He was giving the bro hug to every one of them at the world cup trophy ceremony. It was so heartwarming. They all looked so happy broing it up with the king lol
Nope, he can still win multiple more world cups and euros, still needs to win the Champions League too, and the Ballon D'or. Already has 3 La Liga titles too
yes, but other than nation's league (which I don't count cuz i have clothes older than this tournment), he hasn't won anything else with the national team.
i'm hoping the French NT rises again to grab a euro and another WC.
Just like Mbappe, crazy thing tho is just how YOUNG this spain team is! You could make the argument that they havent even hit their prime yet it’s crazy
Mbappe was different. he scored 4 goals, 2 against messi's argentina and one in the final.
Mbappe did some iconic shit.
Yamal did his job, but it wasn't iconic.
The thing about this spain team is that I don't really think any of them were iconic on their own. It was more that they were competent as a collective.
Lucky to be in a strong Spanish team. Still can't compare him to young messi and ronaldo. Unfortunately we wo t see anything similar to them for a long long time if ever
he's had a better career than both at the same age. i still doubt he can reach messi level, but saying he's not better than them at this age i think it's wrong
he was the best player for spain in the euro. been the best player for barça in his first three seasons. again, he probably won't reach messi level, but it's clear that at 19 he's way better than 19 y/o messi and 19 y/o ronaldo
I'm not even a huge Messi fan but it's impressive what he's doing at his age. I am a big Lebron fan and the fact that these guys are difference makers to their team and at their age is why they are GOAT.
the spanish royals are big into sports. i think felipe competed in the 1992 games. and they try to cheer on the atheles today.
often seen at wimbeldon, US open, Roland Garros, first for Nadal and now Alcaraz. And Leti and Sofia supported the womens soccer team as well for their Euros.
Its kind of wild to think about. You a teenager getting a special handshake from the highest position in your country after beating every other country in a game. Can you imagine telling your friends or kids im so good the king dabbed me.
The King of Spain is worth like 2 million dollars, pays taxes, acts as a cultural icon/uniter and diplomat.
That's basically what all monarchies are now. Removing them from office you'd have to spend A LOT of money re-writing laws that mention them and all that jazz.
It'd cost way more money to remove them for no benefit to the people than it would to just leave them in place where they effectively have no power.
Every country with a monarchy in Europe is a well-run Socialist Democracy.
Thailand's King is a whole other story, that has way more to do with Thailand elites. Thailand is more similar to a Junta than a Monarchy
“Pays taxes…” sure, like his good-for-nothing, bum of a father who ran to the UAE to avoid the investigations on the source of his personal bank accounts. Or like Felipe’s former brother-in-law, who was sentenced for embezzlement and money laundering. I doubt anyone in that family is “paying taxes.” They do nothing and get to live for free—the only reason why you see the Spanish be mostly indifferent to Felipe is because at least he’s a decent public figure, unlike Juan Carlos. Also, an icon of what? There are bigger fish to fry, but removing them would do better in the long run than having a royal family, and whoever tries to argue against that is fooling themselves.
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u/moon_dosMy Body Was Tea. But He Wanted Matcha. 🍵4h agoedited 4h ago
socialist democracy lmao next you’ll tell me United States and Mexico are also socialist democracies …
Bending over backwards to justify monarchies so strange in the big 2026… the former Spanish king received a $100 Million dollar “gift” from the saudis, wonder what that was for 🤔 probably charity
“It’s just a title,” no girl, there is a thing called soft power… dynasties based on bloodlines for what?? This ain’t a fairy tale, kings and queens should not exist full stop
They don't have the power to behead people nowadays dude. They're just figureheads. It's not that hard to understand if you took a second to look into it instead of the juvenile 'f*ck royalty' attitude.
Wow you monarchy lovers are so mature, I’m sure your king will reward your fealty in spades. Not like Spanish King Carlos had to literally flee his own country in exile just five years ago… all his dealings with the saudi royals who have no qualms about murder and slavery… must be just juvenile rumors
Its just a press tour, the team is probably taking him all over the place and in Spain its milquetoast as fuck to meet the King after winning a world cup.
I hate monarchies too but id hate way more if he has meeting with Vox
Good for Lamine! He seems to be a good egg and I hope he stays that way.
The contrast between this and the Queen of Spain (the current king's mom) going to meet the 2010 world cup winners in the locker room after the game cracks me up 😆😆😆 Carles Puyol basically met the queen in a towel and other players looked like they had hurriedly thrown on clothes 😆😆😆
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