Seen some people go out to start online fights just cause 1 person said messi/Ronaldo is better than the other - ridiculous. Why do some people have this obsession? It’s not like messi/Ronaldo care at all about people fighting for them on some reddit post
This is true.
I feel like it’s because a lot of new/younger fans don’t have a historical, geographical, or family connection to a club, so they find it easier to identify with a specific player and follow them than care about an entire club. It also simplifies being a fan if all you have to concern yourself with is a single player and their career instead of the history and culture of a whole club and everyone in it.