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🚨🎙️ Viktor Gyökeres openly criticises Mikel Arteta's style of play at Arsenal:
Interviewer: Between Arsenal and Sweden, which team do you enjoy playing for more?
Gyökeres 🗣️: “Sweden, of course. I feel much more comfortable playing here. At Arsenal, things are different.
I've never been a fan of defensive football. In fact, I don't think any striker genuinely enjoys playing that way.
Every good number 9 wants to attack, take risks, get into dangerous positions and have the freedom to express themselves.
When I play for Sweden, I feel like I can do exactly that. I'm encouraged to attack, use my pace, run behind defenders and get into the box.
At club level, sometimes you have to spend more time defending, dropping deep and waiting for opportunities that might never come.
As a striker, you want to be involved in the game, not spend most of it watching from the halfway line.”
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🚨🎙️ Viktor Gyökeres openly criticises Mikel Arteta's style of play at Arsenal:
Interviewer: Between Arsenal and Sweden, which team do you enjoy playing for more?
Gyökeres 🗣️: “Sweden, of course. I feel much more comfortable playing here. At Arsenal, things are different.
I've never been a fan of defensive football. In fact, I don't think any striker genuinely enjoys playing that way.
Every good number 9 wants to attack, take risks, get into dangerous positions and have the freedom to express themselves.
When I play for Sweden, I feel like I can do exactly that. I'm encouraged to attack, use my pace, run behind defenders and get into the box.
At club level, sometimes you have to spend more time defending, dropping deep and waiting for opportunities that might never come.
As a striker, you want to be involved in the game, not spend most of it watching from the halfway line.”
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🚨🛫 Vinicius Jr. on what Carlo Ancelotti told the referee before being sent off:
“Carlo looked straight at him and said:
‘You should be ashamed of yourself. Have you completely lost your understanding of football? Every decision you make is against us, and you have the audacity to act like you're always right. You're ruining the game and then punishing anyone who dares to question you.’
“That was all he said and then the ref went straight to his pocket and showed him a red. Honestly, I don't know how someone can officiate a match like that and still walk away thinking they've done a good job.
Instead of accepting responsibility for his ridiculous decisions, he chose to send our coach off. That's the easiest thing to do when you don't have answers.
“Now we're going to be without Carlo and Raphinha because of this referee. Two important members of our team, gone because he couldn't handle criticism. We players are expected to respect referees, but who is going to respect us when we're treated like this?
“I'm sorry, but wearing a referee's badge doesn't make you untouchable. If you make terrible decisions, you should be questioned and held accountable. Nobody should be above criticism.”
🚨🛫 Cristiano Ronaldo faz uma visita hospitalar especial para ver o seu bom amigo Khvicha Kvaratskhelia na sequência da sua grave lesão nos ligamentos cruzados.
Sem compromissos internacionais, a lenda portuguesa dedicou tempo para visitar o seu amigo e demonstrar o seu apoio num momento difícil
What a guy he is.❤️
🚨🛫 Cristiano Ronaldo visita a mulher que lhe conseguiu um emprego como trabalhador de limpeza de rua durante a sua infância, ajudando-o a ganhar a vida numa fase difícil.
Anos mais tarde, Ronaldo oferece-lhe um carro, um motorista particular e uma mansão como forma de retribuir a sua bondade.
E esta não é a primeira vez que Ronaldo a presenteia. ❤️
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🚨🛫 Cristiano Ronaldo visita a mulher que lhe conseguiu um emprego como trabalhador de limpeza de rua durante a sua infância, ajudando-o a ganhar a vida numa fase difícil.
Anos mais tarde, Ronaldo oferece-lhe um carro, um motorista particular e uma mansão como forma de retribuir a sua bondade.
E esta não é a primeira vez que Ronaldo a presenteia. ❤️
🚨🛫 Cristiano Ronaldo visita a mulher que lhe conseguiu um emprego como trabalhador de limpeza de rua durante a sua infância, ajudando-o a ganhar a vida numa fase difícil.
Anos mais tarde, Ronaldo oferece-lhe um carro, um motorista particular e uma mansão como forma de retribuir a sua bondade.
E esta não é a primeira vez que Ronaldo a presenteia. ❤️
The Match Feed retweeted
Como homem, lembra-te sempre: não és feio, só és pobre. O dinheiro faz milagres, meu irmão.
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🚨🎙️ Entrevistador: ¿Qué club de la Premier League te habría gustado jugar?
