Gary Lineker is a retired footballer turned broadcaster who is well respected in his home country of England. Lineker’s 2.21 million Twitter followers were treated to his special brand of self-deprecating humor during Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Man City yesterday.
Lionel Messi scored the opening goal for Barcelona in his typical brilliance. Messi helped his side advance to the Champs League quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate (think of it like winning a playoff game).
Gary Lineker, a former Barcelona striker himself, compared his game to Messi’s on Twitter, sparking a fun night of exchanges between fans.
Messi makes me realise how shit I was!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 12, 2014
Feel shittier by the minute. #Messi
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 12, 2014
@GaryLineker He’s not as good at tweeting as you are, though, Gaz! 🙂
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 12, 2014
@GaryLineker Imagine how that makes us park players feel?
— Ian Moore (@ianmodmoore) March 12, 2014
Followers were nearly unanimous. Next to Messi, every football player is sh*t.
While he was no Lionel Messi, Lineker did achieve something remarkable in his career. Over 16 years Lineker managed to avoid drawing a red or yellow card during play. He was either good at hiding it or very gentlemanly.
FIFA sided with the later, awarding Lineker with 1990 FIFA Fair Play Award.
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