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Argentina3 - 0Benin
[Continued from my previous review] The Copa Americas. The world cup. I've seen it all and I've felt a weird sense of satisfaction of watching a man win who I'll never meet in this lifetime (yet.) So, Thank you Messi. For ruining my perception of the game by making it look easy. For making me believe, it's okay to fall again and again and rely on others to pick yourself up. I'm tearing writing this. Thank you Messi, once again, from the bottom of my heart.
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin"I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them." 2014 WC. Peer pressure got the best of me and I actually sat down to watch this guy that almost everyone (some said the guy in the red team was even better) in my class seemed to love. So I watch. And this guy who is supposed to be a forward kept dropping to the midfield to collect the ball and progress it further even with the presence of 3 midfielders behind him. "Isn't he supposed to play further forward?," I asked my friend. "Just wait and watch, Sonzu" The 65th minute rolls in. This man is in the midfield AGAIN! But instead of passing back, he fucked dribbles past his man and makes a beautiful pass to Higuain. Higuain takes a beautiful touch and lays it back to him. Messi moves on still looking to get a shot off. He dribbles past one. Fakes. Dribbles again. Fakes. "Just shoot already," I screamed. And then he fakes another shot. Two Bosnian players trip over each other. Messi finally shoots. And scores. I usually have a fuzzy memory. But I clearly remember the adrenaline I felt that day. 12 year old me couldn't stop jumping out of excitement. This was the day when me and my ragtag group of friends decided, "No more cricket. Football's on from tomorrow, boys." Kafka famously said, "In the struggle between yourself and the world, second the world." Unfortunately, Messi was never allowed this privilege. Year after year, all I would see was this man carrying an entire nation's hopes and dreams on his back and I took him for granted. Until 2016. With the infamous Copa final, I am shocked when he announced his retirement the next day and I regretted not cherishing him enough. It felt like the crown weighed heavily on him and he would soon abandon it because he felt he was never enough. Thankfully, I got to watch him for another 10 years. And through those times, I've seen this man blossom into fulfilling his full potential. [Continued in my next review]
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
وكتمْتُ آلام الحنين فأفصحَتْ عيني وأنطقها الفؤادُ بأدمعي الكلُّ يسمع في الوداع حنيننا لكنّ أصدقه الذي لم يُسمعِ ورجوتُ عيني أن تكفّ دموعها يومَ الوداعِ نشدتُها لاتدمعي أغمضتُها كي لاتفيضَ فأمطرت ايقنتُ أنّي لستُ أملك مدمَعي ورأيتُ حلماً أنني ودَّعْتُهم فبكيتُ مِن ألم الحنين وهُم معي مُرٌ عليَّ بأن أُودّعَ زائرًا كيفَ الذين حملتُهُم في أضلُعي ؟!