Lionel Messi 🗣️ “Chelsea o City”.
🚨🎙️ Entrevistador: Elige uno.
Lionel Messi 🗣️ “Me quedo con el Chelsea porque me encanta la mentalidad del club. Siempre quieren ganar.
Tengo muchísimo respeto por ese club y estuve muy cerca de fichar por ellos en 2014. Roman Abramovich estaba decidido a llevarme a Stamford Bridge e incluso estaban dispuestos a pagar mi cláusula de rescisión de 250 millones de euros al Barcelona.
Recuerdo que José Mourinho se puso en contacto conmigo personalmente para intentar convencerme de unirme a su proyecto.
El Chelsea estaba dispuesto a ofrecerme un contrato increíble y hacer todo lo posible para cerrar el fichaje.
Fue una posibilidad muy seria, pero después de hablarlo con mi familia, decidí quedarme en el Barcelona.
Mirando atrás, a veces me pregunto cómo habría sido mi carrera si hubiera elegido al Chelsea. Sin duda, habría sido una experiencia increíble”
🚨🎙️ Entrevistador: ¿Qué club de la Premier League te habría gustado jugar?
Lionel Messi 🗣️ “Chelsea o City”.
🚨🎙️ Entrevistador: Elige uno.
Lionel Messi 🗣️ “Me quedo con el Chelsea porque me encanta la mentalidad del club. Siempre quieren ganar.
Tengo muchísimo respeto por ese club y estuve muy cerca de fichar por ellos en 2014. Roman Abramovich estaba decidido a llevarme a Stamford Bridge e incluso estaban dispuestos a pagar mi cláusula de rescisión de 250 millones de euros al Barcelona.
Recuerdo que José Mourinho se puso en contacto conmigo personalmente para intentar convencerme de unirme a su proyecto.
El Chelsea estaba dispuesto a ofrecerme un contrato increíble y hacer todo lo posible para cerrar el fichaje.
Fue una posibilidad muy seria, pero después de hablarlo con mi familia, decidí quedarme en el Barcelona.
Mirando atrás, a veces me pregunto cómo habría sido mi carrera si hubiera elegido al Chelsea. Sin duda, habría sido una experiencia increíble”
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🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson on Manchester United appointing Mauricio Pochettino:
“I'm pleased with the decision to bring Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United, but I want to make one thing very clear: the board must be prepared to back him properly.
You cannot appoint a manager with big ambitions for this football club and then leave him to fight battles on his own.
Mauricio is an experienced manager. He understands the demands of elite football, knows how to develop players and has shown throughout his career that he can build competitive teams.
But reputation alone will not guarantee success at Manchester United. He needs the right environment, the right players and, most importantly, the full support of the people running this club.
The board must sit down with him and understand exactly what he wants to build. If he needs a particular centre-back, go and get him.
If he wants a midfielder who can control games, provide that player. If he believes the team needs a proper goalscorer, then the club must make that investment. Do not give him players simply because they are available or because they represent a good financial opportunity. Sign players because they fit his football philosophy.
Manchester United cannot continue making the same mistakes. We have seen managers arrive with ideas, ambitions and plans, only for those plans to be compromised because they weren't given the players they needed. That cycle has to end.
When I was manager here, I understood that building a successful team required more than just good coaching. It required a relationship between the manager, the board, the recruitment department and the players.
Everybody had to understand the direction we were going in. You cannot have five different people making five different decisions and expect one manager to take responsibility when things go wrong.
I want Pochettino to have a genuine say in recruitment. If he identifies players who can transform this team, the board must make every reasonable effort to bring them in.
And if certain players are not suited to his plans, the club must be prepared to make difficult decisions.
Sentiment cannot come before the future of Manchester United.
But backing the manager is not just about spending money. It is also about giving him time, protecting the long-term project and allowing him to establish his philosophy.
There will be difficult periods. There will be defeats, criticism and moments when supporters question his decisions. That is football. The board must not panic at the first sign of trouble.
I also expect the players to understand what this appointment means. Wearing the Manchester United shirt comes with enormous responsibility. Every player must be prepared to work, fight, listen and sacrifice for the team. No manager can succeed when his players are unwilling to give everything for the badge.
Pochettino must be allowed to build a team that reflects his ideas, not a team assembled by several different managers with completely different philosophies. Manchester United need stability, proper planning and a clear footballing direction.
I have seen what happens when everything comes together at this football club. We have the history, the supporters and the resources to compete with the very best again. But that will only happen when everyone starts pulling in the same direction.
