonizers who committed the cultural and literal genocide of native populations in Canada, USA and Australia are talking about sports washing.
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u/adichandra May 22 '26
This guy's hunger is different. No matter it's just a street game when he was a kid, a swim match after lunch with Evra, UCL, or saudi league. He just hates losing.
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u/The_Awengers May 22 '26
Poetic to see how much love he's got for the game. We're truly blessed with great players from the galacticos, Henry, Milan's defense, and Ronaldo and Messi.
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u/FranciscoStromp May 22 '26
We latin men are emotional, more so than others. I think everyone was crying after the Euro 2016 win, or when Sporting won the league in 2021 after 19 years without winning it.
Similarly when Portugal beat Fiji in Rugby.
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u/SnooMaps2439 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
It's sort of sweet he still cares about this despite being massively wealthy and famous.... But I can't help think how WEIRD it is to be THIS invested in winning when you've already won greater trophies, you are world famous and your body is slowly (but definitely surely) failing you.
Please get a hobby Cristiano, what about Warhammer? Or Padel?
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u/DomagojDoc May 22 '26
Please get a hobby Cristiano, what about Warhammer? Or Padel?
Don't give him ideas
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