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
i’m not quite sure where to begin. i’m not a barcelona fan, im not argentinian yet i still felt a lump in my throat watching this match. it’s almost a strange alien feeling to care so much about a player you never saw play for your team but that just speaks to how far big his legacy is. before i knew any other players, i knew about messi, i didn’t watch him at his peak but i heard the stories. again another way to illustrate the impact that he’s had on this sport. he’ll forever live on not just in the minds of people who watched him live, watched him for their club or country, but everyone who ever watched him play the sport that we all love. a standing ovation for the greatest player of all time. 🩵🤍
Argentina3 - 0Benin
Lionel Messi, Where do I even begin? I don't think I’ll ever know how to properly put into words what you mean to me. I always knew this day would come, but I’ve been dreading it for so long. For many years, you weren’t just a player for me. You were a part of my childhood and my happiest football moments. You are the reason I fell in love with this game, every touch, every pass, and every goal was mesmerizing to watch. I stood by you when the whole world was agaiant you when everyone mocked you and called you an international failure. I felt your pain but I, always belived in you, and you did what the greatest of all time would do you came back conquered the world, and proved them all wrong. And just how I was there for you, you were silently there for me. During the lowest point of my life, when it got heavy, your matches were my escape. You gave me something to look forward every week a reason to smile, and a reason of hope. I will never forget the happiest day of my life: December 18, 2022, the day you conquered the world, with all the thrill, anxiety, and adrenaline, but most importantly, happiness. And this 2026 World Cup campaign wow, just wow. At 39 years old, you proved once again your undisputed greatness. In my eyes, you were the player of the tournament, no doubt. As a Barcelona fan, before the final, I told myself I would be fine with either team winning, but deep down in my heart, I knew I only wanted you, Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini. But it wasn’t meant to be. As I am sitting here writing this while crying, I’m reminiscing about all the moments, the good and the bad. I just can’t help how much this pains me. I wish you would play forever but thats just not possible. I will never forget you, mi capitán. There will never be anyone that will ever reach your level. Mi ídolo, gracias por todo y más siempre♾️🐐🇦🇷
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
The first time I watched Lionel Messi play for Barcalona I was in 2014. I was around three or four at my cousins house while my mama and papa were out working. I remember being infatuated with him as a player. Everyone around me knew he was great but it was something I had to see. From than one I kept watching and watching him. Another first for me was watching him lose.. well not exactly first — I had an EMOTIONAL wc 2014 but I wasn’t exactly old enough to fully understand that. I think that 3-0 loss to Juve in the 16/17 showed me his first great loss to me. And obviously this isn’t an international game, but this had me sobbing. It’s like believing something would never break but than it ending up just as fragile as everything else is in life. This changed my feeling towards Messi for little me, it showed me to be happy and proud of him for playing so hard, but also sad for him when it isn’t exactly his time. This is also how I felt watching his 2018 wc loss. (Horrible year for little me with El Tri aswell!!!) Football is the most constant factor in my life. It’s been there for me through every up and down I’ve faced. Football brings my family together, football makes my dad happy, football cooled me down whenever I had fears about my livelihood. The biggest most constant thing in football for me is Lionel Messi. Messi raised what my idea of football was. Messi showed me what talent looked like. Messi showed me that poor Hispanic kids like us can do great things in our lives. He showed me many things that I don’t think most athletes can do. But there’s other constants in my life; family, friends, and sadder stuff obviously. But this lies into Messi as well. My papa is the biggest fanboy I know, i could bet that loves Messi more than 1/3 of this app I bet. Nothing made me happier growing up than watching Barca/Tigres with my family when ever we could. It’s the little things in life; such as sports, that makes people more connected with one another. (1/2)
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
Well, this is one of those days in football I never wanted to witness, but sadly, it has arrived. You’re not leaving the game entirely, but stepping away from international football feels like the first step toward that day, which I can hardly bear to think about. Maybe the funniest way to honor you is to recognize what you did for millions of people: you made us willingly tune in and support Argentina, all to watch you play this little sport called football. I’m not Argentine, but somewhere along the way that stopped mattering. When you played, we all became a little bit Argentine. I’ll never forget the highs and lows I experienced following you. The 2014 World Cup final, when you were so close to conquering the sport so early on in your career. The back-to-back Copa América finals lost on penalties. But you deserved more than that. You got more than that. You finally lifted your very first international trophy in 2021. Of course I’ll always remember 2022, the greatest World Cup campaign I’ll ever witness, with the most entertaining final of all time. Then we got another Copa in 2024. You literally won every trophy that you lost, how perfect was that? After years of people saying you couldn’t do it for Argentina, you won everything there was to win. But the trophies aren’t what I’ll remember most. It’s the way you played, the way you always entertained me. The dribbles that made defenders look lost, the passes no one else could see, the free kicks that felt like penalties the moment the referee blew the whistle. You made the impossible look routine, and you did it with a quiet humility that made billions fall in love with you. This summer’s ending was bittersweet, and honestly, part of me wishes you’d won it. But you had nothing left to prove. You gave me more than I ever had the right to ask for: the story of your career. There will never be another player who can do what you did. You are football. You are eternal. Thank you for everything, Leo.
