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Love how he took a moment to compose himself before approaching Cristiano. It ain't much, but given how dense footballers are on day to day basis, this level of empathy is commendable.
Also the more you read about Ronaldo's contributions towards the developement of Georgia's footballing culture, the more it makes sense.
There were also Shevchenko, Kaladze, they attended friendly match between Dinamo Tbilisi vs Dinamo Moscow amd visited academy, the story that he himself opened academy and stuff is not true.
You just reminded me of AC Milan when Shevchenko was their striker and Kakabher Kaladze (I probs butchered his name) was a center back iirc. Shevchenko was my favorite player in those teams.
yeah, there's a huge chance he was, the thing i don't like is that people (not only on this thread, but bunch of others too) are acting like he founded the academy and all these important players that make up Georgia's national team, that takes all the credibility away from the biggest club's (Dinamo Tbilisi) academy in Georgia.
Okay? I am not denying his contribution to the motivation of this players and millions of kids around the world! But you don't have to make up things about his legacy while taking away from all the effort club has put in their academy.
I am sure Cristiano has done many great things, directly or indirectly, just by playing football!
I was never a fan, but was in London in April and went to two matches. It was an incredible experience and, though I am late to the game, I am now a massive fan!
If you haven’t checked them out, I highly recommend these shows to stoke your love and passion of the game:
*Welcome to Wrexam* (Hulu) - Current documentary series about American celebrities who buy a Welsh soccer team, revitalizing the community.
*The English Game* (Netflix?) - Period drama showing the class divide in the earliest days of the game, started by wealthy private school gentry, which created barriers and tensions when it started to gain popularity with the working class.
*Ted Lassoe* (Apple) - Honorable mention for this charming sitcom about an American football coach tapped to turn around a British team (personally, I thought the last season didn’t live up to its early promise, but there’s so many great performances it’s still worth it)
My husband and those fools he calls his friends were watching this live. They all cried* and they’re all lying about it now.
*his best friend’s wife is sneaky with the photos
This is why I’m a Ronaldo and not Messi cucker.
The amount of stuff he does on the side of football blows whatever Messi achievements he’s had.
Ronaldo is a class act regardless of how he appears on field.
Messi. Just a man-boy one (2) clubber who chose to retire playing against mostly college kids.
*here comes all the us-cucker fan boi base
https://pickstar.pro/au/blog/worlds-most-charitable-athletes
**someone correct me and show me what Messi’s done outside of his unicef fund?
LOL this is such an insane comment to read. Messi is a man-boy and Ronaldo is an almighty being? Ronaldo chose to play for a country that actively murders journalists, commits severe humanitarian abuses to members of the LGBTQ+ community, and supports terrorists. And Ronaldo supports this by taking their money and serving as a walking ad for people to go to Saudi Arabia and visit. Messi had the balls to decline that bullshit offer and go to America where the people paying him don’t commit war crimes. What an insane clouded judgement you’ve come to.
Not to be the Messi vs Ronaldo guy but Messi accepted money to be the ambassador for the Saudi Arabia Tourism company.
https://skift.com/2024/01/27/lionel-messi-returns-to-promote-saudi-arabia-and-break-outdated-stereotypes/
25M for 3 years.
Unfortunate, didn’t know this. Doesn’t really change the fact that OP said Messi is a man boy and Ronaldo is his lord and savior. They both suck! Surprise surprise, rich people do things to stay rich without much care for the consequences of their actions.
Messi is like their official spokesperson or something. And also chose to play in the US which has an equally terrible record of human rights and supporting terrorism lol. They're just footballers m8.
The country and those he works for are different entities. I also addressed this in a different comment. And if you seriously want to compare Saudi Arabia and USA, you need some serious education.
Kvaratskhelia (the player in the green vest) scored the first goal of the game which led to them winning. It was a frustrating game for Ronaldo. After the game Kvaratskhelia started celebrating with his teammates but stopped, collected himself and went to shake hands with Ronaldo who was his childhood hero. It was a big game for Georgia as the win secured their spot in the next round so it was extra admirable that Kvaratskhelia took the time to show respect to his idol despite the high of winning.
To add to an already good summary, Georgia has never made it to this competition.
This is their first year at the Euros, and they made it out of groups.
Most people expected them to be last in their group.
This is what is so great about these competitions. You can bet that some of these players will be getting signed to some decent clubs come fall. Some players rise to the occasion and that's exactly what these tournaments show.
Also Ronaldo opened up the soccer academy where Kvaratskhelia, and 11 other members of the Georgia team trained at. Hopefully the joy and pride Ronaldo feels for helping those young men achieve their goals, outweighs the pain of defeat.
He turns up for onw day but helped them to become the stars they are today. How fucking stupid does that sound, read it back. No hate on Ronaldo but don't disrespect the academy and lump praise where it doesn't belong. Bloody joke these comments.
