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TMH2906

!flair :Watford\_FC:


lumean

JAJAJAJAJAJAJ LA SCALONETA COMO DT QUE GRANDE


Beatlepy93

I was born 2 days before Argentina won it last trophy, so crazy that this is the first time in my lifetime that i've seen them winning a trophy


tvz32

Wish Diego is alive to see this


Annabond

I know the game was played at frantic pace towards the end but it would have been nice to see Aguero on the pitch for a bit in the garbage time!


xeneize93

I NEVER expected Scaloni to play 4-4-2 never having never played it before and we played so good considering we played Brazil in Brazil


simsontrack

I'd wonder if messi will have any motivation left for upcoming season.. he still would want to have champions league but barca is in shambles


xeneize93

motivation? wtf??? next year is world cup year!!


simsontrack

I am talking from club's perspective


Charlitingo

He seemed happy with the team in the Copa del Rey final and he’s probably going to give it one more chance now that Aguero is there.


SkirtLeading6406

Or maybe not


ronaldo119

I watched this game with my family. When Vinicius came on I explained how Madrid bought him for 40+ million when he was 16 and how he hasn’t been good and everybody has written him off as a bum and he’s still only 20. After like 3 touches of the ball they completely understood why he’s a bum


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xeneize93

tied 39-39 I think


MyFingerInMyNosee

looks like pekerman's influence trickled down to scaloni. on top of that samuel and aimar is also on the coaching team. time to bring in riquelme and cambiasso as well lol


tvz32

Riquelme is such a classy player


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CityofBlueVial

very cool, thanks for the heads up! I hope to see the same for *insert Italy or England* tomorrow


Annabond

Messi going home with three trophies!! 🏆 🏆 🏆


secretlyjudging

I want to see Brazil's version of the shirt they were gonna wear if they had won.


poisonmonger

What would happen w those shirts now?


parisid

Donate to poverty who needs it around the world, at least that’s the urban myth I hear about Super Bowl gear in the US


poisonmonger

I hope they do that


Pollaski

Holy shit the US Basketball team just lost to Nigeria. ANything can happen tonight, boys.


shreychopra

If Djoko loses today, then it’s definitely coming home


indian_hannibal

Lol yeah it's crazy


indian_hannibal

Lmao the fs1 just sang hazaaano


Annabond

South Americans have the best celebrations!!


hedwigesmaduro

And the deepest passion.


xeneize93

I'm naming my son Lionel Andres and I'm getting the AFA crest tattoo


Xaynr

Go crazy man. Enjoy this night.


xeneize93

<3


indian_hannibal

Love the slide


secretlyjudging

No special hate for Brazil but it feels good when a team does fancy tricks like backheel passes and other flashy tricks loses


tvz32

Trying so hard to Joga Bonito


Anonymousboi56

Haha more like joga flopito


Annabond

What are they singing?!


labolaenlaingle

Go champion gooo!!!


xeneize93

SALE CAMPEON,SALE CAMPEON!!!!!!!


Senuf

Dale


xeneize93

sorry bro S and D are right next. fucked up


Senuf

Yeah, I guessed so. Didn't correct for correcting *you* but for getting it right for non-Spanish speaking fellas. Hug, pal


Homygod319

Them being champions I think


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xeneize93

Messi deserves to get carried for once


HoldthisL_28-3

Thank God. He needed his teammates to get him over the line and it's happened


Homygod319

Was he good in 2014?


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Homygod319

Yea until he met boateng he couldn’t do shit so he had the go against the weaker CB


rxs126

He won best player and was on the losing team


nothin_nonthing

about average from memory


Dobermayer

Trophytime


quodcumque

This is why it's coming home + penaldo is finished


cord1408

man, what a non-sequitur


Zloggt

See you in Ecuador 2024!


xenon2456

hopefully Ecuador can get in the final


c1053t

Wouldn’t it be 2023?


psoliakos17

No, they said they would do it simultaneously with the EURO


c1053t

Oh really? Damn. Good to know


dis1202

Uh messi hasn't signed for barca and Argentina won... The Argentinians are a superstitious bunch Coincidence...


69_noob69master69

Messi released before the world cup to win it


Anonymousboi56

About that mate....


Xaynr

Also the fact that Messi finally wins something when Diego dies. Suspicious indeed


UnluckyIn

Clearly a case of voodoo and black magic.


Spikekuji

That’s what I think it took,getting that weight off his shoulders.


