The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[Talal]

RolStoppable said:

Talal said:
Barca get an 85 minute penalty and Messi gives the penalty to Neymar who had a bad game. It would have been a hattrick and he would have had a 2 goal lead over Ronaldo in the league. That's why Messi is liked way more than Ronaldo.

I thought it's because he plays for Barcelona and not Real Madrid.

Both teams are hated by neutrals. The scale does tip into either direction depending on who's doing better though. Pep era Barca had way more hate than Madrid. Right now I'd say Madrid gets as much or maybe a bit more hate. I also don't think that hating a team necessarily influences hating a player. Unless the team you hate is a direct competitor in which case you'd probably hate or at least dislike all their players.