AMERICAN REACTS TO Lionel Messi - The GOAT *I WAS WRONG, MESSI IS THE GOAT*

[@spudbencer7179]

I wish people would just stop Making react content at all if they always pause the vid to be able to earn money off of it.

[@ceilingfan2031]

how bout if you wanna just watch the video being played without pausing, just go to the original video 🤯🧠

[@FeyTheBin]

What's the point of NOT pausing the video? The better reaction videos are when people don't talk over the video to give us their opinion -- their reaction. Just watch the original video if you do not want any interruption.

[@thecarlob_007]

LOL. For those who even missed it, he was being called the “greatest footballer ever” back in 2010.

[@Danielhalvorsen1993]

Remember the Ronaldinho/Kobe story? Ronaldinho told Kobe in 2005 this relatively unknown kid was the greatest right after he himself won the Ballon d'or. Remember the name!

[@YesMessiIsTheGoat]

The undisputed greatest player ever in football's history!.. The most complete and beautiful player this world of football has ever seen ❤️

[@arnam.mondal]

Exactly ❤️🐐

[@DavesFootballChannel]

no he isn't!

[@fg2343]

@@DavesFootballChannel who is then?

[@MAWP448]

​@@DavesFootballChannelPENALDO FAN DETECTED, JUST CRY IN UR SANDLEAGUE ☔

[@DavesFootballChannel]

@@fg2343 Pele, even Messi thinks so!

[@Mick-z4o]

I’m madrid fan but this man was special if you think that messi best in history I can’t say anything he deserves that I love Ronaldo but messi I always say how he do that

[@arnam.mondal]

❤

[@anavazquez6218]

as a madrid fan, I second that. Ronaldo will always be special in my heart but messi just has that something

[@johnchristmas7522]

I used to like Madrid but their match against Barcelona was nothing short of disgraceful. They tried their hardest to injure Messi, deliberately. Bad losers. Me? as a ref I would have red carded half the team. Nasty and not sportsmen. Despicable.

[@AtnaRecords1]

I am addicted to watching people from the US learn about football and even more watching them react to this absolute freak. Makes me appreciate even more the fact that I got to witness him live, for basically no money, while billions and billions of people, through time and space didn't have this opportunity. 18-12-22

Yeah I'm also developing this kink for whatever reason. I guess there's beauty in watching the sport you love really expand. It's also nice to see a lot of people get out of their "comfort" zone for a lack of a better phrasing.

[@Mountainspirit7]

@ Football is in the biggest crisis ever, unfortunately... The golden age of football was in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s... now there are fewer and fewer real ballers, football artists and magicians, because money has been thrown into the game and now speed and strength are emphasized instead of beauty , techniques, dribbling and ball control... The only nations that still preserve real football and the beauty of football are - Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal and tghe rest of South America countries... And teams like Barca surpass everyone, then River Plata and other Argentinian clubs, Benfica, BVB, as well as coaches like Pep Guardiola, Pochettino, Arteta etc... But football will win again!!!

[@FEDERICO1985]

😂 me pasa lo mismo... estoy viendo muchos videos de norteamericanos asombrados con messi y el fútbol. Quizás me resulta interesante, es que se van dando cuenta que sus deportes no interesan alrededor del mundo... que el mundo es otro. Y el mundo no es los eeuu

[@davidsleith7222]

lol me too, world's most followed sport and watching the world's "greatest nation" waking up is braw.

[@Z.A.N.E19]

As you can see in Messi's career, despite performing 15 years at the top, people found reasons to hate him, that's why winning recent World Cup is more than just a win and the hype, the GOAT title, the love, the madness after that are truly deserved, and justifying 🙂

[@YesMessiIsTheGoat]

Exactly! ❤

[@unwokeneuropean3590]

Being the same age as him I feel I have seen him grow up the same I did the same.

[@zani2532]

Argentina won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986. As Messi was always a top player and had won so many championships with Barcelona, Argentinians expected him to bring another trophy for the country. Messi played 5 World Cups, the first 4 Argentina was not the winner, even getting twice to the finals. This led to some parts of the Argentinan press saying things against him, that all he cared about was the money he made in Barcelona, that winning for Argentina wasn't important for him, etc. But he never gave up and in 2022, he finally did it on his 5th World Cup.

[@lukessportsacademy]

What a wild journey! 😁

[@ImSempTic]

When Ronaldo fans state “Messi had better teammates” is actually so hypocritical because they seem forget the team mates Ronaldo had throughout the years such as: ( Beckham, Vidic, Van der sar, Rooney, Park, Ferdinand, Evra, Giggs, Scholes) Man United 2008 RealMadrid ( Modric, Kross, Casemiro, Ozil, Raul, Sergio Ramos, Kaka, Xabi Alonso, Iker, Navas, Di Maria, Pepe, Higuain, Guti, Gareth Bale) People forget because all they can remember is Barcelona’s prime which i dont blame because that Barca team changed how people viewed football in every way shape and form. (Im sure u dont know them yet, but you will and you can comeback to this comment in a near future and tell me that im right, recently found your channel i love it, will definitely stay)

[@mathewpt4478]

rather Than pepe Ramos and Modric all were bad

[@jal051]

Cristiano played in the biggest budget teams of all time.