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0Benin
Boy oh boy where do I even begin. Lionel... honey, my pookie bear. I have loved you since I first laid eyes on you. The way you glide past defenders and strike fear into your enemies' eyes. Your perfectly dewy symmetrical shimmering touch on that football, your gorgeous little left foot, and that devastating dribbling. I would do anything for you. I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire. You had a rough childhood, but you never gave up hope. You are even amazing off the pitch, you're a great friend, father, captain, sometimes I even call you my honey bunch sugar poo cutie pie. I forever dread and weep, thinking of the one day you will retire from club football. I would sacrifice my own life if it were the only thing that could put a smile on your beautiful face. You have given me so much joy, and heartbreak over the years. I remember when you lost the 2014 World Cup final and it's like my heart broke into a million pieces and I couldn't go back. But a poo still fell from my right eye when I saw you finally lift that beautiful World Cup trophy in Qatar, because deep down, my glorious king deserved it. I just wanted you to be happy. But alas, you did, my sweet babypoo was happy and I rejoiced. That night was a hard night for us baby, but the dawn afterwards you made history happen. You became a World Cup champion. I couldn't believe it. I was crying, bawling even, and I heard my glorious king lift that trophy while the entire world watched. Not only have you changed the art of football and the world forever, but you've eternally changed my world. The goals, the assists, the trophies, the impossible dribbles, the free kicks, the little celebrations. eveery single moment has been engraved into my poo. And now you've gone to the twilight of your career, but still the goat, MY goat. I love you (poo)kie bear, my glorious king, Lionel Messi.
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Saudi Arabia2 - 0United Arab Emirates
من فترة جلست مع نفسي افكر وفجأة طار على بالي المنتخب قلت في نفسي "هل عمري بشوف منتخب وطني يحمل بطولة؟" واليوم اقول ايوه المنتخب قدر يسويها منتخب وطني الحبيب قدر يفرح شعبه ببطولة بعد 23 سنة وبتاريخ 6 أكتوبر 2026 قرر اليوناني جورجوس دونيس وضع تشكيلة مكونة من 11 رجال 11 صقر 11 بطل بهدف وعزيمة وحده "نفرح جمهورنا" بدأو المباراة بعزم وإصرار وماقد شفته في لاعبين منتخبنا من سنين، تكاتف مجنون وثقه في أنفسهم وفي بعضهم البعض شي ماقد شفته، وبسبب العقلية هذي قدروا يحسمون البطولة في أول ١٥ دقيقة في المباراة بهدف من همام أفضل لاعب في البطولة، وفراس البريكان اثنينهم مستقبل منتخبنا العريق. المباراة كانت مشحونه وكل ما يزداد الوقت كل ما تزداد ولكن لاعبينا كان أهدى من كذا ممكن ايوه انشحنوا آخر كم دقيقة بعد نزول الظاهرة عبدالله الحمدان وكلنا هذي مجريات المباراة بشكل طبيعي لأجل إخراج المجنسين من مود المباراة وهذا ما حصل فعلا محمد العويس لو