Does anyone else remember Argentina vs Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup?...

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Here is another proof of the referee cheating for Galatasaray. Even a kid with 0 ball knowledge would know that this wasn't a penalty but a VAR and a trained personnel couldn't spot this?? The referee had a good view of this and still gave a penalty. The Galatasaray player even celebrated at the end after faking a dive and getting a penalty.

Nuel

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🚨Andre Pirlo on critics about Lionel Messi calling out Marc Cucurella for covering his mouth in a crucial moment at the World Cup final. 🗣️“I don’t think people still understand who Lionel Messi is or why he was asking the referee for that incident, if Marc Cucurella wasn’t saying something offensive why covering his mouth in that situation, Lionel Messi wouldn’t lie to get him sent off for no reason other than the fact. “And I bet every player will report it to the referee because it’s a World Cup final and you need to win at all cost no matter the situation or outcome of the incident.” “Throughout the knockout stages Argentina has been criticized many times that the referee and VAR always get things in their favor and they always deliver to get that meaningful result at the end.” “Looking at the incident and imagining it was an Argentine player who had his hands covering his mouth and there was no any reaction from the referee like he ignored it then I think the media would’ve had this conversation for many weeks as topic but because it’s Argentina the hates are much worse than the truth.” “We should be doing better than just being bias all time.”

Inside Reality Football

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Yet His fans don’t want to admit that he literally retired from international football after years of disappointment, then came back. In 2019, he even complained that Brazil was handed the Copa América. Yet they’re doing the exact same thing now. Brazil won two Copa América titles in three years (2021 and 2024) after decades without one, and suddenly it’s all fine because Ronaldo had already won a major international trophy with Portugal. Then there’s the Negreira case. Players have known about the allegations for years, and even Florentino Pérez has claimed Real Madrid were robbed of multiple La Liga titles. Yet nothing significant happened to Barcelona, while Manchester City have faced far harsher consequences over their own case. Fast forward to MLS and you constantly see clips of Messi pushing opponents, making late challenges, arguing with referees, and somehow the other player ends up getting booked. He questions nearly every decision. Then there’s the 2022 World Cup. Many fans still argue that Argentina benefited from controversial decisions throughout the tournament. Whether you agree or not, those debates haven’t disappeared. A former Mexican referee also shared a story on a podcast, claiming that after he booked Messi years ago, Messi questioned why he was shown a yellow card and allegedly said, “I’m the best player in the world.” The referee said he replied, “And I’m the best referee in the world,” before walking away. He described Messi as acting childishly. The same referee also spoke about officiating a Portugal vs. Brazil match. He said Ronaldo approached him at halftime, told him he’d asked his teammates to calm down, and assured him the unnecessary fouls would stop. According to the referee, Ronaldo came across as respectful and genuine. At the end of the day, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine is that Argentina have benefited from too many controversial decisions in World Cup history. If they win another one, I’ll still believe every one of their stars came with major controversy.

Austin 🦅✰🇵🇹🔋

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🚨Thomas Tuchel on England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina. 🗣️ “I have to say it because everyone watched the same match. The referee and VAR completely lost control of this game. In a World Cup semi-final, mistakes like these are unacceptable. You work four years for moments like this, and then crucial decisions are handled with unbelievable incompetence.” “The challenge on Anderson? How is that not given? The offside decisions? The fouls ignored? VAR had every angle, every replay, every opportunity to correct obvious errors and they still failed. If technology cannot get the biggest decisions right on the biggest stage, then what exactly is it there for?” “I don’t want excuses because England also made mistakes, but don’t ask me to stay silent when my players are denied fair decisions. We are told to respect referees, yet who takes responsibility when they get it completely wrong? Nobody. They apologise after the tournament while our dream is already over.” “This is a World Cup semi-final, not a training match. The standards should be the highest in football, yet tonight they were nowhere near good enough. One bad decision can change history, and England were forced to play against both Argentina and a refereeing performance that simply wasn’t at the required level.” “Argentina are a fantastic team and they punished our mistakes, but I refuse to pretend the officiating had no impact. It did. The referee and VAR created controversy from the first whistle until the last, and that should embarrass everyone responsible.” “England leave with heartbreak. Not only because we failed to reach the final, but because every player will always wonder what might have happened if the biggest match of their lives had been officiated properly. That is impossible to accept.”