[@mathewpt4478]

​so what are you on The best player in the world plays for best teams Ronaldo work His way to the Top fro sporting Manchester Madrid

[@ImSempTic]

@@mathewpt4478 Really? don’t blame you for not knowing your own teams legacy, Higuain crucial #9 for madrid at that time, Casemiro imo best cdm oat, Kross underrated, Gareth bale literally better than Benzema & had better seasons that him, Iker casillas and navas were literally so crucial in UCL's ppl dont really see it that way bc they're gk's

[@ImSempTic]

@@mathewpt4478 Lol this is also another dumb and idiotic thing to say “worked his way up” as if Messi or any other player didn’t. You’re telling me it’s easy to shine in a team full of stars than Sporting a team where constantly young players are given a chance? either way is extremely hard. Just because someone is talented doesn’t mean he won’t work out, try to get better etc. I respect ronaldo’s carrier but hate ronaldo fans / Anti Messi (btw they were both poor neither of them come from a decent family they both worked hard, got lucky and paid off)

[@nakru.7821]

Not only World Cup but also Copa America in 2021. He has won everything in his team.

[@marcuswolff5565]

Every club has their base colors for their home kit, with the design being updated every season (easy way for the clubs to keep making money and staying modern). Every club also has an away kit (and the majority even a third kit) with different colors from the home kit. These also get updated every season, but can change colors all the time, so you don't know what you're gonna get before the season starts. This makes for some really cool (and some not so cool) designs over the years :)

[@VietFS]

There is a third one in some Clubs which is called alternative. Not sure if there is other reason other than commercial

[@anubis9692]

@@VietFS If the colours of both home and away kits clash with the opposing team, the teams will use their third kits. That's why they are usually the most out there in terms of design/colour.

[@VietFS]

@@anubis9692 Not necessarily. You can watch barcelona's 2d and 3d kit and are almost identical. Its mandatory that 1st and 2d doesn't have the same main colour (at least in spain). And i believe between the first and second one should be dark and the other bright. But you can use the third kit even at home if the referee asks for it

[@4timesnow318]

Their 4th kit has red and yellow stripes to represent the Catalonia flag. Sometimes their other kits incorporate red and yellow stripes in a small area as well, such as on the collar, on the back or on the sleeves.

[@celeschan90]

Following Messi's career has been like watching a 20 season long drama series, that had the best possible ending. (Winning the World Cup) Btw Barca's home kit always have red/blue. But their away kidts can be anything. Black, pink, yellow, teal. And yes, new kits every season.

[@bulletproofman323]

At the point of that video, Messi had not won any major tournaments with Argentina. Post video, he goes on to defy being past his "peak" years to win the Copa America (biggest national trophy for his region) and the World Cup. The man did not give up until the mission was done. He's the freaking best. 👏

[@Peter.Parker]

The greatest player ever in the history of mankind! I've never seen anything like him 🐐❤

[@Droidd1993]

The Greatest & The Most Humble Athlete ever in The History of Mankind 👑🐐

[@kakaroto7578]

“Messi’s like a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make. He made the impossible possible. He has something exceptional. He has six or seven years in front of him, touchwood that nothing happens to him, and he can reach unbelievable levels.” - Arsene Wenger

[@tezca3578]

The only thing incorrect about that statement was the "six or seven years" part. Arsene Wenger said that in 2010. 13 years later and Messi is still the best.

[@revansuleymanov7274]

Unbelievable magical Messi. He dominated the whole football

[@tuke4624]

React to Messi in Copa America 2021. It was his first major honour with Argentina (he also won the U-20 WC and Olympics, but those are less significant) and the first major trophy for Argentina since 1993, so it was a massive thing for the whole nation. Messi dominated and was the player of the tournament, top scorer, top assister, top in chances created, had most successful dribbles etc. The following year he completed his legacy by winning the World Cup. He had lost four finals with Argentina (World Cup 2014 and Copa America 2007, 2015 and 2016) so to win it all at the latter part of his career is so sweet!

[@AtnaRecords1]

Kits work like this: Every season a team releases a minimum of two kits, a home kit and an away kit. Home Kit (also called First kit): this is the kit you use almost always when you are at home, in your stadium. this kit will more often than not have the main colours of your club (Newcastle home kit is always white and black stripes). Away kit (second kit): this is a kit that needs to be extremely different from your home kit, so as to give the team the chance to have two diametrically different kits for different opponents. There are thousands of teams in the world, and some may have club colours that are the same and may have to play each other. An example of this is Inter Milan and Atalanta, two teams in Italy who's colours are black and blue. If there were no away kits it would be almost impossible to distinguish players in Inter - Atalanta. Last season Atalanta's away kit was white, so in Inter - Atalanta Inter wore blue and black home kits, Atalanta wore white kits. There's more weird rules about kits, but you don't need to know them in too much detail There are also more kits, these are the third and fourth kit and are almost always made for collection/fashion/special occasion purposes. Hope this helps

[@boniface494]

For sure, if you didn't watch Messi play, you missed out on great joy in your life. Simply the best

[@Z.A.N.E19]

When we show a person directly banger goals, solo running goals,crazy dribblings, crazy gameplay, who's new to football they might think this is football, but when we see/know about football progressively from very low level, to higher, to more advance to further more advanced...and lastly to the top tier then we understand the value of completing achievements of football and some of the things what Messi did were like first and last time we're witnessing and are unexplainable (I KNOW THAT THIS IS APPLICABLE TO EVERY SPORTS AND GAMES) we get to know its beauty

[@AriaTheGoat]

Messi is by far the Greatest Ever. Ronaldo is great as well but Messi is just better in every category. Truly one of a kind!🐐

[@sairaenchantrez]

No they both had great team mates all along. The differnece is ronaldo is a spectacular goal scorer... Messi is a playmaker who happens to be really good at scoring goals. Heart of midfielder, talent of a forward.

