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Football as a celebration of the absurdity of life

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This is a thread on my experience at the Camp Nou yesterday. Everything, from my interaction with the locals to my thoughts on the game, and a lot of self reflection as well. Hope you enjoy (because I did):
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No need for evidence, no room for debate. The theory has been proven, scientific fact, absolute truth. Lionel Messi is football.
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I’ll be forever grateful for being born at the right time to witness Messi’s whole career, and allowing myself to do so without any bitterness.
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And I’ll always, always regret not having been able to watch him play in the flesh at the peak of his powers. Thanks for showing us the truth, Leo.
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With Giroud: - Euro 2016 finalists - 2018 World Cup winners - 2022 World Cup finalists With Benzema: - 2014 World Cup quarterfinal exit - Euro 2020 round of 16 exit
Sebastián@sebascouting22 Nov 2022
Benzema’s injury might be a blessing in disguise for France. Everything is more obvious with Giroud up front, he gives everyone clearer roles & more obvious actions: if you’re wide, cross it, if you’re central, use him as a target man.
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Pragmatism (sadly) rules in international football. Big man up front, pacy wingers, big men in midfield & centre backs who head everything away is all you need.
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Morocco’s coach is a huge managerial talent who’s being wasted by being restricted to national team football. He should take a job at a big 5 league while keeping his current job.
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The disrespect on Otamendi’s name is incredible. By far the best defender of the tournament, yet he’s barely included in the conversation.
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Don’t ever sub Messi off, let him walk around the pitch, let him sit on the grass if he wants to. Every touch of his is sacred, every second that passes is one second closer to the end of his career.
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Few things in life have made me feel the tragedy that is the passing of time like Messi at this World Cup. It’s over, man. It’s his last one, he’s said so himself. There’s nothing left after this. We’ll never see anything like this ever again.
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Julian Alvarez workrate is incredible, he’s an absolute pest for defenders. Graduated with honours from the Suarez & Vardy School of Dog.
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Imagine actively disliking Messi, wasting your time and energy attacking him, missing out on so much joy. What a miserable existence.
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Imagine actively liking Messi, investing your time and energy watching him play, enjoying every second of it. What a joyful existence.
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Choose happiness over denial, people! It’s never too late!
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The “you have to respect other countries’ cultures” narrative is bullshit because said cultures are always archaic and either target minorities with sexist & homophobic laws, or downright murder dissidents.
FIFPRO
@FIFPRO12 Dec 2022
FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country. We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment.
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The whole footballing world should stop as a way of protesting against this tragedy. The horror goes beyond words, it’s absolutely sickening.
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Now that Ronaldo is done, I hope the generation of aggressive, misogynistic fanboys he bred finally moves on with their lives instead of wasting their time defending a man who’ll never acknowledge their existence.
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Problem is, once you decide to mould yourself around Ronaldo, you indirectly enter the culture of like-minded, egotistical individuals. So now you not only look up to an egomaniac like Ronaldo, but also to a misogynist like Andrew Tate or a far-right nutjob like Jordan Peterson.
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Of course this doesn’t always happen, but a simple Twitter search will show you a huge % of Ronaldo fans also look up to these very rigid, aggressive characters who spread dangerous messages, and as a result, you not only have 14 year-olds repeating them, but fully grown men too.
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Time should make an exception for Messi. Argentinians are going through their worst ever economic crisis, yet they’re endebting themselves for years to fight against the tragedy that is the passing of time, and the fear of knowing no one will ever come close.
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@FCBSaul_9 Dec 2022
Lionel Messi vs. Netherlands xitter.cf/_i24M/status/160133924…
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