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Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by AYNL: 1:13pm On Aug 30, 2023
What a joke of a list
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by ReubenE(m): 1:13pm On Aug 30, 2023
Satanistx:
who is this guys supplier? does he know the meaning of popular?
who be Babe Ruth. getat abeg
Babe Ruth is arguably more popular during his sporting years than the Ronaldo/Messi we sing of today comparatively.

You just needed to check him. He is up there in the all time greats the sporting world has ever seen, not just my opinion but in the record books of sport analysts
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by hakeemhakeem(m): 1:17pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:


Yen yen yen

How can one team get 3 penalties?

If it was Messi, una go dey shout scripted

Rubbish

Court of Arbitration for Sport is there is the referee decisions choked you
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by ThierryJay: 1:28pm On Aug 30, 2023
BABYBULLETIN:
even,lance armstrong,valentino rossi,50,etc

I can even understand Lance and Rossi not making the cut cos cycling isnt on the same popular level as football, basketball, baseball, golf etc.
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by ThierryJay: 1:31pm On Aug 30, 2023
Satanistx:
who is this guys supplier? does he know the meaning of popular?
who be Babe Ruth. getat abeg

Babe Ruth is like the Pele of 1900 - 1950. Since the category is of all time, you have to consider him. Whether you like it or not, there will be a time/generation that will have to research about Messi/CR to know how great and popular they were.
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by CuntPeddler: 2:07pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:
Ronaldo should be ashamed of himself...... The whole walatalai league is a trash...

How can a side get 3 penalties in a game? Just one side... The Arab league is just doing everything to dash Ronaldo goals, that was part of the contract he signed with them....... He went to Islam league because they agreed to give him penalties...

The ewúré even gave out the last penalty to a teammate because he knows that if he scores 3 penalties in a game, the media backlash will be too much... Baba knew that a hattrick of penalties in a game might bring problems

Penaldo wan become Pattrick grin grin grin grin grin




Ronaldo give away a penalty to avoid media backlash

Messi gives away a penalty because he doesn't care about penalty....

How can Messi play for a childish league without relegation? Like a primary school football. The MLS is nothing but a stupid LGTBQ league
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by obembet(f): 2:33pm On Aug 30, 2023
How many Africans we have there
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by DenreleDave(m): 2:39pm On Aug 30, 2023
obembet:
I still wonder why Michael Jackson name miss out..

Are you okay at all?

Is Mike an athlete?

All these Penaldo fans sef ehnnn grin grin grin

Fira09 almiron Thierryjay Angelfrost

Come and see u beloved obem ooo grin grin grin grin
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by olawonder(m): 3:05pm On Aug 30, 2023
What about Bash Ali undecided
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by Barrywilly(m): 3:20pm On Aug 30, 2023
Where is Michael Schumacher? Where is Haile Gabriel Selasie? Where is Abebe Bikila, first African olympic gold medalist?
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by Satanistx: 3:40pm On Aug 30, 2023
crismark:

As in ehn?
How can serena williams popular than Ronaldo?

Ronaldo and Messi should be No 1 and 2 on that list respectively
the thing tire me o. see names wey no body even know sef
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by vivaciousvivi(f): 4:06pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:


One of the most common debates in the world of sport is who is the greatest athlete of all time. It’s an almost impossible list to determine, with so many factors coming into consideration. Accolades in their respective sports, social media presence, and general persona are some of the key factors that we use to rank athletes, but TheTopTen use fans to rank theirs.

Ranking athletes is not their only list, however, as they also have tier lists for animals, books, and even quirky lists such as, ‘things we learned in school that are now useless.’ That's probably quite a long list... apologies if any teachers are reading this!

Today, we're not just going to look into the top 15 athletes of all time, oh no, we're actually going to look into the top 15 most popular athletes of all time, according to the fans. They may not be the greatest, but they are loved, so without further ado, let's get into the list!


https://www.givemesport.com/the-15-most-popular-athletes-of-all-time/?taid=64e35fd7f243fd0001dd6b06&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GMS&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter#sir-donald-bradman
You should have written sports personalities. Aren't athletes only the ones engaged in the field of athletics proper? Like Sha'Carri Richardson and Bolt for example?
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by Bouncing2(m): 4:09pm On Aug 30, 2023
1. Cristiano( over 600m followers on IG…surely that rings enough bell!)…
2. Lionel Messi (the greatest to ever do it…dead or alive)
3. Pelé
4.Maradona
5.Micheal Jordan.
6.Roger Federer.
7.Floyd Mayweather!.
8.Ronaldinho
…..
14.Neymar jnr

Etc
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by damkin24(m): 4:09pm On Aug 30, 2023
Oga can you tell me the meaning of popularity from your own dictionary?
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by 77star: 4:55pm On Aug 30, 2023
kombats:
No Jesse Owens? This list is a Joke
The only black man wey Adolf Killer, sorry Adolf Hitler saluted bcoz of his athletic talent
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by leo2020: 5:35pm On Aug 30, 2023
This list was probably done by an American with some strange funny American names in the mist
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by 12bilig: 5:42pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:


Are you okay at all?

Is Mike an athlete?

All these Penaldo fans sef ehnnn grin grin grin

Fira09 almiron Thierryjay Angelfrost

Come and see u beloved obem ooo grin grin grin grin
Shut up you're a criminal
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by 12biligi: 5:48pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:


Only sumone with no sense like you will think I hate Ronaldo grin grin grin

Sensible people know it's nt hate, and it is just a banter against Ronaldo supporters on nairaland.