[@arnam.mondal]

For people who knows ball knows Messi is by far the greatest player ever to touch the ball and it's not even an opinion it's a fact! 🐐❤️

[@DavesFootballChannel]

even Messi says that Pele was better! so you're wrong!

[@പഞ്ചാക്ഷരി-ല3ട]

​@@DavesFootballChannelPele is equal to an amateur in modern football

[@DavesFootballChannel]

@@പഞ്ചാക്ഷരി-ല3ട yeah, O.K.!🤣

[@waynelowe3329]

​@@DavesFootballChannel well considering Messi is too humble to say he is the G.O.A.T you cannot take what he says as a reason to say someone else is better so your argument is void.

[@DavesFootballChannel]

@@waynelowe3329 Messi has said himself the Pele was better than him! consider that Cockwomble!

[@nakru.7821]

Most Balloon Dor - as best player of year 7 times Most Golden Boots - as the most goal scorer of Europe Most goals in Euro Club history Most goals for per minute Most Goals in a single club Most assists in Football history Most goal contribution in Football history Most MOTM - Man of the match in football history Most best player of International tournaments One and only one has 10/10 rating in UCL final Most best of World CUP tournament golden ball - twice Most Dribbling in Football history Most goal creation in football history Most Out of the box goals in football history Most playmaker awards in football history - 5 times Only one who has best playmaker awards surpassing all midfielders and golden boot surpassing all attackers in the same year Etc 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@thelocalguychannel]

Being a cr7 guy, i can never hate on this guy. He is truly a magician

[@gginfuser7157]

I don't actually believe in statistics to judge a Footballer. Statistics don't include the space a player creates, the initiation of attack, the diversion of attention, a cross that is so high level but only considered as a cross on paper. Messi from 2011 was already considered GOAT because of this. There are people that said he needs statistics and World Cup just like Pele and Maradona. After his 18 years of Torment including being hated by his own nation Argentina, he now tops in : Highest Statistics Highest Trophy won (with World Cup) Highest Awards Won Highest Man of the Match Highest Player of the Tournament I don't know what he needs to be known as GOAT now. He is the greatest if you watch him. If you want on paper, he is the greatest there too. An Example of inhuman. There will be no one like him, atleast not until next generation

[@raider1297]

He's been the GOAT to anyone who loves and understands the game for a LOT of years now. At this point if anyone is still questioning him, it comes from an emotional rather than rational place.

[@Roi55]

there was no better player to watch... nor any player with better overall stats

[@MademoiselleRed1390]

Correction, it wasn't that he was hated by his nation. The majority of us have always loved him unconditionally. It's the difference in his experience with the National team compared to his Barcelona career that lead to extreme criticism born from high expectations, especially from sports media. It's like comparing his PSG experience to his Inter Miami one. Also comparable to the world wide reception too, because while Messi is widely loved, he also has his detractors. So yeah, I just wanted to clarify this because we Agrentine know better than anyone how hard his experience with the national team got at times, but the nation didn't hate him. If anything, the teams devotion to Messi is representative of how the people feel for him.

[@gginfuser7157]

@@MademoiselleRed1390 It's good to know that. I saw a lot of news channels, inluding argentines posting a lot of critics. The squads were always full of individual players who were shining with their club. Still Messi gave his best which was the only reason they played several finals so I was sad to see that. Talk shows like Sid Seixerio said a lot just cause he was winning silver instead of gold. It just pisses me that while Maradona coached 2010, he was not blamed at all for that coaching. I love Maradona but he seemed a lot doubtful of Messi, his own nations player that rejected Spain to play for Argentina just like his Idol maradona. He pulled no punches. Messi is introvert and he just can't be that violent or expressive. But introvert needs much emotional support than extroverts. Sorry for what I am going to say, I prayed Argentina never wins the world cup in this century. Untill I saw how they respected him in World Cup.

[@deepeshdesigns]

Messi is greatest player of all time. Thank you for reacting his video.

[@toothlezz16]

Calling him the greatest athlete is problematic because he plays a teamsport. Like oscar to actors, there is an award for an athlete of a year called Laures. No one who plays a teamsport like football, basketball, cricket or hockey or any other sports, won that award. Except Messi of course. He won it twice.

[@Krato65]

"El clasico" is the head to head match between two of the best clubs in spain or arguably the best clubs of all time in Real Madrid and Barcelona! Whenever these 2 teams face each other it was the biggest stage in World club football, no matter in which competition they face each other. So being a teenager scoring 1 goal in this match is an lifetime dream and a big achievement for any player just for the amount of pressure and history this duel has. Leo Messi scored a hattrick in this game against their rival Real Madrid, which had so many legends and experienced players at that time. The match ended 3-3 and Messi scored all 3 for Barcelona! And yes, he debuted for Barca first team at 17 years of age and scored breaking the record for the youngest player to score for Barcelona first team!