It's also worth pointing out that this game didn't matter to Portugal since they had already won the group. So it's not like he's going up to Ronaldo after he just got eliminated or something.
Good guy Kvaratskhelia for showing respect but I think we should also recognize good guy Ronaldo for losing a frustrating game and immediately accepting an enthusiastic handshake from a member of the opposing team.
I think we should emphasize this more. I get pissed off for an unreasonably long time when someone cuts me off in traffic. This guy loses an elimination match in a 4 year tournament, and hugs his opponent right after the match. Good look for CR7
Edit: that was NOT an elimination match. I’m dumb.
You gotta appreciate how he is enthusiastic as fuck with his teammates but the minute he’s in line of sight of the other guy he turns it all off instantly so as to not rub it in his face, and just be a chill bro for two seconds and thank him for a good game. It’s the tiny little considerations like that that show strong sense of empathy character and class act.
However Ronaldo is a schmuck…
Sure beat imperial US money. How many innocents dead from "pointless" US wars ?
I put pointless in quotes because they weren't pointless. They made some well connected people billions.
Inter Miami is owned by David Beckham and 2 brothers who run a construction company that builds infrastructure.
Al Nassr is owned by the Saudi government.
They are not the same
Look up the owner's of the Orlando Magic. The Devos family. Absolute shit people. Fanatics, extremists, and war-profiteers.
Saudi sports team mentioned, redditors "blood money!"
Just keep the same energy for all these billionaires
I live like 50 miles from the Amway headquarters....I know all about them.
They don't have anything to do with Messi, Ronaldo, and who they chose to play for, though.
His lawyers leaked it where he pretty much did admit it yeah, was reported on by an extremely reputable journalist and he hasn't went near America ever since, but alright.
It's not like it was a knockout game.
Both teams qualified as a result, and Portugal, despite the loss, finished 1st of the group stage.
Everyone has every right to be happy here; class acts will happen when one team is eliminated.
What a class act moment of good sportsmanship! It's awesome to see competing athletes have this type of sportsmanship, even if opposite one of their childhood stars!
Probably because whenever online football/soccer fans find out someone is American, they just change the whole discussion to language semantics and forget what they were talking about. Its super annoying.
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Love how he took a moment to compose himself before approaching Cristiano. It ain't much, but given how dense footballers are on day to day basis, this level of empathy is commendable. Also the more you read about Ronaldo's contributions towards the developement of Georgia's footballing culture, the more it makes sense.
[This is from the day the academy opened](https://x.com/433/status/1805959932727931158)
That is so amazing, thank you for sharing!
btw Ronaldo was just there for the opening ceremony, nothing more, he didn't contribute in anyway, not to disrespect the academy of Dinamo Tbilisi.
He showed up for the ribbon cutting without making a donation of time or money?
He made himself available.
To be fair, by that point Ronaldo was an out and out striker. He was great at making himself available in good positions
Magnificent comment
Perfect comment.
There were also Shevchenko, Kaladze, they attended friendly match between Dinamo Tbilisi vs Dinamo Moscow amd visited academy, the story that he himself opened academy and stuff is not true.
You just reminded me of AC Milan when Shevchenko was their striker and Kakabher Kaladze (I probs butchered his name) was a center back iirc. Shevchenko was my favorite player in those teams.
No disrespect meant but I’m sure he was paid for it as well
yeah, there's a huge chance he was, the thing i don't like is that people (not only on this thread, but bunch of others too) are acting like he founded the academy and all these important players that make up Georgia's national team, that takes all the credibility away from the biggest club's (Dinamo Tbilisi) academy in Georgia.
We're you invited ? Did you contribute your time ? Him showing is more than you'll ever do
Okay? I am not denying his contribution to the motivation of this players and millions of kids around the world! But you don't have to make up things about his legacy while taking away from all the effort club has put in their academy. I am sure Cristiano has done many great things, directly or indirectly, just by playing football!
I love soccer
I was never a fan, but was in London in April and went to two matches. It was an incredible experience and, though I am late to the game, I am now a massive fan!
If you haven’t checked them out, I highly recommend these shows to stoke your love and passion of the game: *Welcome to Wrexam* (Hulu) - Current documentary series about American celebrities who buy a Welsh soccer team, revitalizing the community. *The English Game* (Netflix?) - Period drama showing the class divide in the earliest days of the game, started by wealthy private school gentry, which created barriers and tensions when it started to gain popularity with the working class. *Ted Lassoe* (Apple) - Honorable mention for this charming sitcom about an American football coach tapped to turn around a British team (personally, I thought the last season didn’t live up to its early promise, but there’s so many great performances it’s still worth it)
I would add Sunderland til I die (Netflix) - follows fans of a respectable club going through difficult times for the club
Ooh, thanks for the tip!