But lack of sense made you think I care abt Ronaldo. Keep fuuuling ursef
Shut up you're a criminal
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by kendrick93(m): 6:05pm On Aug 30, 2023
No Mike Tyson,
Floyd Mayweather,
or Tiger Woods?
This one na mumu list
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by lazborn(m): 7:47pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:


One of the most common debates in the world of sport is who is the greatest athlete of all time. It’s an almost impossible list to determine, with so many factors coming into consideration. Accolades in their respective sports, social media presence, and general persona are some of the key factors that we use to rank athletes, but TheTopTen use fans to rank theirs.


Nonsense, u de smoke Igbo? Cr7 number 15th, madness

Ranking athletes is not their only list, however, as they also have tier lists for animals, books, and even quirky lists such as, ‘things we learned in school that are now useless.’ That's probably quite a long list... apologies if any teachers are reading this!

Today, we're not just going to look into the top 15 athletes of all time, oh no, we're actually going to look into the top 15 most popular athletes of all time, according to the fans. They may not be the greatest, but they are loved, so without further ado, let's get into the list!


https://www.givemesport.com/the-15-most-popular-athletes-of-all-time/?taid=64e35fd7f243fd0001dd6b06&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GMS&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter#sir-donald-bradman
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by Expanse2020(m): 9:07pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:
Ronaldo should be ashamed of himself...... The whole walatalai league is a trash...

How can a side get 3 penalties in a game? Just one side... The Arab league is just doing everything to dash Ronaldo goals, that was part of the contract he signed with them....... He went to Islam league because they agreed to give him penalties...
Obembet that lesbian/gay bobby risky Brother sister will come and masturbate for his camel 🐪 leaguer viking...soon 🤣🤣🤣

The ewúré even gave out the last penalty to a teammate because he knows that if he scores 3 penalties in a game, the media backlash will be too much... Baba knew that a hattrick of penalties in a game might bring problems

Penaldo wan become Pattrick grin grin grin grin grin




Ronaldo give away a penalty to avoid media backlash

Messi gives away a penalty because he doesn't care about penalty....
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by AndrewFarms(m): 10:14pm On Aug 30, 2023
No Kobe Bryant, No Steph Curry, no Micheal Phelps, no Novak Djokovic, Michael Schumacher, no Vettel, no lewis Hamilton

Great sport guys dey wey fit easily topple your top 15
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by aalangel(f): 10:36pm On Aug 30, 2023
DenreleDave:
1. Diego Maradona

This one is up for debate, but making a case for Maradona being the most popular athlete of all time is not that hard. His goal scoring tally doesn’t come close to the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, and Pelé, with just 338 goals in little more than 600 games, but if we incorporate the traditional ‘eye test’, Maradona reigns supreme. His skills, dribbling prowess, and ability to alter a game in an instant is what makes him so great. His solo goal against England in the 1986 World Cup is a prime example. The four-time Argentinian Footballer of the Year, two-time Scudetto winner with Napoli, and a World Cup winner with Argentina is more added substance to the argument. Just look how adored he is in Naples and in Argentina. He is one VERY popular athlete!

Mtchewwwwwwwwwwww
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by harrend(m): 10:36pm On Aug 30, 2023
after 15th and 14th , i got tired..
maybe u dont know whats popular..
i guess u mean greatest..
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by MokunfopeAM: 10:50pm On Aug 30, 2023
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Maradona
3. Pele
4. Messi
5. Ronaldo....
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by rumenase(m): 11:16pm On Aug 31, 2023
DenreleDave:


Only sumone with no sense like you will think I hate Ronaldo grin grin grin

Sensible people know it's nt hate, and it is just a banter against Ronaldo supporters on nairaland.

But lack of sense made you think I care abt Ronaldo. Keep fuuuling ursef
you go explain tire no evidence 😂 dey play play
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by DenreleDave(m): 7:03am On Sep 01, 2023
rumenase:
you go explain tire no evidence 😂 dey play play

U found ursef senseless at the end.. Stooge
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by victory36(m): 11:20am On Sep 01, 2023
This list was certainly compiled by an American
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by rumenase(m): 8:10am On Sep 03, 2023
DenreleDave:


U found ursef senseless at the end.. Stooge
you were senseless from the start
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by Borunda: 4:35pm On Sep 05, 2023
tosinosam:
Yeye dey smell... just imagine Sha
Putting the two most famous behind and mentioning names my whole street no know. Who be bird for where Messi and Ronaldo dey Awon wo lo n wo golf abi ball alapere whatever
Haha, this is too funny! Messi and Ronaldo are football legends for sure, but I never thought about their golf skills. Maybe they're secretly hitting those cheap golf balls when they're not on the pitch! Who knows, maybe they're golfing pros in the making? If anyone needs some cheap golf balls to practice with, I've got the hookup!
Re: The 15 Most Popular Athletes Of All Time Ft, Messi, Ronaldo, Bolt, Federer & Ali by stallblogs: 4:33am On Oct 09, 2023
David Beckham as always. David Beckham is a globally beloved athlete, renowned for his soccer prowess and style. His wealth is estimated in the hundreds of millions, thanks to his successful playing career, endorsements, and business ventures.

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