The Arsenal Stand

1,829,290 views • 18 days ago

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President Gianni Infantino has addressed rumors alleging that FIFA favored Argentina during the most recent FIFA World Cup, particularly regarding the match between Argentina and Egypt. Gianni Infantino 🗣️: "If any referee is found to have unfairly influenced the Argentina vs. Egypt match, appropriate action will be taken. Messi missed a penalty, Argentina fell two goals behind, but they came back to score three goals in the final 13 minutes. It should have been remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in World Cup history. Instead, many people accused FIFA of helping Argentina. Argentina committed 13 fouls without receiving a yellow card, while Egypt committed 11 fouls and received five yellow cards. However, the claims that FIFA showed favoritism are not true. No matter how much criticism we face, I can only apologize to football fans around the world who feel disappointed. FIFA has never instructed any referee to favor Argentina or any other team, nor have we ever told officials to help Lionel Messi or keep Argentina in the tournament. We remain committed to proving that the FIFA World Cup is decided by fair competition, not favoritism."

GPSTAR 🔥

48,702 views • 5 days ago

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Jude Bellingham reflects on his clash with Lionel Messi during England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina. 🗣️ “Football is played with emotion, and in a World Cup semi-final I let that emotion get the better of me. I tried to provoke Messi because I thought it might distract him. Looking back now… it was probably the worst decision I made all night.” “We were leading 1-0 and I felt we had control. After our exchange, he didn’t argue back. He didn’t lose his temper. He just looked at me, gave a small nod and walked away. At the time I didn’t think much of it.” “But a few minutes later, I realised exactly what that nod meant.” “It was like he had accepted the challenge. Suddenly every time he touched the ball, something dangerous happened. He stopped forcing things, started controlling the tempo and made the entire game revolve around him. Then came the two assists that completely changed the match.” “I’ll never forget the moment Argentina scored their second goal. I looked over at Messi and remembered that nod. That’s when it hit me. I just stood there thinking, ‘It’s over… he’s done it again.’” “I’ve faced great players before, but I’ve never seen anyone respond to pressure like that. Most players react with anger when you provoke them. Messi reacts with football. That’s what makes him so frightening.” “I regret trying to get into his head because all I did was bring out the very best version of him. We had one foot in the World Cup final, and he ripped that dream away with two moments of pure genius.” “That nod wasn’t frustrationit was confidence. Looking back now, I think Messi already knew something the rest of us didn’t. Once he reached that level, deep down I knew England were in serious trouble.”

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Spain superstar Lamine Yamal has opened up about the heated World Cup match between Spain and Argentina. "Messi and the Argentines are rough," Yamal said. "They were calling me and other players black monkeys. I reported it to the referee but he did nothing about it. There were so many fouls that were not awarded. Although the World Cup completely favours us even when things wasn’t going right. He also slammed the refereeing, pointing to a string of unpunished fouls, late challenges, and decisions that he believes tilted the game heavily in Argentina's favour. "It feels like the whole tournament is set up for them," Yamal added. "We come out here to compete fairly, but it's not fair when the rules don't apply the same way."

PRAISE

53,453 views • 9 days ago

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A new interview was released from last night when Spain’s Marc Cucurella was asked what he was saying to Leo Messi before Argentina tried to get him sent off and how he was happy the referee wasn’t biased during the game against them, just like other nations have faced when playing Argentina. Reporter🎤: “Marc, once again congratulations on being the world champion. So, what were you saying to Leo Messi during the game? Was it an insult or were you just asking him a question?” Marc Cucurella🗣️: “Messi is a cr**k hahaha 😂. I didn’t insult him, I was just teasing him and trying to tell him that I hope none of my teammates have asked for his jersey because I want it to myself. I’m sure him going to the referee to get me sent off was because his teammate Enzo had just got sent off and he wanted the game to be even by trying to send me off too.” Reporter 🎤: “Were you scared for a moment that you could have gotten sent off if the referee had ultimately listened to Messi?” Marc🗣️: “Yes, I was nervous for a moment because I know how the officials have been favorable to Messi and Argentina throughout the tournament, and I was scared for a moment, but thank God the referee wasn’t biased.”

SIR1⭐️

98,405 views • 13 days ago

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🚨 Lamine Yamal on facing Lionel Messi in the FIFA World Cup Final: 🎙️ Reporter: "Lamine, how does it feel to face Lionel Messi in the biggest match in football?" Lamine Yamal: "It's difficult to put into words. Messi holds a very special place in my heart. Everyone knows the photo of him bathing me when I was just a baby, and now, years later, we're meeting in a World Cup final. Football really is unbelievable sometimes." "For me, he's the greatest player of all time. What he's doing at 39 years old in this World Cup is simply insane. He's still deciding matches, still leading Argentina, still showing the world why he's the GOAT. As a football fan, it's impossible not to admire him." "But once the referee blows the whistle, all those emotions have to stay outside. I'm not playing against my idol—I'm playing for Spain. We respect Messi and Argentina, but our dream is to bring the World Cup home. Sometimes football asks you to put your feelings aside, and that's exactly what I'll do."