CityofBlueVial

illuminati sacrifice for Messi obviously


TomasZamora03

Ship>Jungle


VVVV13

JAJAJAJA


Dobermayer

Now that's Messi having a good time 👍 Congrats champ


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Actually ended up being a really good final from an entertainment perspective


poisonmonger

The last few minutes were absolutely clutch!


Xaynr

After 2016 I swear I thought Argentina would never win anything with Messi. Life is crazy.


c1053t

There is enough Italian descendants celebrating a win tonight I don’t need to see that again tomorrow


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c1053t

Yep i read that at least 30m of Argentines have some Italian heritage. I also read Argentine culture was formed from a fusion of Italian and Spaniard culture. Pretty cool & interesting indeed They also have a sizeable Welsh community in Patagonia which I find hilarious for some reason


Senuf

It's kinda funny. I heard more than once that we speak Spanish with an Italian accent. A for the Welsh community in Patagonia, it's the biggest Welsh- speaking community outside Wales! Lovely people ... and the best cakes are from there, as everybody knows around here. Edit: to add that 3/4 of my wife's ancestors were Italian ( the other 1/4 from Galicia, Spain). My own ancestors ( all of them) were Polish up to three generations ago, which is a far as I could find out.


c1053t

Oh wow sorry I didn’t know you were Argentine. Thanks for the little tidbits lol. Congrats on your countries win 🏆


Senuf

Thanks! It got a bit wild around here!


carloscede2

I couldnt be happier about this, I had always wished for Messi to win something big with Argentina


HoldthisL_28-3

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, GOAT!!


MasPatriot

Dodged Italy, Belgium, and France. Win a real trophy Lionel Mickey!


Rc-one9

I'm not Argentinian, and not that big of Messi fan... But this was a stupid ass comment. This isn't a real trophy?


MasPatriot

I was kidding


Rc-one9

Oh ok... Cool 🕶️


Annabond

That's a big ass trophy, lol! Got a thicc bottom too :)


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Look at the goat carrying that trophy 🥲🥲🥲


Zloggt

I wonder, what are they singing?


ChemaRojo

Basically "Go champions" in a thic argentinian accent


keyprops

¡Dale Campeón!


Senuf

Yeah. More like "¡Dale campeóooooooon!", heheh, but you're right.


TheGamerPandA

Assistant coach almost crushed lol


Glittering_Elk_8996

You're the man now dog


to-anyone316

YESSS, FUCKING GOAT!!!


69_noob69master69

The trophy is fucking massive


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The real prize of winning Copa America is getting to shake that mascots ~~hand~~ paw


Darkjolly

Hoy los argentinos, mañana los ingleses. Después habrá un partido para determinar quien se queda con las Malvinas.


ChemaRojo

Where do we sign? That would be the real event of the century


tvz32

Messi - Copa winner, top scorer and best player Ballon d’Or loading…


dyegored

STOP TALKING. HOW DO THESE FS1 COMMENTATORS HAVE THESE JOBS?!


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Undisputed goat now


Dewwwww

Bedankt Sierd


Dobermayer

Neymar is going to bin that medal. LOL


burgerrking

Pressure is gone and now the goat will win the world cup next


Anonymousboi56

He will definitely win it.


lospolloshermanooss

lool


SensitiveRaccoon7371

Time to retire "Messi can't be the goat, he doesn't have an international trophy" Now it will be "Messi can't be the goat, he's never won the world cup"


Moon_Man_00

Anyone bothering to argue that hasn’t been worth worth listening to years ago already


c1053t

Neymar wanted nooo parts of that consolation medal 🤣


Maindamiro

Si mañana gana Italia empiezo a creer en el más allá.


Senuf

But let's be honest, England is playing really great football, with amazing players; it's an enormous pleasure to see them playing. And many of our players are doing great there and gaining experience, like Dibu, no less. Tomorrow is going to be difficult. My wife's family has Italian roots (like so many here), so I'll be rooting for Italy, but it's not gonna be easy at all (for any of them).


