Liverpool -midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is not the first football player to engage in some small social media beef, and he will not be the last.
Things on X and Instagram are often quite sterile and personality in this era of professionally managed accounts, but sometimes footballers simply cannot help themselves.
Here are seven of the smallest reports on social media of football players, with one manager who should know better for a good measure.
Dominik Szoboszlai
Not for the first time, Szoboszlai clashed on the international stage with Real Madrid Wonderkid Arda Guler.
In their last meeting, a 3-0 UEFA Nations League victory for Turkey in Hungary, Guler put his fingers on his lips and the midfielder examined.
The photo of the incident was posted on Instagram, on which Szoboszlai remarked “” 1088 “.
The meaning behind that cryptic number? The total number of minutes that Guler played for Madrid this season.
Szoboszlai went outside and actively investigated the statistics of the 20-year-old-that is the kind of world class, dedicated that even Neal Maupay can strive.
Lamine Yamal
Szoboszlai was not the only star that gave this international break a little back.
“I have noticed a few things about Lamine Yamal who began to annoy me,” said former Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart between the two legs of the Dutch Nations League quarterfinals to Spain.
“His shorts were too low, he didn't try too hard, he had some superficial gestures … I didn't like this.”
That kind of comments about a 17-year-old football player is a bit SUS to say the least. Yamal had the perfect reaction and pulled his shorts to knee level after scoring a brilliant goal. He missed a penalty in the shootout, but ended up in the winning team anyway.
“Shorts down, goal scored, missed penalty and in the semi -final … Vamos, Spain,” the teenager placed on Instagram, accompanied by a meme by Van der Vaart who looked up. Well played, boy.
Neal Maupay
The Frenchman (or, rather, the social media company that works for him) has done remarkably well to build brand Maupay as the biggest SH*Thouse in World Football at the moment.
In addition to his Op-Pitch exploits, Maupay seems completely happy to disturb a few feathers with his social media messages.
The highlight so far was probably placing the iconic Shawshank Redemption Freedom scene after officially left Everton. The best part? He went on loan alone and remains in the books of the Merseyside Club for the time being.
If a goal in 32 performances for Everton was not enough to burn his bridges with the Goodison believers, that will.
Lionel Messi
In contrast to his eternal rival, we do not tend to get a lot of Messi drama (not meant playing puncture) in the Insta remarks. The Argentinian tends to keep things pretty civil and diplomatic.
But even an eight-time World Cup winner is not above some small social media nonsense. Jamie Carragher has revealed that Messi slid into his DMS to call him a 'donkey' a few years ago, while he did not follow the teammate Alejandro Garnacho of Argentina after the Manchester United Star had posted his worship of Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Do you know what I like about Garnacho? He doesn't give*CK,” said Rio Ferdinand on his atmosphere with Five YouTube channel.
'Garnacho told me that Messi did not follow him just because he makes no secret to prefer Ronaldo. He comes out, doesn't matter: “I'm a Ronaldo man.” Who is the goat? Ronaldo. (Even) if he is in the Argentina team. “
Cristiano Ronaldo
Where to start with Ronaldo?
The 40-year-old has notorious thin skin if he feels that he does not get enough respect. He is a low-key master of the passive-aggressive social media drive-by, with countless examples over the years.
Carragher (again – why always him?), Wayne Rooney and Antonio Cassano belong to those who have gone because they do not adequately worship the altar of the goat – but our favorite example is that he blocks transfarkt because he has not evaluated his transfer value high enough.
“He first sent a message to our boys on social media,” Christian Schwarz of Tranfermarkt told The Athletic.
“They answered him, explained why and told him” the people in your own age group, you are by far the number one. ” I think it was £ 30-50 million difference (between Ronaldo and the next player on the list), and then he sent some smiles, and then he blocked us. “
Read: 6 Football -Superstars Cristiano Ronaldo has insulted over the years: Messi, Pele …
Antonio Conte
You may think that a manager in the fifty above Instagram beef would be. Think again.
Back in 2022, after Handshake-Gate between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte after Tottenham's hard 2-2 draw with Chelsea, the former Spurs manager placed a Screencap van Tuchel who ran straight past him while fourth with the following:
“Fortunately I didn't see you … You would let it stumble it would have been deserved …”
In all honesty, Conte made light of the situation and he did not seem to be able to accommodate a real evil opposite Tuchel after their touchline spit.
“Yes, and I think he enjoyed it too. It was nothing bad,” Conte told Sky Sports after the game.
“It is Premier League football and the two managers are involved today, because we both fought for our teams.
“No one was offended, nobody was injured; there was no fist battle or something.”
Jadon Sancho
The Leenlee of Manchester United said “Freedom” on the Instagram post of Marcus Rashford after his debut for Aston Villa.
Recent reports have suggested that Chelsea is considering increasing £ 5 million to step out of their 'obligation' to sign the winger on a permanent deal.
Take a documentary crew to Carrington Pronto, because the toe curling has to return awkwardness as a Sancho, the office will match.
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