World Cup 2026

[Zoupa]

Ronaldo might be a prick and perhaps a rapist. He is also the most charitable professional athlete in the world. Messi is nowhere close.

[crazy canuck]

I fell asleep and missed the game

Oh, so you were watching the game 

[mongers]

England-Mexico,  my prediction a lot of pissed-up or pissed-off people driving to work in the morning.

[crazy canuck]

Ronaldo might be a prick and perhaps a rapist. He is also the most charitable professional athlete in the world. Messi is nowhere close.

Oh my goodness AI strikes again.  I didn't think that sounded right because I know something about the charitable work the Messi foundation does.

So I googled it and yep, the AI answer is pretty much what you said and it's completely wrong.  I even found a Facebook post that claimed Messi gives nothing to charity, which is technically true because he doesn't personally give anything to charity. That is why he set up his foundation.


And, he's actually created the smarter way of doing it. Ronaldo's philanthropy will depend on whoever inherit his estate and whether they will continue giving at the same rate contribution he does.  Messi's foundation will continue.


It's actually very hard to compare which of them gives more.  But looking into the question a little more closely it looks like there are either even or one might give slightly more than the other.  Overtime, it will certainly be Messi because of the way he has structured his wealth.

But I suppose it benefits Ronaldo in the short run because in this age of AI google will spit out an answer that says that Ronaldo is far superior

[HVC]

I fell asleep and missed the game

Oh, so you were watching the game 

First five minutes, than i rested my eyes   

[Sheilbh]

England-Mexico,  my prediction a lot of pissed-up or pissed-off people driving to work in the morning.

My work has wfh tomorrow for anyone who wants it (I'm on holiday).

Discovered that while I agree with Walcott and others that England are probably underdogs, I found it a bit weird that Marc Guehi interview with the BBC where he said Mexico are probably favourites. I don't know it just sort of feels like the sort of thing as player or manager you don't say publicly before a game?

[Duque de Bragança]

Ronaldo might be a prick and perhaps a rapist. He is also the most charitable professional athlete in the world. Messi is nowhere close.

Oh my goodness AI strikes again.  I didn't think that sounded right because I know something about the charitable work the Messi foundation does.

So I googled it and yep, the AI answer is pretty much what you said and it's completely wrong.  I even found a Facebook post that claimed Messi gives nothing to charity, which is technically true because he doesn't personally give anything to charity. That is why he set up his foundation.


And, he's actually created the smarter way of doing it. Ronaldo's philanthropy will depend on whoever inherit his estate and whether they will continue giving at the same rate contribution he does.  Messi's foundation will continue.


It's actually very hard to compare which of them gives more.  But looking into the question a little more closely it looks like there are either even or one might give slightly more than the other.  Overtime, it will certainly be Messi because of the way he has structured his wealth.

But I suppose it benefits Ronaldo in the short run because in this age of AI google will spit out an answer that says that Ronaldo is far superior

As far as tax evasion and tax fraud go, both are tied. See what happened to them in Spain.

[Sheilbh]

Although I think everyone (except Shakira) does a bit of tax fraud in Spain. I swear every time a player or manager comes here from La Liga it is noted they're under investigation for tax evasion (definitely remember it with Ancelotti and Mourinho).

[HVC]

To be fair to all the rich tax evaders it's their money mangers that do it. I doubt many have any idea what their money is doing or where it's hiding

*edit* and Shakira is not a saint either, she's a cradle robber

[Threviel]

Now we hope that the brave Ivorians crush those self-good and hopefully over confident lesser vikings.

Afraid of a Norway-Spain game or what? 

One of very few times I'll root for Spain.

I'm surprised and amused by your anti-Norwegian animus.

Denmark vs Sweden rivalry is very natural to me, but in a fit of pan-Scandinavian enthusiasm I was even willing to support Sweden in view of Denmark's pathetic performance. As for Norway, I think most Danes are happy to support them.

Is this anti-Norwegian thing widespread in Sweden, or more of a regional thing? Or mostly a Threviel thing?

The fuckers beat us in hockey. My work mates call them fell (as in the mountains) monkeys. Football is all we have left. If they're better in that they're better in everything.

So not a Threviel thing. But it's only a silly sports thing, in all serious matters the Norwegians are our homies.

[Duque de Bragança]

Meanwhile, FIFA cancels a red card against the US (Balogun). 

Allez les Diables Rouges !

[DGuller]

Meanwhile, FIFA cancels a red card against the US (Balogun). 

Allez les Diables Rouges !

Definitely the right decision to rescind the ban, but probably arrived at through a very tortured reading of the rules.  There really should be a direct way to appeal clearly wrong decisions, obviously VAR is not a sufficient check on it as VAR referees themselves can make clear and obvious errors.

[HVC]

The tortuous process was probably trump requesting them to 

[Gups]

Absolutely disgusting. It shouldn't have been a red card in the first place, but so what? You can't change the rules mid-tournament.

[Sheilbh]

Agree. And it's not even been cancelled - so they're not saying the card was wrong. It's just been suspended so he can play and can be reinstated at any point in the next 4 years.

Really hope Belgium absolutely smashes them now.