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Wait, Were Rihanna and Her Billionaire Boyfriend Arguing about the World Cup?

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On Tuesday, photos of Rihanna caught in a heated discussion with rumored on-again, off-again boyfriend, Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel, flooded the internet with speculation and rumors.

Were they on again? Was there trouble in paradise (in this case, Mexico)? Was Rihanna wearing Fenty Body Lava in the middle of their dispute? Why was Jameel still wearing a trucker cap in the year of our lord, 2018? What could make the singer and beauty mogul, so notorious for being bereft of fucks, look so bothered?

On Thursday, Rihanna hinted at what had inspired their passionate debate.

โ€œwhen u think u know more bout soccer ๐Ÿ˜ผ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฟ #worldcup2018" Rihanna wrote as a caption to a photo of two lions: the male lion taking an earful from his female counterpart. Clearly, the image evoked Rihanna and Jameelโ€™s own heated display.

The story tracksโ€”the bad gyal is a noted sports fan. We know sheโ€™s a big fan of the NBA and of LeBron James, specifically (but Kevin Durantโ€”not so much).

So now a new tide of speculation begins: What about the Cup were they arguing about? Was Rih-Rih defending Neymarโ€™s dramatic dives (โ€œItโ€™s a valid part of the game, Hassan!โ€)? Was she making a case for Senegalโ€™s 4-4-2 being way better than Belgiumโ€™s 4-4-3? Or were they talking about whether Lionel Messiโ€™s world cup outings disqualify him from the G.O.A.T. conversation (if youโ€™re Diego Maradona, your answer is probably โ€œsรญโ€).

Either way, can we get Rihanna her own sports talk show?

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