TOMI$IN🏅

1,088,367 views • 15 days ago

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French superstar Kylian Mbappé in a recent interview was asked if he feels bad for Lionel Messi after Argentina’s loss to Spain in the World Cup final. “First off, I respect Leo, He’s a legend of the game, no doubt about that. But to be honest… I don’t like him and I don’t like the Argentine team. I don’t feel bad for him at all. I’m even happy they lost the final to Spain.” When he was asked about the 2022 world cup match against Argentina Mbappe continued: “Back in 2022, the referee was clearly in favor of the Argentina team. That VAR goal they awarded was clearly offside. They’ve been rigging the World Cup since the days of Maradona till now, so no I don’t feel bad for him at all.”

MR M ONEY

1,295,710 views • 10 days ago

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The most controversial moments in sports. 1.) Diego Maradona, is famous for his "Hand of God" goal during the 1986 World Cup. This controversial moment happened in a quarterfinal match against England on June 22, 1986, in Mexico City. Six minutes into the second half, with the game scoreless, England's Steve Hodge accidentally kicked the ball into his own penalty area. Maradona jumped and used his fist to punch the ball past England's goalkeeper, Peter Shilton, scoring a goal. Using hands is illegal in soccer, but the referee, Ali Bin Nasser, did not see the foul, and despite the English players' protests, the goal stood. After the match, Maradona famously said the goal was made "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God." Argentina went on to win the 1986 World Cup. Maradona died in 2020 at 60 years old. In November 2022, the ball from the "Hand of God" goal was auctioned as part of a World Cup memorabilia sale.

Fascinating

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England coach Thomas Tuchel’s shocking reply when asked about what went wrong against Argentina and what he expects from tomorrow’s third-place playoff against France. Reporter 🎤: “Thomas, what do you think went wrong against Argentina on Wednesday? Was it your tactics, or did other mistakes influence the loss?” Tuchel 🗣️: “The game plan and my tactics weren’t the problem. Everyone who watched the game against Argentina clearly saw that we were the better team. The simple answer to your question is that Argentina had the referee and Messi on their side, while we had none. We played a fair game; they were favored.” Reporter 🎤: “So, what do we expect against France tomorrow?” Tuchel 🗣️: “I expect a fair game between two teams who have clearly been the best two teams at the World Cup and who don’t need any help from the referee to win games.”

SIR1⭐️

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N3on spoke out of PURE PAIN after missing Generational World Cup Clips in Mexico City because his entire team failed him and nobody said a word 🥺 Not one person out of everybody he has on Payroll told him the World Cup was happening till he got to Mexico “I think I'd need a second assistant and a tech guy… the fact that I went all the way down to Mexico City and I didn't even know the World Cup was happening and no one said sh*t. No one told me anything. How does no one know this with the amount of people I have on payroll.”

ZayneClips

232,456 views • 1 month ago

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This umpire gave this kid and his team two warnings for throwing the bat at the catcher. He told them if it happened again they were going to get ejected from the game. Well….it happened again. The batter hit the ball back to the pitcher and the pitcher overthrew first base. But, the umpire called a dead ball and called the batter out and ejected him from the game. The coach came out to argue and said the batter didn’t throw the bat, that it was a regular follow through on the back swing. He told the umpire they had it on film. The umpire said he had it on film too. Then the third base coach came down to argue and the umpire told the coach he was wrong and that he had it on video. You can hear the parents screaming at him. Some people said that was a terrible call and he let go legally on the follow through. You can also hear them tell the umpire that he had it out for that kid. 🤯 But a lot of people sided with the ump and said he handled it well and with that many warnings that it was a fantastic call. 💯 The umpire gave the same kid two prior warnings. Even if it wasn’t intentional, there has to be consequences after a third time. He could seriously injure the catcher. This will help the batter in the future hopefully. What do you think? Was this the right or wrong call?

👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈

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When many people consider the death penalty they ask, "What about the victims?" That is exactly the right question to ask... It is the family members of murder victims and the survivors of violent crimes who have taught me that execution is not the solution. The death penalty mirrors the evil we hope to heal the world of. It does not heal the wounds of violence, but just inflicts new wounds, extends trauma, and creates a new set of victims. To be against the death penalty does not mean we are against justice, or that we believe that murder shouldn't have consequences... it's simply to say that we refuse to imitate evil. We refuse to choose violence and revenge. No one knows that better than SueZann Bosler. She is one of the people profiled in our new film series "The People vs. The Death Penalty." Violence is the problem not the solution. It's time to stop killing to try to show that killing is wrong. Take a moment to listen to this clip...

