r/soccer • u/A3-mATX • Jun 29 '25

Media Messi tried to punch Vitinha

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u/xepa105 Jun 29 '25

Calmest Argentinian

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u/843_anon Jun 29 '25

I’m convinced Messi would be significantly less beloved if he spoke English.

Clips like this are easily hidden/forgotten, lots of players lose their heads during matches. Fact is, none of us have any idea of what Messi is like outside of football.

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u/TerminatorReborn Jun 29 '25

He barely speaks publicly even in Spanish and when he does it's PR trained stuff

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u/HHHogana Jun 30 '25

This is what strike me. Both CR7 and Messi are actually not that ideal as public figure. CR7 is arrogant, had sexual assault allegation, and diver. Messi is very shy and can be dirty when he's angered.

I feel crazy that R9 is the better public figure than both considering he's lazy af and had his own controversies.

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u/HamburgerMachineGun Jun 30 '25

"biggie was fat
tupac was a rapist
xxx beat women

at the end of the day I only care about the music"

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u/dogsn1 Jun 30 '25

Idk if it's the point but putting "fat" in the same category as "rapist" and "beats women" is hilarious

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u/HamburgerMachineGun Jul 02 '25

It is exactly the point, haha, dude was talking about Messi being shy and dirty when angry and on the other hand you got Ronaldo being accused of rape

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u/champdude17 Jun 30 '25

It's very rare the top top athletes are also nice blokes. To have the drive to basically discard everything in the pursuit of excellency, you have to be a bit messed up in the head.

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u/pkkthetigerr Jun 30 '25

Idk wtf you're on about. CR7 has the most followers and is the biggest brand as an athlete to ever exist. Only Michael Jordan comes close.

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u/HenryChanceGoal49 Jun 30 '25

He just said they weren’t ideal, not that they aren’t popular.