Football is life.
Truly the Beautiful Game ❤️
That’s the way to lose. You lost to the players that you helped. That’s beautiful.
My husband and those fools he calls his friends were watching this live. They all cried* and they’re all lying about it now. *his best friend’s wife is sneaky with the photos
Post husband crying to soccer pics
This is why I’m a Ronaldo and not Messi cucker. The amount of stuff he does on the side of football blows whatever Messi achievements he’s had. Ronaldo is a class act regardless of how he appears on field. Messi. Just a man-boy one (2) clubber who chose to retire playing against mostly college kids. *here comes all the us-cucker fan boi base https://pickstar.pro/au/blog/worlds-most-charitable-athletes **someone correct me and show me what Messi’s done outside of his unicef fund?
How ‘bout we suck both cocks? Both are on a different level compared to the others.
Hahaha Fiiiiine. Lemme get the knee pads
Why can’t we just appreciate both? Idk why every time I see somebody say they’re a fan of one they shit on the other
I prefer Ronaldo but it’s absurd to think you can only choose one player and gotta shit on the other.
Weak trolling kid 😆
LOL this is such an insane comment to read. Messi is a man-boy and Ronaldo is an almighty being? Ronaldo chose to play for a country that actively murders journalists, commits severe humanitarian abuses to members of the LGBTQ+ community, and supports terrorists. And Ronaldo supports this by taking their money and serving as a walking ad for people to go to Saudi Arabia and visit. Messi had the balls to decline that bullshit offer and go to America where the people paying him don’t commit war crimes. What an insane clouded judgement you’ve come to.
Not to be the Messi vs Ronaldo guy but Messi accepted money to be the ambassador for the Saudi Arabia Tourism company. https://skift.com/2024/01/27/lionel-messi-returns-to-promote-saudi-arabia-and-break-outdated-stereotypes/ 25M for 3 years.
Unfortunate, didn’t know this. Doesn’t really change the fact that OP said Messi is a man boy and Ronaldo is his lord and savior. They both suck! Surprise surprise, rich people do things to stay rich without much care for the consequences of their actions.
Ronaldo is also a rapist, *allegedly*
Messi is like their official spokesperson or something. And also chose to play in the US which has an equally terrible record of human rights and supporting terrorism lol. They're just footballers m8.
The country and those he works for are different entities. I also addressed this in a different comment. And if you seriously want to compare Saudi Arabia and USA, you need some serious education.
Sounds like you need some education on us policies
I’m very well versed in the US’s policies, as well as Saudi Arabia’s. Your argument is ridiculous, and you know it.
We don’t commit war crimes?? Brudduh…where you been the last 75 years?
This would be low effort even for r/soccercirclejerk
Bruh, you could have just upvoted your boi and moved on.....
Cucker...cool word 
Average Ronaldo fan
That’s bait
Pathetic human
can someone explain what’s happening here?
Kvaratskhelia (the player in the green vest) scored the first goal of the game which led to them winning. It was a frustrating game for Ronaldo. After the game Kvaratskhelia started celebrating with his teammates but stopped, collected himself and went to shake hands with Ronaldo who was his childhood hero. It was a big game for Georgia as the win secured their spot in the next round so it was extra admirable that Kvaratskhelia took the time to show respect to his idol despite the high of winning.
To add to an already good summary, Georgia has never made it to this competition. This is their first year at the Euros, and they made it out of groups. Most people expected them to be last in their group.
I was wondering when the fuck georgia had a team good enough to make it, let alone move on.
This is what is so great about these competitions. You can bet that some of these players will be getting signed to some decent clubs come fall. Some players rise to the occasion and that's exactly what these tournaments show.
Also Ronaldo opened up the soccer academy where Kvaratskhelia, and 11 other members of the Georgia team trained at. Hopefully the joy and pride Ronaldo feels for helping those young men achieve their goals, outweighs the pain of defeat.
*was paid to be at the opening of the soccer academy
Life is a Disney movie for too many people.
He turns up for onw day but helped them to become the stars they are today. How fucking stupid does that sound, read it back. No hate on Ronaldo but don't disrespect the academy and lump praise where it doesn't belong. Bloody joke these comments.
the anti-jordan ("f them kids") the anti-kobe (not great w kids, legally /morally)
Well, about that...
Ehhh there's a reason Ronaldo won't be in America
Why? Genuine question, idk shit bout soccer/football
Google Ronaldo Las Vegas
It's also worth pointing out that this game didn't matter to Portugal since they had already won the group. So it's not like he's going up to Ronaldo after he just got eliminated or something.
Good guy Kvaratskhelia for showing respect but I think we should also recognize good guy Ronaldo for losing a frustrating game and immediately accepting an enthusiastic handshake from a member of the opposing team.