Shane Claiborne

16,601 views • 3 years ago

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Luis de la Fuente on facing Lionel Messi and Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final. 🗣️ “I’ll be honest if there was one team I didn’t want to face in a World Cup final, it was Argentina. And the biggest reason is Lionel Messi.” “At 39 years old, he’s still playing football that doesn’t make sense. Most players at that age are watching the World Cup from home. Messi is deciding semi-finals, creating goals, leading an entire nation and carrying the pressure of millions on his shoulders as if it’s nothing.” “I watched the match against England very closely. Argentina were behind, the game was slipping away, and then Messi reminded the world why he’s different. He didn’t panic. He didn’t disappear. He produced two moments of pure genius, two incredible assists, and suddenly Argentina were in another World Cup final.” “That is exactly what scares every coach. You can prepare for Argentina for months. You can analyse every player, every movement and every tactical detail. But there is no tactical board in the world that can fully prepare you for Lionel Messi when he decides to take control of a match.” “He doesn’t need ten chances. He doesn’t even need to score. One pass, one dribble or one touch is enough to destroy ninety minutes of perfect work. That’s why he’s still the most dangerous player in world football.” “People keep talking about his age. I stopped looking at his age a long time ago. When the biggest matches arrive, Messi doesn’t play like a 39-year-old he plays like the greatest footballer in history.” “As a coach, I have enormous respect for Argentina, but I’d be lying if I said Messi doesn’t keep me awake. When a player like that is on the pitch, you know your team has to be perfect for every single second. One lapse in concentration and he’ll punish you.” “Facing Argentina is difficult. Facing Argentina with Lionel Messi playing at this level is every coach’s biggest challenge. He’s still the player who can decide a World Cup final with one moment of magic, and that’s why the whole football world respects and fears him.”

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247,232 views • 16 days ago

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This is why the Colin / Allie pickup story has never sat right with me. In Trial 1, Colin Albert and Allie McCabe both seem very comfortable with the clean parts of the story12:10. Allie was there. Colin came out. It was starting to snow. But then the details that would actually make the story feel real suddenly get blurry. Colin says Allie texted him that she was there. He says he responded “come in.” He says he came out 30 seconds to a minute later. But when asked where Allie’s car was in the driveway, he does not remember. When asked what part of the car he got into, he does not remember. Front passenger seat? “Could have been.” Was anyone else in the car? He does not remember. Was anyone else in the car when she dropped him off? He does not remember. Then Allie says she believes she was in the driveway, on the left side, but she is not entirely sure. She does not remember whether she came from Chapman or Cedarcrest. She does not know which front door Colin came out of. She says “I believe” like she is saying what she is supposed to say, not what she actually remembers. So they both remember the time. They both remember it was starting to snow. But they cannot clearly remember the driveway, the route, the door, the seat, or who was in the car. Now add the new Life360 details, which raise even more questions about Allie’s movements and whether the documentary record actually supports the simple version we were told. At some point, this stops looking like a normal memory gap and starts looking like a story that was built around a timestamp. I am not saying what definitely happened. I am saying the testimony and the data do not line up cleanly enough to just wave it away. If the pickup happened exactly the way they said it did, why are the most basic details so hard to answer?

Dixie Normus

33,469 views • 1 month ago

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When it comes to Yam production, no country in the world can stand toe to toe with Nigeria. Yam is native to us, we domesticated Yam (the Igbos domesticated Yam from wild species). Since yam data inception, Nigeria has led yam production and leading ever since. But Ghana seems to be the only yam exporting country? If you go to Europe, Americas etc the only label you see on yams are produced from Ghana. But Ghana doesn't produce that much yam Why is that? The reason you can't export yam from Nigeria is that there's a legislation, 1989 Export Prohibition Act, that says YAM (and some other staple food) cannot be exported out of Nigeria. So under the Nigeria constitution export of yam is a crime. However, people still move their yam to Ghana codedly and then Ghana sent it abroad and earn good forex while Nigeria still dilly dally in one position. How can we be the highest producer of a staple food in the world and still cannot export freely? How is a 1988 legislation still used in a 2025 economy? You seff think am? Are we not losing a lot because of this policy? What do you have to say about this? #FridayFarmingFact

NaijaFarmer

50,511 views • 7 months ago

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Mo Salah lost possession, and he initiated contact.. THAT WAS NOT A PENALTY!! As to Martinez, HE WAS FOULED ON THE BUILD UP to Egyptian goal! It was a foul (a bit soft but was a FOUL). Goals that come from build ups that have fouls, offsides, goalkeeper distractions, etc.. Do not count!! When you seen The VAR hasn’t called the referee to double-check, then it means they agree with the decision he made after making their review! So VAR can tell the Ref, when he clearly made mistakes (Corner/Freekick/Offside), or urge him to at it again. The team (Captain/Coach) can ask for review, when they do VAR does it while the Ref waits. Then when the VAR team doesn’t have an agreement then the Ref goes to Check! Now with all the Referee Team & Tech, human errors have still been made as well as emotional decisions. But I do not agree that errors made have been deliberately done to clear Path for Argentina to thrive HAPANA

Webiro Wakazi Wassira #TheLeader

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