[@Hikusaak4]

There have been many greats in football, but they've only remained on top for 1, 2, maybe 3 years. Messi and Ronaldo went back and forth for 15+ years. It was always one of them. In spite of that, Messi is a much better player than Ronaldo, because Ronaldo is only comparable to Messi in goals. But Messi is also the best playmaker and dribbler. And they're not close in those categories.

[@mathewpt4478]

Anime Kid

[@Roi55]

anime is good what u mean?@@mathewpt4478

[@denniscole173]

Never a debate among most top tier players. Messi every day.

[@antico]

It was never a debate, even people from the same team as Ronaldo admitted Messi was better, you saw Rooney saying it. It was a fabricated debate from Real Madrid's press, nobody else in the world thought Ronaldo was better.

[@Peter.Parker]

Exactly there was never been a debate, for people who watch football can easily agree that Messi is by far the greatest player ever football has ever seen!

[@YesMessiIsTheGoat]

True Messi was always better. He's God gifted ❤

[@mathewpt4478]

​@@Peter.Parker10 Year old Kid

[@mathewpt4478]

Ronaldo Literally Settled everything When he won UCL 3 years in a Row

[@marlibeshaj1069]

​@@mathewpt4478messi won the ballon d or 4 years in a row, whats your argument?

[@piskipa]

I'm Chilean, for us (and especially in recent times) Argentina has been our biggest rival; we have a decent relationship as neighboring countries, but we DON'T have a good relationship when it comes to football.. what I want to say with that is that I'm not biased at all, that said; Messi is by far the greatest player that has ever played this beautiful game, no questions asked. Ronaldo is obviously an amazing player, one of the bests, but Messi is in a different universe. Nobody makes the game look as effortlessly easy as Messi does, Ronaldo likes to make stuff look complicated, which is fun to look at, it's entertaining, everybody likes flashy skills or flashy goals for sure.. but a true master is the one that does the exact opposite; make something hard look easy. Messi dribbling 1v5 against some of the best defenders in the world, making them look like toddlers, is something ONLY HIM can do; he's special, we'll probably never see anybody else play like him.

[@marshallcampbell125]

Messi so explosive at a young age. Simply the 🐐

[@tomydurazno6243]

19:45 "I'm piecing together why this matters so much in the grand scheme", I dropped a tear right there. You are starting to understand why. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@PatReyes-l4t]

Hello from Texas, he is the best ❤

[@mwitishadrack8914]

Am very honest have watched so many videos but literally no one even close to this guy,, he will do miracle and still be so humble and always never undermine his teammates even when they don't score the open goals he assists,, I love the guy, he will carry the team and boost about he always acknowledge his teammates😍

[@nakru.7821]

Maybe you don't remember but till his injuries in 2013 and final WC lost to Germany he wasn't compared to CR. Because Ronaldo wasn't his cup of Tea. All football fans and legends said Messi was not from this planet. For example CR never saw a bronze of World Cup but he called The Best himself. However Messi was the loser with his silver. Now he got World Cup championship 🏆 and he is still humble. He is only footballer who completed football getting all major trophies and team awards.

[@mathewpt4478]

Cry more

[@jal051]

That's because in the World Cup no one compared Messi to Cristiano, they compared him to Maradona. No one ever expected Cristiano to win the World Cup.

[@mathewpt4478]

​@@jal051because he comes from a small nation Ans now They are getting better Than better As time goes on unlike Argentina

[@nakru.7821]

@@jal051 exactly. Even without trophies everyone said he is the GOAT.. just one group thought he should get WC surpassing Maradona and Pele. And Messi 's longevity was something else. I grew up admiring Pele and Maradona but the thing Messi gave football was something else. None attacker could be so amazing playmaker. None attacker had so beautiful long and quick short passes, none had his view, so few attackers had dribbling ability as we know Messi had the most in football history. Imagine someone who got golden boot and playmaker award at the same time.. this is incredible.

[@nakru.7821]

@@mathewpt4478 small nation?) It is about football bro. From Ur point the best results should belong to China)) However I should agree players from Argentina and Brazil are more born talanted that's why the bests always came from them. But I can swear 95 percentage of Argentina squad were not known till their championship. All were in middle clubs even some of them even couldn't be in start squats of clubs.. however Portugal players had much more practice as they came from better teams.. But my point was not about trophies and awards as we know Lio has most, the thing was that. Messi wasn't compared to CR till 2014, he was undisputed till his injury and 2014 WC.

[@Alex-Tremonti]

I highly recommend you to react to four of the most underrated Messi videos, imho: 1. "Messi vs No Space - HD" 2. "Messi vs No Space - New Edition - HD" 3. "Lionel Messi - Close Control Dribbling - No Space" 4. "Messi vs Physics". These are 4 of the best videos imo to show you in detail some of the most unexplainable and outstanding "alien" things that Messi has been doing constantly in almost every single match during all these 18 years in a football field, but aren't showed so much in many highlight videos, at least compared to the goals and all that. This is why he's without a doubt the best player ever, for me.

[@aeroxyz5626]

Messi is from South America but conquered Europe. 🐐

[@albertgandiamodol5311]

I can't forget the day I saw the first goal of Messi in Camp Nou, he scored one 3 minutes before but it was disallowed and only watching him take the pass of Ronaldinho and scoring with his cold blood... I knew we had a star but I couldn't imagine he was going to be that good and regular throughout the years!