My message to the Manchester United board is simple: if you believe Mauricio Pochettino is the man to take this club forward, then prove it. Give him the players he asks for, support his decisions and give him the time to build something special.
Do not appoint him just to abandon him when things become difficult. Back him properly, or do not make the appointment in the first place.
Manchester United must return to winning major trophies. That should be the ambition, and everybody at this club must be prepared to give everything to make it happen.”
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🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson on Manchester United appointing Mauricio Pochettino:
“I'm pleased with the decision to bring Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United, but I want to make one thing very clear: the board must be prepared to back him properly.
You cannot appoint a manager with big ambitions for this football club and then leave him to fight battles on his own.
Mauricio is an experienced manager. He understands the demands of elite football, knows how to develop players and has shown throughout his career that he can build competitive teams.
But reputation alone will not guarantee success at Manchester United. He needs the right environment, the right players and, most importantly, the full support of the people running this club.
The board must sit down with him and understand exactly what he wants to build. If he needs a particular centre-back, go and get him.
If he wants a midfielder who can control games, provide that player. If he believes the team needs a proper goalscorer, then the club must make that investment. Do not give him players simply because they are available or because they represent a good financial opportunity. Sign players because they fit his football philosophy.
Manchester United cannot continue making the same mistakes. We have seen managers arrive with ideas, ambitions and plans, only for those plans to be compromised because they weren't given the players they needed. That cycle has to end.
When I was manager here, I understood that building a successful team required more than just good coaching. It required a relationship between the manager, the board, the recruitment department and the players.
Everybody had to understand the direction we were going in. You cannot have five different people making five different decisions and expect one manager to take responsibility when things go wrong.
I want Pochettino to have a genuine say in recruitment. If he identifies players who can transform this team, the board must make every reasonable effort to bring them in.
And if certain players are not suited to his plans, the club must be prepared to make difficult decisions.
Sentiment cannot come before the future of Manchester United.
But backing the manager is not just about spending money. It is also about giving him time, protecting the long-term project and allowing him to establish his philosophy.
There will be difficult periods. There will be defeats, criticism and moments when supporters question his decisions. That is football. The board must not panic at the first sign of trouble.
I also expect the players to understand what this appointment means. Wearing the Manchester United shirt comes with enormous responsibility. Every player must be prepared to work, fight, listen and sacrifice for the team. No manager can succeed when his players are unwilling to give everything for the badge.
Pochettino must be allowed to build a team that reflects his ideas, not a team assembled by several different managers with completely different philosophies. Manchester United need stability, proper planning and a clear footballing direction.
I have seen what happens when everything comes together at this football club. We have the history, the supporters and the resources to compete with the very best again. But that will only happen when everyone starts pulling in the same direction.
My message to the Manchester United board is simple: if you believe Mauricio Pochettino is the man to take this club forward, then prove it. Give him the players he asks for, support his decisions and give him the time to build something special.
Do not appoint him just to abandon him when things become difficult. Back him properly, or do not make the appointment in the first place.
Manchester United must return to winning major trophies. That should be the ambition, and everybody at this club must be prepared to give everything to make it happen.”
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🚨🛫 BREAKING: Ronaldo wants Portugal's No. 7 shirt reserved for his son, Cristiano Jr.
🗣️ Cristiano Ronaldo: “I would love for Portugal to keep the No. 7 shirt reserved until my son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., is ready to wear it. I've spent more than two decades representing my country with that number, and it would mean everything to me to see my son continue what I started.
“I want him to understand what wearing that shirt means, the responsibility that comes with it and the legacy behind it.
I've given everything for Portugal, and seeing my son one day walk onto that pitch wearing the same number would be one of the proudest moments of my life.
I hope he can continue where I left off and create his own history with the same shirt.”
🚨🛫 BREAKING: Ronaldo wants Portugal's No. 7 shirt reserved for his son, Cristiano Jr.
🗣️ Cristiano Ronaldo: “I would love for Portugal to keep the No. 7 shirt reserved until my son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., is ready to wear it. I've spent more than two decades representing my country with that number, and it would mean everything to me to see my son continue what I started.
“I want him to understand what wearing that shirt means, the responsibility that comes with it and the legacy behind it.
I've given everything for Portugal, and seeing my son one day walk onto that pitch wearing the same number would be one of the proudest moments of my life.
I hope he can continue where I left off and create his own history with the same shirt.”