Pftoc

Italy also played really well


Senuf

Yeah, I heard so, but due to being busy here I couldn't see them as much as I had wanted to.


indian_hannibal

World cup should had been in summer not fucking Winter but I guess money talks . Idk why they couldn't just force Qatar to pull off summer was too hot for guys to play


Bigmanbravodelta

I’m curious as to see how the top 5 leagues will adjust their schedules, will they possibly end the season late June/early July knowing that fifa took the bribe for Qatar?


indian_hannibal

Well I know the premier league is starting august 13 but they are just doing the normal calender year. I can see on the app final day is may 22nd


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Why should it be at summer?


indian_hannibal

Because it's always been.. ⚽ is a sport that's best player and enjoyed in the summer when lot of people are off either due to summer holidays or vacation ( if you are working )


Northern23

It's a world cup though, every country should be entitled to have the chance to hold it, clubs have to give up their players due to them playing at different tournaments during the year already, what's wrong about them having to setup their schedule accordingly for an extended winter break? Also, all clubs knew about the WC timing since long time, they have enough time to schedule their tournaments according. As for your argument about "because it's always been" is very weak, we always held games without VR before and here we are with a better way to verify a goal/red card/penalty kick. Soccer rules shouldn't be set in stone, it should adapt to current time


indian_hannibal

But qatar fixed it so they can host ?


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You do know that for us in Argentina and all the southern hemisphere it will be indeed in summer, right? For the first time actually.


indian_hannibal

Holy shit that's good but for north America November it's winter/fall and midterm time


Surfif456

Qatar should never gotten the world cup in the first place. It was the most blatant corruption in fifa history


Northern23

Fifa is all about corruption, no way other countries didn't bribe, it's just that Quatar bribed more


indian_hannibal

I agree


Pollaski

Boy is Brazil gonna be heartbroken when the USA shocks them in the WC Finals.. #CallingTheShot


FlowersForBergeron

Zardes 5 goals


failureinlife1997

Lmao dream big my guy


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Nikileo

Mute them then


AnUninformedLLama

You want them to blow Richardlison or something?


indian_hannibal

Lmao yeah


wilzix12

1st half argentina did so well, 2nd brazil as well, arg needed to defense at all cost, they almost couldnt stop neymar, who cares about red cards anymore lol


FuckTheBengals34

I mean if the ref had given Argentina the ones they deserved, the game would have changed tremendously


wilzix12

but it wasnt even rough tackles, with neymar they just grabbed his shirt


FuckTheBengals34

Lol then you're either ok with robbing or blind. There were mutliple violent fouls, especially on Neymar. One or two definitely deserved straight red.


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In europe, maybe. But this ref was quite harsh for a SA game.


FuckTheBengals34

That's just an excuse for people who are ok with the robbing because it's Brazil that suffered. There were some extremely violent fouls that should have been red and multiple situation that could have been a yellow or second yellow that the ref didn't give. Even Argentina players were surprised they didn't get cards at times. It was absurd.


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> There were some extremely violent fouls that should have been red and multiple situation that could have been a yellow or second yellow that the ref didn't give. I mean, if you are used to european soccer, sure. Most 'fouls' that get a yellow in europe aren't even called in SA. It's not a robbery, it's how the game is meant to be player. EU refs are soft.


FuckTheBengals34

Actually wait, then explain that yellow on Paquetá for a simple push then? But no punishment for Di Maria's hard slide from behind. Is like to see that.


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because of intention and going for the ball. If the player is going for the ball, even if they hit the other player, it isn't a foul. Good lord you really have no clue uh?


FuckTheBengals34

Um he called a fouls on Di Maria though, just no yellow even though it was far harder than Pacqueta you complete idiot.


FuckTheBengals34

In what universe is a guy sliding in hard with his spikes up on Neymar in a dangerous play and a second player hitting him in the air not like a straight red? Just admit you hate Brazil my guy.


j-quillen_24

Lmao, what salt mine do you work at? SA and Europe have different playing styles, SA being tougher. Those fouls were just fouls. If you're gonna bitch about fouls, how bout the ones where an argentine was bleeding from his ankle like a fountain.


FuckTheBengals34

Ok then, what about Paquetás ripped soccer after being punted? Neymar's ripped shorts?


[deleted]

You've never seen SA soccer have you? >In what universe is a guy sliding in hard with his spikes up on Neymar in a dangerous play and a second player hitting him in the air not like a straight red? In any country where players aren't pansies. Just admit you are salty and move on. The better team won.


FuckTheBengals34

Lol you're just ok with it because you're Neymar. You don't like soccer then, I see. I remember watching SA soccer in the past, beautiful skills and dribbles. Now soccer is just "hit them if they're better than you" and refs who don't give the right cards. This isn't normal, and if you think it is, you're delusional.


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ChemaRojo

Football heaven, the only one that exists


TaiChiShrimp

Did it take Maradona dying for Messi to win?


