Let me rephrase. Footballing or Branding. Becks had his day in the sun but Messi has been dominating for a long time. Some of you need to get out of england a bit more. Asia and South america is dominated by Messi for like a decade or so.
Becks was a phenomenal crosser of the ball but come on. I don't see any scenario where he can be compared with Messi. Even on crossing Messi has been known to repeatedly deliver inch perfect crosses with perfect weight and timing several times in virtually every game he plays.
I take it you weren't around when Beckham mania was at its peak? Far bigger than Messi now.
Yes, by a bunch of teenage girls, fanboys and casual observers from a distance. Any footballing person knew who the real "players" were. Been watching football for over 30 years.
The best way to put it, yeah.
Brad Pitt is a superstar too.
Basically a bunch of united fans that can't come to terms that Messi has far surpassed Beckham in branding. Footballing side was never even a question.What is happening on this thread?!
Yes he is.
Except, without football, Becks is just another good looking dude on the street. So I am not sure you can separate football from superstar in his case.
You do realise you’re coming across like a bit of a twat right? Super aggro and don’t seem to be getting that people have the right to not agree with you. In fact, quite a few people aren’t agreeing with you- you have to at least be open to the possibility that your opinion may not be correct
Of course you can. People with zero interest in football know who David Beckham is/was. The same isn’t so for Messi or Ronaldo.
What is Messi without football?
You’re quite deliberately missing the point, so I’ll leave you to it.
I am sure if he hadn't spent his entire career playing football, duke and dutchess of sussex would have totally known him.
He'd have end up working lifiting cargo at a dockyard if it wasn't for football. You guys are unbelievable.
They're not a "nobody" or "irrelevant" though are they?
This doesn't stop anything from what the other guys have written being true.
I am sure if he hadn't spent his entire career playing football, duke and dutchess of sussex would have totally known him.
He'd have end up working lifiting cargo at a dockyard if it wasn't for football. You guys are unbelievable.
Jesuschrist... this thread is hilarious. So out of touch with reality that it stops being frustrating and starts being funny
I see him as a busboy on rollerblades for some reason
What's Messi done apart from football? What is he famous for?
I am sure if he hadn't spent his entire career playing football, duke and dutchess of sussex would have totally known him.
He'd have end up working lifiting cargo at a dockyard if it wasn't for football. You guys are unbelievable.
Absurdly rich
you did one hell of a job raising her, seriously well done
Don't create straw mans.
I can understand thinking Messi is fantastic and better than Beckham in everything footy related is an opinion some people have and will fight over. But to not acknowledge Beckham‘s continuous success off the pitch weakens every other stance you take. It‘s difficult to take you serious after reading your thread-derailing posts.
It really is, they're a bit like LeBron in that way.
With that debt, if Barcelona were a media mogul they'd throw themselves off a yacht. Or Mossad would find and eliminate them.
I can't be bothered to look up Ad data but I got something!
As much of a clown as Perez is, I think he was right that the way media and entertainment are consumed by the younger generation is changing, and as a result we'll see more people being more fans of individual players rather than a club as a whole.
