Messi Ronaldo GOAT: FIFA World Cup: After Argentina lifted the World Cup in Qatar last Sunday, Lionel Messi fans happiness know no bounds. The 35-year-old’s lifelong dream came true. As per his fans, he has cemented his place in the GOAT debate against his greatest rival Cristiano Ronaldo. The official account of the FIFA World Cup also uploaded a couple of tweets calling Messi the GOAT, only to be deleted later after uproar from Cristiano Ronaldo fans. The tweets haven’t seemed to go down well with Ronaldo fans. Follow all the LIVE Football Updates with InsideSport.IN
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Ronaldo had a poor outing in Qatar, as he scored just once from the penalty spot in the group stages and then, was dropped to the bench in the knockouts. His counterpart, Messi, found the back of the net 7 times, assisting thrice as he won the Golden Ball Award, along with the World Cup.
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FIFA tweeted two tweets regarding the GOAT debate after this. One said, ‘The GOAT debate is settled. The ultimate prize is now part of the collection. On the day @Argentina won their third #FIFAWorldCup, Leo Messi is your @Budweiser Player of the Match.”
Many Ronaldo fans didn’t appreciate this tweet as one fan said this was unprofessional, while some said that this is a classic case of ‘Ronaldo vs the rigged system.’
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The second tweet had an image of Ronaldo raising his thumbs, with a message that said, ‘Thumbs up if you really enjoyed the #FIFAWorldCup.’ This did not go down well with Ronaldo fans again.
Ronaldo fans were quick to defend their legend, as they felt this tweet was mocking Ronaldo. One fan said, ‘Fifa mocking Ronaldo. They have now deleted this tweet’, while another said, ‘The favouritism displayed by Fifa in that now-deleted tweet further corroborates our assumption of a rigged system against Ronaldo all along.’ Due to the backlash faced, FIFA decided to delete these two tweets.
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It is still not clear where Ronaldo will be playing his football after his stint at Manchester United ended in shambles. If Ronaldo wants to salvage the GOAT debate, which looks to have gone past his grasp, he will be looking to continue playing in Europe.
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