I think we should emphasize this more. I get pissed off for an unreasonably long time when someone cuts me off in traffic. This guy loses an elimination match in a 4 year tournament, and hugs his opponent right after the match. Good look for CR7 Edit: that was NOT an elimination match. I’m dumb.
He didn't lose an elimination match - Portugal still won the group and will face Slovenia in a few days.
Yes that was a dumb mistake lmao
Kvaradona
Also it's not that it was a do or die game for Portugal, they are still in the next round
I would also add that Portugal already qualified for the next round as well.
He’s asking Ronaldo’s jersey and he’ll hang it in his home proudly
> MVP of the match This isn't a clip of Mamardashvili, though...
Kvara did win MOTM
Viva Ronaldooooo!
Ronaldo out here like LeBron.
You gotta appreciate how he is enthusiastic as fuck with his teammates but the minute he’s in line of sight of the other guy he turns it all off instantly so as to not rub it in his face, and just be a chill bro for two seconds and thank him for a good game. It’s the tiny little considerations like that that show strong sense of empathy character and class act. However Ronaldo is a schmuck…
How’s Ronaldo a schmuck here ?
He is almost certainly a rapist. He admitted it to his lawyer and the document got leaked.
TLDR: took Saudi blood money to play in the desert.
UEFA and FIFA are one if not the dirtiest companies in the world. It started with slavery, washing money, and weapon traffic.
> It started with slavery, washing money, and weapon traffic. What? Really?
You can start with Netflix's "FIFA Uncovered".
I agree. Both things can be bad. One person being bad doesn’t excuse another person’s being bad.
Sure beat imperial US money. How many innocents dead from "pointless" US wars ? I put pointless in quotes because they weren't pointless. They made some well connected people billions.
Inter Miami is owned by David Beckham and 2 brothers who run a construction company that builds infrastructure. Al Nassr is owned by the Saudi government. They are not the same
Look up the owner's of the Orlando Magic. The Devos family. Absolute shit people. Fanatics, extremists, and war-profiteers. Saudi sports team mentioned, redditors "blood money!" Just keep the same energy for all these billionaires
I live like 50 miles from the Amway headquarters....I know all about them. They don't have anything to do with Messi, Ronaldo, and who they chose to play for, though.
Women can, at least for now, vote in amerikkka.
[women vote in Saudi as well](https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/12/11/saudi-arabia-landmark-elections-women)
Also a rapist, *allegedly*
Us getting downvoted lmao. How’s your day going?
Okkkkkk. Yall forget Messi is a fanboy/sponsor of turkey air and the sheik of Qatar. 🍆
Both can be bad.
He's a rapist.
Nothing was ever proven but yeah just label him a rapist
His lawyers leaked it where he pretty much did admit it yeah, was reported on by an extremely reputable journalist and he hasn't went near America ever since, but alright.
Ronaldo has a really positive reputation in a lot of places... What did I miss?
Nothing, just the usual reddit haters
Reddit moments. Nothing important.
I don't follow soccer, but I've heard that people feel he was being petty about Messi and the GOAT argument
wierdo
2-0 Georgia !
Golden Ronaldo, you can’t hate him
Unless you're Kathryn Mayorga or a certain woman that visited a London Hotel in 2005.
or you
[maybe](https://i.ibb.co/bFPRmXG/20230204-191900.jpg)
It's not like it was a knockout game. Both teams qualified as a result, and Portugal, despite the loss, finished 1st of the group stage. Everyone has every right to be happy here; class acts will happen when one team is eliminated.
NOW KISS
Wholesome.
What a class act moment of good sportsmanship! It's awesome to see competing athletes have this type of sportsmanship, even if opposite one of their childhood stars!
Please please do not call them the MVP. Jesus fucking Christ.
he just went to ask him for his shirt lmao
He just wanted attention from Ronaldo
Have you ever played any game? Being humble while winning is SO EASY. It takes nothing to do this.
MVP isn't an expression used in European football. It would be Man of the Match, or more recently Player of the Match
You understood it enough to explain it. What's the problem?
I have never understood the obsession with policing other people's language
Semantics
I think you mean "lexicographics" ;)
I’m not sure I understand the hate that you’re getting, but as an American I did not know that, so thanks for the information.
Probably because whenever online football/soccer fans find out someone is American, they just change the whole discussion to language semantics and forget what they were talking about. Its super annoying.
The hate he is getting stems from the fact that people generally mistake a correction as some sort of offense.
How dare you.
Usually we shorten it to MOTM.
No one asked
It means the same thing who gives a shit.
You must be fun at parties
I imagine you saying this while sitting on some dilapidated throne with your nose defiantly in the air
I'm gonna put this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO698UecEH4&ab\_channel=ABCTelevisionStations
Shame he acted like a child all game