[@fjvc90]

There's a great video that shows his history since he was a kid with actual footage and a great commentator. It's called "The RISE of lionel Messi". He IS the goat.

[@Ki1ngOfGods]

I watched the whole thing. I think this has more meaning for me watching this because you're a new soccer fan so the fact you appreciate Messi means you're not biased. You can truly see his GOAT status. Keep making videos, I enjoy them only because I know you're new to the sport and your reactions are priceless, you see the talent too. You'll be surprised how many people keep saying mbape or Ronaldo are better than him, they are in denial. Your videos prove he's truly the one and only goat 🐐 of all time. There will never be someone like him. By the way, the most prestigious soccer award (Ballon D'Oro) is gonna be given out to the world's best player in October of this year. It's like the top award for any soccer player in the world and guess what? Messi has 7 of those already. Also, he now plays here in the USA, specifically Miami and Messi will be the first player ever to win the best player award (Ballon doro) while playing for the MLS. Dude this is huge, a soccer player in America will be winning the most prestigious award. Please look into it, I want to hear your opinion too.

[@sebastianbarrios2760]

not soccer..football

[@Ki1ngOfGods]

@@sebastianbarrios2760 if you're in America it's soccer. You're not in America? Then call it futbol or football, smart ass.

[@simbaking6338]

Great to know u finally see whos the best footballer of all times...One Messi...One GOAT!!!!

[@vanyvero2007]

My personal opinion is Messi didn't win a World Cup sooner because Argentina had a lot or a handful players that were individualist. Remember Argentina has so many world class players and they're all passionate about the sport and want to be a part of that win.. the difference with the 2022 WC is all the players in the team understood that they should follow his lead!

[@lellucctgs7074]

Like Portugal this year, many world class players but they are so individualist

[@dragndorf9]

or its just luck - both germany 2014 and france 2018 were by far the stronger sides. even france 2022 arguably stronger and lets be real they could've won it in ET but somethings are just meant to be ...

[@gastonpaterno127]

"Messi God amongst men" is another BANGER of a video if you want to keep getting amazed

[@CallmeTomorrow65]

There is no debate.

[@billnguyen4148]

Ronaldo can do things that looks impossible and very hard to replicate, like scoring thunder goals from distance or pull off incredible high jump to do headers. while Messi do things that are also extremely difficult but make it look so easy. the way he dribbles past 2, 3, 4, 5 people is insane, it may look easy if you dont play football yourself or dont watch football often, but its near impossible if you try. the most skillful players in the world can also do it once in a while and if they lucky it would lead to a goal. but Messi has done it dozens and hundreds of time throughout his entire career consistently for 16, 17 years now. and that is just one aspect of his game. He doesnt even have to score goals to be the best player on the pitch, but he still scores constantly anyway. There will never be anyone else like him, im so blessed to have witness this man for a good 15 years of my life watching football, and still enjoying every second of his greatness till this day. The King, The GOAT, the one and only Lionel Messi.

[@alexk.6758]

Messi its exceptional, every defender that he left behind are profesional players, not rookies...these league is the 1st division the best league of the the whole world, thats make this video unbelieveble

[@pradith1]

Disfruten del mejor jugador del mundo de un ser humano excepcional, no cometan el mismo error de los franceses, un gran abrazo desde Argentina 🇦🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️🇦🇷

[@analiacrudeli6731]

That´s why he is the best. Because he´s been the best for such a long time. You MUST watch him play as a chil of only seven years old.

[@BurningGundam]

Now you can understand WHY the WC was so important, it was the cherry on the top for him.

[@DRELAW12]

We appretiate you bro

[@keebs67]

Thing is at 17 he’s playing in the best team in the world against some of the best in the world it’s not just any old pro team

[@thecarlob_007]

10:37 people who have played with Messi and those who have seen him play up close for years describe him as operating on a different dimension - as if everything is in slow motion for him. Which makes whatever he does seem impossible for us mortals.

[@_white.rabbit_]

People are so obsessed with "Messi vs Ronaldo" that they forget it was more important for Messi to get out of Diego Maradona's shadow. He has never made snide remarks unlike Ronaldo. I don't think he ever cared about the GOAT debate even in his mind. I believe he always had this burden to prove something for his country. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who you are compared to or who considers you great if you are the most hated person in your own country. Imagine your own country men incessantly cursing you, giving you death threats, burning your jersey and what not. This was even more evident after 3 successive final loses, so much so that Messi decided to retire. Must have hurt a lot to see the entire world at your side apart from you own country. All this makes him winning 2022 world cup that much more meaningful Its not to end the "GOAT" debate. (Personally, I am a Messi supporter). Its that finally Messi came out of Maradona's shadow by wining everything for Argentina. We can see he is much more calm and relaxed now.

[@JuanMorales-zq5wx]

What they don’t show you in the 2014 World Cup final is the chances Messi’s team mate Higuaín misses, truly heartbreaking

[@sagecraneengel7374]

Just came across this great video!! I am 80 years old...and I am soooo grateful and so deeply thankful that I was still around to watch this Beautiful man bring so much Joy to this war torn World...He IS the 'Little Magic Man'

[@jal051]

Those guys he was dribbling were many of the best players in the world. All top players make one of these incredible plays from time to time. The difference with Messi is that he did them every game. Also, you have to understand the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Those teams live to beat each other.

