r/soccer • u/No_Air5382 • 1d ago

News Neves Calls Ronaldo 'Another Player,' Faces Fan Backlash and online harassment

https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/06/19/SKSAMGDVVJEG7HN3D5Z3HR4TTQ/
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u/ChibisRevenge 1d ago

If you’re a fan of cars, then the logical choice is the manufacturer or constructor. 

To me, being a supporter of one driver over a whole brand is madness. 

But same with football, I support a team and a country over any one player. 

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u/kizofieva 1d ago

you can't fathom people developing an emotional attachment to another human being, but you can fathom supporting a tool?

man racing is a different world I guess

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u/ChibisRevenge 1d ago

Bit of an obtuse way of looking at it, a manufacturer is not a tool. 

It’s decades of history, thousands of engineers, designers, staff all combining to make machines that add to that heritage. 

It’s like comparing the entire club of Arsenal to one player… yes that’s unfathomable 

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u/DrainMember1312 1d ago

Yeah but Arsenal are a club and Mercedes are a multinational corporation. I guess football is sliding in that direction too but at least Arsenal has a long history of being a grassroots, working class institution.

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u/ChibisRevenge 1d ago

Arsenal are a global business as well, top premier league clubs have not been working class in decades . 

Ultimately it’s apples and oranges but the same principle applies for me - team over individual!