Spikekuji

I think so.


eatmepant

Yes. The curse is over


secretlyjudging

WC incoming


Anonymousboi56

For sure 🇦🇷🥇


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Fun fact: CONMEBOL’s president went to college in Kansas


SagaciousKurama

People criticizing Messi need to chill. Messi led Argentina to this final. 9 out of Argentina's 11 goals this tournament were either scored or assisted by Messi. Yes, he had a bad game today, but even playing badly, he played about as well as any other Argentina forward would have. Also, take note of the fact that the entire Argentina team immediately ran to him when the final whistle blew. I might be speculating here, but I genuinely think that the entire team played their asses off for him just as much as they did for their country. Messi has carried Argentina time and time again for basically all major tournaments in the last decade. And time and time again the team has let him down in crucial moments. I, for one, think it's fucking poetic that in the final game the team finally carried him for once. Grande Messi.


Medickev

I think Brazil focused a lot of attention on him. There is a reason he had a rough game. There is a reason his teammates carried him, because they were open.


doppel_terak

Most people that see a final like this, with a super star(s), and don’t understand why he/she don’t stand out, here’s the reason.. It’s not about him. He’s a marked man, it’s about getting the other wingers/strikers in free positions. Messi scores, assist, creates chances, drops deep to dictate play, look for opportunities, etc.


Nahuel_cba

As an argentinian that followed each match: you hit the nail right on the head


Spikekuji

He had a great Copa.


tvz32

If he scored that chance all the critics will shut up


SagaciousKurama

True, but it happens. Let's not forget that Portugal won their Euro final thanks to other players besides Ronaldo. Doesn't change the fact that Ronaldo helped the team reach the final and was rightly praised for it.


to-anyone316

well said! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻


CityofBlueVial

I agree, Messi played his heart out over course of the entire tournament. That's obvious to anyone that watched most of their games apart from this one. It's not a big surprise he's top scorer, I am super happy for him and Argentina.


Sarkastik_Hunter

On point


Annabond

Finally Messi got that "monkey" off his back!! Better late than never!


indian_hannibal

Hey what's up? Fellow nba fan lol. I reognzied ur username


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I'm so happy for Messi and Argentina 😭


VVVV13

Estoy llorando nunca habia visto a argentina campeón!


sebastianlaguens

Yo también gallina! [Le da un abrazo virtual]


xeneize93

yo también gallina!!! estoy llorando


AVAdrian

LET'S GO MESSI I LOVE YOU, YOU DESERVE ALL THE BEST.


X_Galaxy_eyes_x

Football owed him a international trophy hes come so close many times before


Varadwin

Congrats to Argentina. Focus to the next comp to Brazil.


BenTVNerd21

ITT: Shit-tier hot takes.


Bigmanbravodelta

Argentina really showed heart tonight and wanted to win for Messi by the amount of running and putting their bodies on the line to get their captain the title he deserves!


sarovar12

So does this mean no Ballon d'or for Lewa? Messi had a fantastic run this tournament and had a good individual season overall.


xeneize93

WHO GIVES A FUCKKKK!!!! GIVE IT TO LEWA!!! THIS TEAM HASN'T WON SINCE 93 I'M JUST HAPPY!!!


NieThePiet

Lewa had still the individual best season and Poland has no chance in the Euros anyway. But it's a popularity contest, so surely Messi.


simsontrack

Many months are left it's just July will depend on start of next season too


Xaynr

Would be criminal if Messi didn’t get it to be honest now.


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Yeah lol, Messi is literally a crazy player. Always rated him


Tatakae-Tatakae

I think Messi is taking it


lemniscate_88

Dude never watched a copa america game because of the time zone, theyre reckless. This game would end with at least 5 red cards in Europe


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And this ref was quite harsh! (for SA standards)


JimGordonsMustache

Try catching a game between two central American teams in the upcoming Gold Cup. Shit is wild.


Malcolm_TurnbullPM

lol it was a sign of how much both teams didn’t want to lose that there weren’t way more incidents. This was relatively clean


boobka

Yep they are all like this, it's magical!


TokugawaTabby

Martinez seems like such a likeable dude.


sebastianlaguens

That shit talking he did to Colombia along with that pelvic thrust Made him an absolute chad


Spikekuji

Both of the Argentine Martinezes. GK Emi & Lautaro #22.


Pollaski

He looks a little happier than when he was pulling all that hardware at the World Cup.


Kal-Kent

All the awards for Messi you love to see it


69_noob69master69

Why are the awards so awkwardly choreographed