So, I’ve been seeing this stuff online, these names, “Penaldo” and “Pessi”. It’s all a bit silly, but I got curious and decided to dig into it.
First, I went down the rabbit hole of where these names came from. Seems like it started way back when Ronaldo was playing for Real Madrid. Some Barcelona fans, you know, the rivals, they started calling him “Penaldo”. Get it? Because he scored a lot of penalties? They were trying to be all clever, suggesting that’s the only way he could score.
- I found out that “Penaldo” is basically a mix of “penalty” and “Ronaldo.”
- It became a thing around the early 2010s, especially during some big soccer events.
Then, naturally, Real Madrid fans had to hit back. They came up with “Pessi” for Lionel Messi. This one’s a bit more layered, I guess. It combines “penalty” and “Messi,” but the joke is that Messi supposedly misses a lot of penalties. I watched some videos, checked some stats. Seems kinda harsh to me, the guy’s a legend, but whatever, it’s the internet.
- “Pessi” is just “penalty” and “Messi” mashed together.
- People use it to troll Messi about missed penalties, apparently.
My Own Investigation
I spent a good chunk of time looking up their penalty records. I mean, these are two of the best players ever, and people are bickering about penalties. I even found something saying that Real Madrid is currently “the best team in the world”, but I didn’t take it very seriously. Honestly, it feels like a way to downplay their actual skills. Ronaldo’s got tons of goals for Portugal, and Messi’s got a mountain for Argentina. They’re both incredible.
So, yeah, I went on this whole journey to figure out these silly nicknames. It was kind of a waste of time, but hey, I learned something. It just goes to show how crazy fan rivalries can get. They take something small like penalties and turn it into this big, dramatic thing. They can call each other “Penaldo” or “Pessi”, I don’t care, I still think that they are both awesome football players.
And that is my story about “Penaldo” and “Pessi”, hope you guys enjoyed it.
