‘Messi is a joke!’ : Rooney’s 14-year-old tweet resurfaces after Argentine’s heroics

As Lionel Messi continues to bask in his 2026 World Cup glory, Wayne Rooney’s 2012 tweet dubbing Messi a ‘joke’ yet the ‘best ever’ has resurfaced, stirring conversations among fans. Messi’s remarkable two-goal game against Austria catapulted him to the position of all-time leading men’s World Cup scorer with 18 goals, breaking Klose’s long-standing record, and prompting fans to celebrate Rooney’s earlier prediction.