[@jal051]

As for the World Cup. In European competitions Messi was compared to Cristiano, but in the World Cup Messi had to live up not to Cristiano, but to Maradona, arguably the best player of all times alongside Pelé. No one ever asked Cristiano to win the World Cup by himself, but everyone demanded Messi to do it. I won't say Messi is the greatest of all times alone. Football evolves over time. But I will die saying Messi is up there with Pelé and Maradona. Those 3 are above everyone else.

[@Onche518]

@@jal051 Messi is far beyond Pelé and Maracokena, the competition isn't even comparable.

[@jal051]

@@Onche518 The fitness preparation Pelé and Maradona had was shit compared with the one Messi has. Each player must be judged in his own time, and at their own times they were aliens just like Messi is now.

[@viviankilloran385]

Barcelona fan here. Been watching Messi since 2008. Argentina fan since 1976. Glad to see fellow americans discover good futbol. Leo is the GOAT. No doubt. Now that he is in Miami the US fans will see what inspired futbol looks like. But unfortunately he is in his last years of his career. Thankfully there is utube to go back and watch him at his prime. Enjoy the beautiful game!

[@linolino9306]

Just watch more messi videos on youtube, you will understand why he is the GOAT. It's not just about stats, it's how he produced these stats. How he scored the goals, how he provided the assists, how he dribbled past 2,3,4,5 players. He is incredible. Just watch him play. No player does it like him. He is always in top 2 in almost every football category. Dribbles, assist, playmaking, goal scoring. Messi is always top 3. Ronaldo is about goals. Ge does not dominate the other aspects of the game like messi does. Messi is easily the best goalscorer and playmaker combined. That's t why he is the GOAT.

[@insertnamehere1792]

The U20 was Argentina

[@8Escher8]

For me, Messi is that little shy 13-year-old kid with growth problems that had to move across the world so Barcelona could pay the costly treatment nobody else would. And he grew, he grew taller first so he would have a normal height, he grew stronger to overcome and avoid the injuries every athlete is exposed to -specially someone that dribbles and gets tackled as much as he does-, he grew as a footballer, to become the best in history, he grew out of his shyness and became the leader Argentina needed to win the Copa America and the World Cup after many year, and now he's growing older and getting closer to retirement and got me here trying to convince myself that it's fine, that he already gave me so much happiness, but man, I'm gonna miss seeing him receive the ball and get on my feet because I know something amazing is about to happen

[@Z.A.N.E19]

11:54 and Messi never did that, ever. That's why you will see his fans specifically tell you about his humbleness and how nice he is despite being the best from the start till now (and just to let you know Ronaldo's cockiness from the beginning was one of the major reasons he's getting hate till now 👀despite having a successful career)

[@Peter.Parker]

Fax

[@_Jishan_69]

He's the best ever.The greatest athlete of all time.🐐

[@kevinvo6144]

I clicked on this video thinking it was your reaction to Messi at MLS, but it's not. I'm very surprised you haven't had a video for each of his MLS game!!???? It's probably the best thing that's happened to American soccer.

[@Rorther]

Ronaldinho presented Messi to Kobe Bryant back in the days as "the best football playher ever". And here he is.

[@EduardoMonforte]

Great reaction, Corey! It is always fun to see someone discover the magic that Messi has given us for so many years already, and to see other people fall in love with the sport.

[@BJ-Clean]

21:08 I want to add something about 2014 World Cup which is relatable with everybody at some point of their lives.. Nobody appreciate it If you come second or runner up so either be the top or remain average... Messi has played 6 finals altogether including Copa Americas 3 times and World Cup 2 times and Fillasima 1 time something they don't care to mention and still debate..It took him 7 ballon d'or,Six European golden boots,2 World Cups player of the tournament and numerous of individual awards, finally the World Cup to prove himself the GOAT...He has gone through the lots of criticism❤❤❤Yes definitely born to win.. it's great feeling when entire world wanted you to win the WC which I think he deserves more than any other players....🎉🎉

[@NediaLetta]

Regarding your question about the uniforms, every year every team will have a new home kit, away kit and a third kit. Home kit is usually the variation of the traditional colorway for heritage, away kit is where you can boast creativity of your team, and third kit is for special occasions, usually club or city anniversaries. If you're seeing Messi wearing blue and red kit, it's 99% his home kit, and any other colorway would be away/3rd kit. Red and yellow is usually Barca's away kit because Catalan wants to be an independent state out of Spain and Barcelona is a city of Catalan. Red and yellow is the color of Catalan flag that holds lots of heritage. Another video I think you should watch (idk if it's okay to react to, might be copyrighted) is Copa90 story on Argentina in the World Cup (The Crazy Day Messi Saved His And Argentina's Legacy). This video helps you understand why WC is Argentina's most precious identity and why Messi was not considered an Argentinian by Argentinian and the complexity around that football culture. Following Messi is also following Catalan's seek for freedom, following tiki-taka (the attacking style that defines Barca) and following Argentina's craziness. That's why so many people are attached to Messi, because you get to be involved in so many cultures and subcultures that outline the greatness of him. It's like if you're a Jordan's fan, you have to understand Chicago and Nike and all that. It's a must watch.

[@bilirubin5877]

The reason between Messi, Cr7 when producing goals is : Messi is the playmaker. He's not just wait at the box. He creates chance, dribling and lead the attack then finish it. He did 3 jobs at the same time while other player only could did one job at their best.

