• AndItWasSaidSoSadly@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    these screenshots look weird as fuck, and the text makes it seem like its Messi speaking to Zidane, which makes zero sense.

  • fstatic@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The whole interview was great. As someone who idolized Zidane both as a player and as a coach that was amazing. Two of the absolute best discussing football is something I can’t get bored watching ever. It’s great to see the amount of respect they both have for one another. That was a great interview. I would love to see one with these two + Ronaldo if he could just be nice, so I can enjoy their conversation about football. Maybe in a few years when he mellows down, but I do understand his competitiveness.

    • RobbinDeBank@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Have Messi and Ronaldo played together any match yet (charity/friendly match)? It’s the one hypothetical people ask constantly throughout the years of their rivalry.

  • greatbbam@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Nowadays we need footballer to be fast be strong be so all-rounded that I kinda think of most of them looks the same on the pitch.

    Zidane is like a dancer on the pitch he’s so elegant. Messi is walking around but he is like the magician, surprised everyone everytime.

    I’m not saying I don’t like the modern footballer but who will dislike Ronaldinho.

  • YnwaMquc2k19@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Messi wears the shirt with the new Adidas logo, Zidane with the vintage Adidas logo on his shirt.

    This picture is just iconic imo, and to see the mutual admirations between these two flourishing is just insane.

    • philipstyrer@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      lol Messi said about the number 10 and what it represents “We all believed we were the different player, even though we weren’t.” I think with these two it’s pretty safe to say that they were.

      • survivalothefittest@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Wouldn’t it be funny if, maybe at some point later in Maradona’s life, he actually fantasized about what it would be like to play like Messi?

      • miermak@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        it’s nice to see such legends be so humble though. as good as they were, without the other 10 players on the pitch (and oh boy, there were some names) they wouldn’t achieve the heights they did

    • pospam@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Man what a beautiful interview. My favorite player ever with the best ever.

    • James_D_MESSIAH@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      “Scoring a goal in the World Cup final is the best thing ever, right? Both of us can say that”

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      Game Recognizes Game

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      WOW!!!

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      man I love this convo

  • Kal-Kent@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    My favorite quote in the interview is “Scoring a goal in the World Cup final is the best thing ever,right? Both of us can say that”

    But I was told the world cup was a 7 game tournament 😭

    • chessshen@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      a 7 game tournament without a mistake tho you can come back if you make a mistake in CL but you never come back if u make a mistake at world cup beside this all nations play at that tournament you can’t just play with the same strategy

    • Boollish@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I think there’s more nuance to the 7 game tournament thing.

      Realistically, the World Cup needs to be fit into a period of 2-3 weeks for logistical and tv rights reasons. And as well, a single elimination tournament format is not the best way to judge the quality of a team. There are a lot of ways the format is a poorer judge of the question “which country is best at soccer” than, for example, a more traditional league format would be.

      Another example is that giant slaying is fun in single elimination domestic cups, but the first division is always a better indication of team quality.

      None of this takes away from winning the trophy.