But can he withstand being best chums with Tears Morgan? I think not!
Lionel Messi is OFFICIALLY the Greatest Player of all Time (CONFIRMED OFFICIAL)
- Thread starter Pexbo
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Pleases me to be able to say I’ve seen the GOAT with my own eyes. Even if it was the CL final in 2011 
Agreed
It probably means very little to him compared to this.
Such a good comparison. I prefer Djokovic but it just seems wild I'd spend dozens of hours online debating Fed/Nadal/Djoko. I have my own preference with Ronnie and Djoko but it seems crazy to me I wouldn't appreciate watching the others as well.
Edit: And by the time Fed was 38 and playing Djoko in a wimbledon final I was even actually rooting for Fed
He's right.
He was a great player no doubt, he was also a self-admitted cheat and a drug addict
I’m glad that in few years we’ll compare Mbappe and new rising stars to Messi and Ronaldo will be sort of forgotten
Don't have that debate with my mother, if it ain't Federer she'll go apeshit!
As a neutral I don't really care but this Messi WC wankfest is already very tiring. Not only everyone is acting like it was Messi alone who beat everyone and won the tournament by himself but there are already people saying he did it despite having this and that player in the team. That one penalty shootout goes differently and you get completely different, exaggerated opinions.
Nope! Ronaldo had a claim with his Euros win and multiple league performances.
Now it's Messi and no argument and given how Ronaldo has behaved, I hope it eats him up.
He has an argument now. For me it's Maradona, but Messi now is inarguably up there with Diego and Pelé
Messi gets the golden ball
Between Pele, Maradona and Messi, it's still arguable due to different times, teams, support etc. Pele won 3 world cup while Maradona carried much weaker teams single handedly.
But, how anyone can still bring Ronaldo into this discussion is beyond me. Other than scoring goals, he's light years behind the rest of them.
Messi has shown that he can win cups even without the quality of Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets supporting him.
Doubt how far Ronaldo could have gone without Modric and Kross. If anything, Madrid have continued to win past his departure. Yes, he would have still won trophies but I think Modric and Kroos were more critical to that Madrid team than Ronaldo was. What I mean - if Madrid had Lewandowski instead of Ronaldo, they might have still won 4 CL's.
Good thread @Pexbo. Anyone disagreeing now will get a perm ban. Bite
Tier 1 is Pele, Maradona and Messi. The different eras mean it can't be rightfully debated.
There are no facts that support even making this a debate. It's just tribalism and cult of personality - both will be washed away with time.
I don't think he will ever be in the conversation.
Baffling, really.
So happy about today!
Perfect end for the greatest player of all time. Always knew he's the best since he destroyed us in 2011 final, the thing he does just cannot be replicated by anyone.
What a privilege to be able to see him play, and the fact that he's done it in his last chance, tears in my eyes
What a privilege to be able to see him play, and the fact that he's done it in his last chance, tears in my eyes
He hasn't lifted the trophy yet so he's still not the greatest
Nah dont downplay Ronaldo mate
I believe the debate is over and he wont be remember as the goat now but to reach Ronaldo's record don't you need to score like 40 goals a season for 17 years? it probably wont ever be touched and players like Maradona never could maintain top level throughout their career. Makes me laugh when people say Brazilian Ronaldo as well.
He might drop dead right before then.
Happy New Year
Feck Messi and Ronaldo. Can't wait till they both retire.
I used to post on a tennis forum, and the percentage of threads devoted to GOAT debates, comparisons between the big 3 was just absurd. And threads dedicated to standard ATP tournaments had hardly any posts !Such a good comparison. I prefer Djokovic but it just seems wild I'd spend dozens of hours online debating Fed/Nadal/Djoko. I have my own preference with Ronnie and Djoko but it seems crazy to me I wouldn't appreciate watching the others as well.
Edit: And by the time Fed was 38 and playing Djoko in a wimbledon final I was even actually rooting for Fed
At least in football, with so many big matches attracting interest, the GOAT debates are not all-consuming.
I know, that's why it is in order.
I know Messi doing the dumbo ears to LVG makes him so unlikeable
If there is a worthy winner of it, it's him. It makes losing in the final a little less painful
Same with formula one, the endless debates are so tedious, simple fact is formula one has changed so much since that first official world championship that it's impossible to say for sure who is the greatest.Such a good comparison. I prefer Djokovic but it just seems wild I'd spend dozens of hours online debating Fed/Nadal/Djoko. I have my own preference with Ronnie and Djoko but it seems crazy to me I wouldn't appreciate watching the others as well.
Edit: And by the time Fed was 38 and playing Djoko in a wimbledon final I was even actually rooting for Fed
And football is very similar, the game has changed so much over the decades that it's very hard to definitively say who's the greatest, best thing to do is to just have a top 3 or 5.
Epic penalty taker in this World Cup. Maradona was much better.
Good post this and pretty much sums up my feelings on it.
He's just lost his GOAT status for putting that dressing gown on. Ronaldo would never.... (until he officially signs for Saudi)
Sith lord Messi.
Saw a few deluded posts here, still eagerly waiting for the alternate realities of cal and co. Work for your 50 cents man!
I'm so fecking tired of this guy. Will celebrate the day he retires.
Greatest honorary Qatari of all time
He will really soon
Too many penalties.