[@zxtsf]

❤❤😂😂 THIS IS THE OPINION OF thousands of ,coaches who couldnot come up with a solution on how to stop him, goalies tortured by his way of play, defences humiliated &unable to stop him, OPOSSING TEAM SUPPORTERS bowing down to his creativity and genuis, messi was born to play football.😮😮😮❤❤❤

[@yirando]

Even that Messi won the worldcup last year that was the most important trophy that he was trying to get, he always wants to win, he likes to compete so I think that he will keep trying to win in the MLS. Good reaction and cheers from Argentina

[@timb2674]

Several things that might be interesting to know. In football (non american one) most players actually already got scouted for a professional club at a very young age. Its quite normal for these players to already start training 4-5 times a week from the age of 10 at this pro clubs. Obviously making your debut at probably the biggest spanish club at 17 is insane, but thats why football players can be 16,17,18,19 when they make their debut. Also something which is good to know about the Messi Ronaldo rivalry is that they played for Barca and Real Madrid respectively. They were the faces of these clubs for many years and these clubs are considered the best clubs in spain and are also both up there for the best clubs worldwide. So you had messi ronaldo rivalry, but you also had the Barca Realmadrid rivalry (and the match between these two clubs is called ''el classico'' btw)

[@Kaaure]

I have been lucky enough to experience his entire career, and its been nothing more than magical.

[@philipg6579]

3:20 for me Corey watching Messi for so long now I’m so happy he is happy in Miami and is able to live out the rest of his career knowing he achieved everything in the sport

[@joelsebastian9096]

Imagine watching a great playmaker like zidane and Iniesta.... Then imagine watching a great goalscorer like ronaldo...... NOW IMAGINE A SINGLE PLAYER DOING BOTH BETTER THAN ABOVE PLAYERS.... THAT'S MESSI FOR YOU

[@Kaspisify]

The Messi and Ronaldo era basically started at the same time, and they've been the two greatest players on earth for more than a decade. Messi obviously being the better of the two.

[@wposligua81]

Glad to read/hear your objectivity to The Goat debate. I would recommend you to watch ESPN's analysis on his goal against Athletic Bilbao's Copa del Rey final - the science breaks down his gift, athleticism, and superhuman status. BTW, Lionel was a total leader when Argentina won against Ecuador (in Quito!) and qualified them to Russia 2018!

[@yusk106]

Even after his prime years, in 2020, 2021 and 2023, hes still within the top 1-3 best in the world. Also unbelievable thag he was top 3 players in 2007 and 2008 just 2-3 years after joining barca

[@marcosarg1]

The best 20 years of my life watching this sport. Watching Messi from the very beginning.

[@fuckit1967]

for the none fan or casual fan,let me explain...Messi coming to MLS althou 36 y.o. is the biggest deal in America's sporting history,some wont get it,cause its football and Americans call it soccer,but this football,globally is bigger worldwide than America's 4 major sport leagues combined,the footage in this video is showing Messi making other great footballers,defenders looking ordinary,the MLS hardly has anyone of their caliber and eventhou Messi is 36,he has the ability to dribble pass and score on every team in the MLS,at will,but hes a team player,hes getting his teammates involved,facilitating them,making them better,but at any time,he can have a flash back to individual brilliance leaving 4 defenders stuck in quicksand and score.

[@Daardo]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@GonzaloRMDT]

Penalty kicks are called after a foul inside the box area, they are shot 1 vs. 1 between the shooter and the goalkeeper. Free kicks are called after a foul anywhere outside the box area.

[@gabrielrigaud9426]

I am personnaly a Ronaldo fan bc I feel like I can relate way more to him ,he feels way more human to me, but that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate how good messi was for more that 15 years. I feel like the whole ronaldo fans vs messi fan fight is just stupid and push ppl to hate the other best player of all time

[@sarahjane6630]

I hear you but you liking someone personally because you relate to them makes them your favourite not the greatest and people confuse one with the other. F.O.A.T favourite of all time is not G.O.A.T greatest of all time. I support LFC. Kenny Dalglish is my F.O.A.T but no one ever played like Messi he is the G.O.A.T

[@globalizacionliquida]

For me.....Messi is the best player of histoy...not only for the way that he play but also because he is humble and that is incredible given his skills.....besides Maradona (Argentinian too) and Pele (Brasil) but we cannot fail to recognize that Ronaldo has been one of the greats too.....MSN were three Barcelona players inluding Messi who made Magic.....Messi (Argentina) Neymar ( Brasil) Suarez (Uruguay) Three brother countries.....it was very special.....

