According to Abola, a beer advertisement posted by Messi on social media has sparked controversy over a message that reads "GOAT debate settled."
The video, which Messi recently shared on social media, has drawn particular attention for a phrase that appears at the end. It is an advertisement for an American beer brand.
The video begins by listing and celebrating the Argentine star's many achievements on a restaurant bill, before the words "GOAT debate, settled" appear on the paper.
The message has been widely interpreted as a response to Ronaldo, given the two players have been constantly compared over the past two decades. Fans and supporters of the Portuguese captain were quick to criticize the wording.
The video was released just two days after Messi announced his retirement from international football. He is set to be honored in Argentina this weekend.
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Sambodh10
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The G.O.A.T debate was settled long time ago. Messi won the World Cup in 2022 & has reached the final on two other occasions. Messi has 21 World Cup goals while the other scored his first knockout goal in 2026. Messi has won every major trophy in football so he has completed Football. Even Rodri has completed football. In their later part of career Messi is still scoring as well as creating top plays and chances for his teammates, while Ronaldo is simple one dimensional. World Cup Golden Ball : Messi x2 Ronaldo x0 Even Mbappe has surpassed Ronaldo in terms of World Cup performances. Goals scored is the only parameter in which Ronaldo leads, because he had played more games. Messi is considered the GOAT because of his on-field achievements & style of play. Though Ronaldo is a fantastic player, his social media following, physique, abstain from drinking alcohol is considered while calling him Goat. In terms of pure footballing abilities Messi is incomparable. Messi makes football look simple & effortless. That's the trait of a genius. Sure there are other parameters like UCL where Ronaldo is leading in majority of the statistics. Credit to him, he is great no doubt. But in general how Messi plays, his style,vision, dribbling, ball control is simply unmatched. As I said In terms on pure footballing abilities ( i.e what happens on the football pitch) Messi is simply incomparable. Messi πβ½
BenBenBaite
80
Messi completed football, and he is the GOAT. π
memlnorz
65
the GOAT he mentioned is greatest of all thieves
EssiSilver
53
Messi is the undisputed GOAT π NO DOUBT π―π―π―
Davichi
41
Forget about the video. The so-called GOAT debate was as a result of Ronaldo and his fans claiming he was what he was never. If there was no Messi, Ronaldo still won't be the GOAT, because Pele and Maradona are ranked ahead of him. However, all true football fans are glad that Messi proved it over and again and that the football world (not social media) recognises Lionel Messi as the undisputed GOAT in the history of football.
SGTSingam
37
Actually, not in any denial... the GOAT debate, settled ππΌπ
muuabdkty
27
you can't talk about football without CR7 Goat π of the game πππ
Sambodh10
15
The G.O.A.T debate was settled long time ago. Messi won the World Cup in 2022 & has reached the final on two other occasions. Messi has 21 World Cup goals while the other scored his first knockout goal in 2026. Messi has won every major trophy in football so he has completed Football. Even Rodri has completed football. In their later part of career Messi is still scoring as well as creating top plays and chances for his teammates, while Ronaldo is simple one dimensional. World Cup Golden Ball : Messi x2 Ronaldo x0 Even Mbappe has surpassed Ronaldo in terms of World Cup performances. Goals scored is the only parameter in which Ronaldo leads, because he had played more games. Messi is considered the GOAT because of his on-field achievements & style of play. Though Ronaldo is a fantastic player, his social media following, physique, abstain from drinking alcohol is considered while calling him Goat. In terms of pure footballing abilities Messi is incomparable. Messi makes football look simple & effortless. That's the trait of a genius. Sure there are other parameters like UCL where Ronaldo is leading in majority of the statistics. Credit to him, he is great no doubt. But in general how Messi plays, his style,vision, dribbling, ball control is simply unmatched. As I said In terms on pure footballing abilities ( i.e what happens on the football pitch) Messi is simply incomparable. Messi πβ½
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So when Messi lost 3 consecutive finals with the national team in 2014,2015,2016. Why didn't FIFA & referees helped him? Baseless argument!
rauabimpsz
14
Fifa corruption and favouritism goat [Crylaugh] CR7 completely complete player No corruption
rindnoy
8
you can't talk about football without CR7 Goat π of the game πππ
let Ronaldo bring out his Olympic trophy,under20 worldcup, FIFA worldcup, Sport best award before he can claim to be a goat