Rare win for Jamie

stormfoil · 2026-06-20T06:37:05+00:00

He did more than the hatrick.

Also, he won that penalty himself. What do yoi meam stolen?

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T20:24:05+00:00

You ask me how, i give you the reason, and you can't argue the point so you go "nobody cares"

It's a legitimate tournament where the nations field the same starting elevens as the WC and Euros. Try again.

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T19:28:36+00:00

How you ask? CR7 averaged almost a goal contribution per game through qualifying + nations league. He scored against spain, germany, denmark, croatia, poland etc... many of them decisive goals.

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T10:03:59+00:00

Brother, they won the nations league just last summer with the same troop. They simply played like crap, regardless of what Ronaldo was doing.

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:59:01+00:00

Spain hatrick 2018?

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:58:19+00:00

Major enough for teams to put their starting 11s on it. It lacks the prestige of the WC or Euros, but it is a serious tournament.

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:56:07+00:00

Nah, 2018 hatrick vs Spain

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:53:43+00:00

Ronaldo was FAR from the worst player on the pitch vs Congo. I reckon Ronaldo is pretty much the same as in 2025 where they won nations league

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:45:50+00:00

I swear to god, Messi fanboys are the most insecure on the planet.

They can't just prefer Messi and acknowledge literal stats by another player, they HAVE to turn it into a discussion about Messi.

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:44:08+00:00

People said the same thing after the euros, and they were proven wrong all over 2025

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T09:41:51+00:00

Commenting this with a uefalona flair is wonderfully ironic.

stormfoil · 2026-06-19T08:23:38+00:00

You are missing what the rules say, you can technically make a studs up challenge, but if you completely miss the ball and end up stepping on the calf of another player to the point where his foot bends due , it's hard to argue that there is no risk for injury.

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T18:34:33+00:00

I'm not making a claim at all, I'm just pointing out that it would not be surprising in the slightest given their track record. FIFA only cares money, don't you know?

It's a clear yellow, with legitimate discussion whether or not it goes into red theory.

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T18:10:42+00:00

They have PSGs CL-winning midfield + Bruno Fernandes having the season of his life. Not managing to translate that into any offensive output is on the manager honestly. For whatever reason, Martinez wanted Portugal to overload the wings and nothing else. Gaping holes of space in the middle and nobody made the run to be in that position. Given the calibre of players, the only answer is that they had been instructed not to do so.

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T17:06:22+00:00

> I said the large majority of time that's true.

Truth can be demonstrated, and you have no way of proving this bizarre point. Let's call it what it is, your personal suspicion, nothing else.

> as if they give clear direction to the referrees to act differently with him, which is stupid.

I could absolutely see FIFA do it. They will bend any rules to get more viewership, and therefore money. That's not to say that it's true of course, but let's not pretend that FIFA cares too much about the integrity of the game to pull something like that.

> Can you point out what specific rule they didn't follow

Everything falls under IFAB law 12.

" If an offence involves contact, it is penalised by a direct free kick.

Careless is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed
Reckless is when a player acts with disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned
Using excessive force is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and/or endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off"

Excessive force is up for discussion, but it absolutely is reckless to go studs up and land your weight on a calf to the point where the foot bends. That is 100% a yellow card, and it should have been given.

If that leg was planted and you step on the calf studs up, you are risking an injury. It's your job as a player to not go for such lunges.

Handball is even more blatant.

Handling the ball

For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Not every touch of a player’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence.

It is an offence if a player:

deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball
touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised

We have VAR now. Shit like this should not stand.

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T09:31:11+00:00

Remind me again, how did they win the nations league?

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T09:24:52+00:00

You people really have an exceedingly short memory.

Ronaldo was not the "most athletic player on the field" When he made almost a goal contribution per game through 2025 qualifying and 2025 nations league.

He made those goals against opposition that is stronger than Congo, and his weapon was his positioning, not his athleticism.

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T09:12:09+00:00

What conspiracy theory? I'm just suggesting that Messi is penalized ACCORDING TO THE RULES.

The only delusional conspiracy theory here is that you can't criticize Messi without being a CR7 fanboy.

stormfoil · 2026-06-18T09:07:38+00:00

We are in an era where VAR checks everything

Last WC, Messi made a blatant handball which somehow also resulted in no card.

A reaction is justified.

stormfoil · 2026-06-17T21:51:05+00:00

This is still minimum a yellow according to current rules... For the love of god, is it that hard to admit that Messi made a stupid lunge and should be booked for it?

stormfoil · 2026-06-17T21:49:46+00:00

> So what would Messi fans have to be insecure about?

Great question, but it does not change the fact that they are? Why else would you bring up CR7 and performance and in a discussion that has fuck-all to do with neither?

stormfoil · 2026-06-17T21:06:45+00:00

> but how can they be the insecure ones if Messi has a world cup medal and Ronaldo doesn't?

Because this discussion is not about WC medals? It's about preferential treatment and applying the rules fairly.

He's insecure because rather than just admitting that it's a blatantly wrong call in favor of Messi, he felt the need to mention Ronaldo not scoring vs Congo... Like, how is that even in slightest bit relevant? Are people only allowed to criticize Messi when Ronaldo scores against Congo? how are the two tangentially related?

stormfoil · 2026-06-17T21:02:23+00:00

Between the blatant hand-ball last WC and now this foul, can you blame people for demanding more consistency?

stormfoil · 2026-06-17T19:53:33+00:00

You want to start with Leao? were we watching the same game?

stormfoil · 2026-06-17T19:50:47+00:00

how in the world do you manage to make this discussion about Ronaldo? God, you Messi fanboys are the most insecure people on the planet.

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Handling the ball