It's gotta be like what watching babe Ruth was like at his peak when he was hitting more home runs than other teams. I don't think I could dislike an athlete more than I do Ronaldo. He always rubbed me thee wrong way, and moving to Madrid was just pushed it over the edge for me. That being said, I love watching him…

I agree with the latter half of your post completely. There are so many fans in this country who have recently started paying attention to the game and just have no real grasp of what both messi and Ronaldo are currently doing.

Whatever you think of Kris, this has to be, by far, the hardest on her. Everyone else gets to keep their dad, just in a different shell basically, while kris IS losing her husband and partner, no matter how many times Bruce insists hell still be around, he's not going to be what he was to her, as he can be for…

Look, I pretty much agree with you. The whole point of my even posting here was that Madrid IS built around Ronaldo, while Barcelona simply builds the best team they can and demands everyone in it play their part. Nobody can argue that everyone at Madrid is expected to service Ronaldo first and foremost. Players and…

How do they solve anything that’s happened? I don’t see how back channel talks could even do anything, as the pats either need to swallow the medicine they’ve been given (which they won’t and is not any real compromise) or the NFL agrees to reduce the penalties without appeal or basis in fact or procedure, totally…

You know what I’m talking about because I’ve been specifically citing examples of the behavior I’m referring to.

Kinda.

I’m going by what I watch.

Messi isn’t perfect. He handled the ibra situation terribly, and there have been reports that he’s made waves about his contract paying him more than anyone else every time Ronaldo gets a raise.

I think it’s difficult to compare players and say one is better than the other, because they have different styles and it’s impossible to quantify which traits are more valuable than others. The last thing I want to do is get involved in an argument about that over the Internet. My post was in response to OP claiming…

Nothing in my comment was inaccurate. Ronaldo is an out of this world talent on a team filled with other terrific players, THATS why he has so many goddam assists. It’s the same reason that messi has so many assists

Of course he helps the team, he’s a great player and having a great player helps the team. What he does not do is help his teammates be better players. His sole focus is himself. He expects all his teammates to be there to service him. It’s the definition of having a team built around you.

Doesn’t have a team built around him?? What does “having a team built around him” actually mean if Ronaldo DOESNT have one and messi does??

Well the “10” is for a specific player, who I think the name fits quite well.

My username makes it impossible to hide which side of the argument I fall on; however, I have no problem giving accolades when they are deserved. Ronaldo’s offensive prowess is incredible, and quite often beautiful to watch. That being said, it’s disingenuous to compare his defensive efforts to those of anyone on…

This is an issue Ive brought up with my friends a number of times...for all the money they spend on bringing in players, Modric goes down and the team falls apart. And I mean that literally, they are a totally different team without Modric in there, and its because he is willing to bust his ass both ways and is…

I think Juve would argue that Madrid has done a fine job of bringing up some solid youth talent...

It’s not an issue of Madrid not going out and spending to bring guys in, it’s the fact that they are bringing in the wrong guys and/or failing to demand from the guys they do get what’s really needed this time of year. All of the offensive players Madrid gets only have eyes for the offensive end of the field. The…

There are U.S. STATES better prepared to host the World Cup than Qatar.

I agree on virtually all points. The main thrust of my post was in response to the OP insinuating that the U.S. occupied some moral high ground relative to russia’s actions leading up to and through the end of the war. I think a dispassionate view of history makes its fairly apparent that isn’t the case.