FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - commentary and banter thread

@Great-Big-Stees said
Egos can be a very persuasive thing.🤔😉

Name me one Great Player who doesn't have an EGO!!!! 😉

-VR

@Very-Rusty said
Name me one Great Player who doesn't have an EGO!!!! 😉

-VR

Pele

@Great-Big-Stees said
Pele

@GBS,

You know I don't ask the question without knowing the answer in advance old friend.

I do my homework!!! 😉

Pelé did have an ego, but it was complex. While widely characterized as a humble ambassador for soccer, he was highly self-assured, frequently spoke about himself in the third person, and was known to fiercely defend his status as the greatest player of all time.

We had Wayne Gretzky who always spoke about himself in the third person, Trump always does this too, these are all men with huge Ego's!!
This habit was most notable during the later stages of his career—such as his time with the Los Angeles Kings in the mid-1990s. When addressing the media during trade rumors or contract negotiations, he would sometimes refer to his own interests by name, explaining what was best for "Wayne Gretzky" to distance himself slightly from the corporate or business side of hockey

Ok, we can put Trump on a different level. 😉

-VR

@Very-Rusty said
Name me one Great Player who doesn't have an EGO!!!! 😉

-VR

Cassinova

@The-only-Mr-T said
Cassinova

Speaking of Cassinova. Make a move in our 9+ year match…Please🙏😲

@The-only-Mr-T said
Cassinova

Casanova which one? 😛

-VR

@Great-Big-Stees said
Speaking of Cassinova. Make a move in our 9+ year match…Please🙏😲

This weekend 😃

@Great-Big-Stees said
Speaking of Cassinova. Make a move in our 9+ year match…Please🙏😲

LOL....Long Game!!!

-VR

@The-only-Mr-T said
This weekend 😃

You would never have a game going for 9 years with me, I'd time you out!!! 😉

-VR

@Very-Rusty said
You would never have a game going for 9 years with me, I'd time you out!!! 😉

-VR

It’s a friendly match but I have to admit he is testing my “friendliness”. 😲😉

@The-only-Mr-T said
This weekend 😃

TYJ.👍

@Great-Big-Stees said
It’s a friendly match but I have to admit he is testing my “friendliness”. 😲😉

I can't disagree with your there I would have timed him out long ago my old friend.

I think he may be testing your friendliness a bit too much. 😉

Or perhaps more accurately put taking advantage of it?

-VR

@Very-Rusty said
I can't disagree with your there I would have timed him out long ago my old friend.

I think he may be testing your friendliness a bit too much. 😉

-VR

He’s just worried that I might win.🤔

@Great-Big-Stees said
He’s just worried that I might win.🤔

That would be a big shot at his EGO!!! 😉

-VR

@Great-Big-Stees said
He’s just worried that I might win.🤔

Well you can't win now but I can still stalemate 😲