اجلس اشكره من هنا الى اخر يوم في حياتي مارح تكون كافيه لأنه فعلا كان سبب في سعادة كبيرة لنا لأنه اليوم فقط شال اربع فرص محققه لو دخلت كانت غيرت موازين المباراة 180° على الرغم من كذا أن في الموعد كالعادة وفرحنا شكرا العمري شكرا عيال الشامات شكرا كنو شكرا الخيبري شكرا كل احد اليوم شكرا شات!! ههههههه احس اني هرجت كثير بس هذا اسلوبي في التعبير عن سعادتي الصدق اللهم لك الحمد حمدا كثيرا طيبا مباركا الحمد لله على هذا الفوز كنا نحتاجه جمهور ولاعبين المنتخب لما وقف مجاملات انعدل حاله يارب على هذا الحال وأفضل الحين عن اذنكم بروح اتابع ميسي وابكي
Al-Hilal Saudi FCSaudi Arabia2 - 0United Arab Emirates6 أكتوبر 2026 .. تاريخ فرحة وطن، تاريخ فرحة انتظرناها كثير، تاريخ عودة منتخبنا لمنصات التتويج بعد غياب طويل. والله ما اعرف كيف اعبر عن فرحتي ولا اعرف كيف اوصف شعوري في هذي اللحظة، شعور الفرحة مع المنتخب غيير شعور ماقد حسيته مع اي فريق اشجعه. بطولة مستحقة وبكل جدارة بعد مشوار تاريخي لمنتخبنا، تصدرنا مجموعتنا بالعلامة الكاملة، واجهنا قطر في نصف النهائي بمباراة صعبة حسمناها بركلات الترجيح بعد تألق العويس. واليوم في النهائي بحضور مرعب وقوي من منتخبنا بربع ساعة قدرنا نسجل هدفين ونحسم المباراة والأجمل اننا انهينا البطولة بدون ما نستقبل ولا هدف. منتخبنا لعب بروح وقتالية عالية، لاعبين تحملوا المسؤولية وكانوا قدها، شكرا لكل لاعب فيهم شكرا لانهم ما خذلوا الجمهور اللي وقف معهم، ولا خذلوا كل سعودي كان ينتظر ومتعطش يفرح ببطوله مع المنتخب. وقفة احترام وشكر وتقدير للجمهور السعودي، من أول مباراة إلى النهائي، حضور ودعم ما توقف وخصوصًا اليوم الجمهور كان شيء مرعب تشجيع وصخب من أول دقيقة كانت سبب بعد توفيق الله بحماس اللاعبين والتأثير على الخصم. تحقيق البطولة جا في وقت مهم الف مبرووك لكل سعودي وسعودية، وباذن الله تكون بداية عودة الأخضر لمنصات التتويج والهدف الأكبر هو تحقيق بطولة اسيا في أرضنا وبين جماهيرنا 🇸🇦💚💚💚. ولا تنسون فهد المولد من دعواتكم، عسى ربي يشفيه ويعافيه.
Al-Hilal Saudi FCSaudi Arabia2 - 0United Arab Emirates
Wow! What a performance, from both the crowd and the players! Finally we are lifting a trophy.
Al-Hilal Saudi FCSaudi Arabia2 - 0United Arab Emirates
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Al-Hilal Saudi FCSaudi Arabia2 - 0United Arab Emirates
مبروووووك يا منتخبنا مبروووووك يا شعبنا مبروووووك 💚💚💚💚💚🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦
Al-Hilal Saudi FCSaudi Arabia2 - 0United Arab Emirates
العويس، عم الجميع
Al-Hilal Saudi FCAl-Hilal Saudi5 - 1Al-Nassr
ليلة الهروووووووب.. ليلة امتطاء حمار روشن!!!!!
Oman0 - 3Saudi Arabiaاللهم لك الحمد الف مبروووك الفوز والتأهل وعقبال مانفرح بالبطولة! منزمان عن رؤية منتخبنا بهذا الاداء وهذي المتعة والتناغم العالي بين اللاعبين، منتخبنا قدم كرة قدم جميلة اليوم. سعيدة جدا بالثلاثية لأن ماتذكر متى اخر مرة شفت منتخبنا يسجل ثلاثية بمباراة رسمية، وكل هدف أجمل من الثاني .. ارتقاء خيالي من البريكان وكادش والهدف الثالث والأجمل بتيكي تاكا بنكهة سعودية وانهاء ولا أروع من البريكان. مازالت مشكلة تضييع الفرص موجودة لاعبينا ينقصهم التركيز امام المرمى. القادم أفضل يارب 🇸🇦💚💚
Al-Ahli Jeddah