[@sorinsandulescu5847]

he was 17 when he started to play for the Barcelona main team and it was with argentina for under 18 ! nice video ! :)

[@branx4426]

This is a cool concept for your videos! I enjoyed this. Messi is a one of a kind player, we most likely will not see anything close to him ever again. One thing this concept makes me think is there isn’t yet enough of a tradition or heritage to football here in the states. I grew up in LA, but my parents are Argentine and my dad is a die hard Boca fan. I got into football around the time Riquelme came back to Boca in 2007. I was the only one amongst my peers who was hyped or even understood what was happening at the time. Then again I was only in 7th grade, but nobody else my age knew what was going on in football. As I got older I realized most of the fans I did know are kids like me who were raised into other clubs from England, Mexico, Argentina, Germany etc I think kids in other countries are taught to grow up with love and pride for their teams. Here we got the MLS that is hella new so there may not be that generational connection a parent would pass onto his kids yet. There is the occasional spike in interest whenever international tournaments come around every few years in the summer. But we don’t yet have that rich footballing history other countries have yet - there are clubs in multiple countries that are 100+ years old - how old is the oldest club in the MLS? That heritage isn’t gonna come for a long time but Messi’s arrival will definitely make new fans interested in him and MLS, but the bigger implications are how the future generation of football players grow up. There are little kids right now who are super hyped for Messi, who will dig into his rich history and hopefully even learn to develop some of his game to theirs. US Soccer will grow immensely from his arrival at all levels and aspects imo.

[@hesch-tag]

It should never have been a debate. Messi was always better. Ronaldo had some years where he scored more and won more but Messi has always been the best bar none. Apart from the World Cup, Messi also won the Copa America, a highly prestigious prize he had not won yet and was really pressured to win it and boy did he deliver. He either scored the goals or assisted them. Strange thing is, Messi somehow was always expected and pressured to win the World Cup but you hardly ever heard that about Ronaldo. People who really understand football, who see the beauty of the game, who value footballing IQ and can look beyond which team or country they support and other biases, will and should always always realise that Messi is the best by far and that there should never have been a debate. Ronaldo's stats are amazing too but Messi does so much more on the pitch and makes the game more beautiful. Messi is a genius.

[@mathewpt4478]

Another 10 Year old Disrespecting Ronaldo Nothing New

[@hesch-tag]

@@mathewpt4478 Bullshit. I am just stating that Messi is on a different level. Ronaldo is great but Messi is the greatest.

[@doreeneb]

@@mathewpt4478 tell me, can Ronaldo match Messi's playmaking and assists ability? The only think he can even try to match Messi on is goals. Everything else, he doesn't even come close to Messi. There's a reason why the best footballers who played the game (rather than some random person on KZbin) agree that Messi the the GOAT. But I guess you knoe more than the greats...

[@AndyCampbellMusic]

Absolutely correct. Many Ronaldo fans are just biased fanATICS. All you have to do is collect all their best bits.. Messi wins by a street... Anyone who denies it, is not being honest... Ronaldo is a goalscorer like Joseph Bican or Gerd Muller who are never mentioned in the greatest of all time conversation. A great goalscorer is not NECESSARILY a great football player. There are many attributes that are needed to be in contention. Messi has them in abundance Ronaldo does not. Haaland is a Ronaldo type player... Even Mbappe who is slightly more skilled than Haaland is mainly pace.. Time will tell how long they remain at the top.

[@AndyCampbellMusic]

@@doreeneb Messi outmatches Ronaldo as a goalscorer and this although he is not an out and out striker. Ronaldo has scored only 27 more goals or so than Messi despite being an out and out striker for most of his career and playing many times against lesser quality teams than Messi did. Ronaldo has played 140 MORE games than Messi but ony 27 goals more? Add to that the fact, that Messi has been awarded 48 penalty kicks, which he gave to other to take, 7 of which would have resulted in the completion of a hat trick, had he taken them himself. Messi is easily the superior goalscorer. The debate about who is the best, was manufactured by the media and fanatical fans.. It was never debatable at all.. Just watch HOW they play and the impact they have on each match.. Case closed.🤷‍♂️

[@Sickartik]

I am in love with messi

[@user-yc3ws9xr4y]

The greatest there was, the greatest there is & the greatest there will be #Messi #GOAT

[@ed7tx664]

So as you asked, yes teams have a maximum of 4 kits in a season they can wear. Their main kit, plus one champions league away kit and other are away kit. Basically teams wears the home kit more often but on away matches they wear the other kits and it keep changing every year❤ ❤❤

[@jonisilk]

With football, the physicality is only part of it. Essentially, if you're good enough, you're old enough!

[@veryvery2155]

There was a video by magical messi that summarizes the Copa America 2021 win. It shows how much pressure and what it meant to win the Copa for Messi after losing 4 finals in his career, beautiful. I think it was taken down

[@sstewart527]

Also of note is the Messi Foundation for charity. Not only the GOAT, but a great person.

[@ken_kaniff246]

Zlatan says so. That's all you need to know I was patiently waiting for the Ray Hudson commentary to hit 😂

[@allannhlanhla]

Subscribed and watched the whole thing, this is your first and only video I've watched so far, no shame in you learning man, you'll eventually understand it all! Hope the channel keeps growing, love this video!

[@doduyle8476]

the Messi was the guy who scored a hat-trick in his very first El Clasico when he was 19

[@johnchristmas7522]

Messi as well as scoring goals also gives great assists- his reading of the game is phenomenal. His story, from the begining is also surprising in that as a child his legs were short and he went through operations to have them lengthened. Truly an amazing footballer. As you can see, in the videos, he was without doubt the greatest ever. With his club, in their heyday, unbeatable. For proof just see their Trophy room, huge.

[@realmrq5183]

Fun fact - now in Barcelona there is this player Lamin Yamal, he is sixteen, plays regularly in first team and recently debuted in national team of Spain with a goal :)

[@javiazar]

8:17 for me it wasn't even close. Messi would become the GOAT eventually and all he had to do was stay fit and healthy, and he did.