During high school, I played against a guy which later played on a portuguese 1st league middle tier team and then went to play for a team in the MLS. He was a fast paced, techincal winger.

Playing against us in high school he would come out the bench, go through our entire team like we were traffic cones, score 5 goals in 4 minutes and then go to the bench again, not to risk injuries. I consider myself a very decent amateur player, but the difference was gigantic… People don’t even realize on how much pro players are on another level 😅 The player was Gerso Fernandes btw

Bernardo Silva or Rodri deserved the Ballon D’or more than Messi, let alone Haaland… What a joke of a trophy. Lost what little credibility it had