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Internet slang for a player or team that's supposedly washed up, past it, or declining. Gets thrown around constantly and almost never ages well - fans called Ronaldo "finished" after a bad game in 2008 and he played at the top for another 15 years. The term is both a genuine assessment and a way to wind people up. Messi and Ronaldo have both been declared finished about 500 times.
When Messi struggled in his first months at PSG, social media declared him "finished" - then he won the World Cup, moved to Miami, and continued dominating, proving how premature the verdict always is.
Robbie
Feb 6, 2026
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