Not a bad way to end the transfer window. Seeing the transfer tags for midfielders this window makes this a steal. Would have liked another midfielder considering Lavia’s history, and now Caicedo being an unknown
I think Chelsea come out of this deadline day very well. Sold a player who didn't want to play for them for a British record-equalling fee and signed a top target in double-quick time for a decent price in this market and in the circumstances. Strong window overall #cfc
And we’re supposed to feel bad or? You more than earned that money, but the “regular person” has to do the same with a $20-$40/hr job. Spend wiser, parents could have easily bought their own home with the $3 mil. A Range and Bentley? Lol gtfoh with this agenda
Heartbreaking: Joe Haden says the regular person has no idea how quickly an NFL contract disappears once taxes and family expenses hit.
"My first year, I got a $12 million signing bonus. After taxes, I only touched around $7 million."
"The first thing I did was give my parents $3 million. Then I bought them a $1 million house. So right away, about $5 million was gone."
"I bought my brothers cars. I bought myself a penthouse. I got a Range Rover Sport and a Bentley GT."
"People hear $50 million and think you've got $50 million sitting in the bank."
"That's not how it works."
Haden only made $121 million in his career 😔💔
🔥🇲🇽 ESTA ELIMINACIÓN ES TODA TUYA, VASCO...
Después del penal de Raúl Jiménez, decides sacar a Julián Quiñones para meter a otro delantero como Memote Martínez, cuando está comprobado que meter más gente al área no te hace ganar partidos. ❌⚽
Sacas a tu jugador más desequilibrante y apuestas por llenar el área de puros centros, dependiendo de Gallardo y de un Piojo ya cansado. 📉
En lugar de buscar extremos que encararan, hicieran el desborde y llegaran a línea de fondo contra unos ingleses que ya estaban desgastados. 🏃♂️💨
En más de 30 minutos no se mandó un solo centro bueno. 😕
Toda tuya, Vasco. Acabaste el Mundial a tu modo. 💔🇲🇽
Jude Bellingham’s game by numbers vs. Mexico:
100% aerial duels won
60% ground duels won
7 defensive contributions
7 carries
7 attempted take-ons
4 successful take-ons
3 shots
3 shots on target
2 goals
What a player. 🙌🙌🙌
🚨 Patrice Evra on Folarin Balogun’s red card during USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina compared to Lionel Messi’s challenge against Algeria:
🗣️ “This is exactly why people are losing faith in VAR. One incident is punished with the harshest decision possible, another similar incident is brushed aside. Explain to me how that makes sense.”
“I watched the Balogun challenge and immediately thought about the Messi incident against Algeria. Football fans are not blind. They remember these moments, and they compare them.”
“What frustrates me isn’t just the red card—it’s the lack of consistency. If you’re going to be strict, then be strict with everyone. If you’re going to let the game flow, then let it flow for everyone.”
“The USA have every reason to feel hard done by. You’re playing a World Cup knockout match, you lose a player, and people are left wondering why the same standard wasn’t applied elsewhere.”
“You cannot build trust in VAR if supporters leave every big game arguing about different decisions. The technology should remove doubt, not create even more controversy.”
“People keep saying the laws are the same for everyone, but nights like this make that very difficult to believe. The biggest stars should never receive different treatment from everyone else.”
“If football wants credibility, then every challenge has to be judged the same way, whether it’s Balogun, Messi or any other player on the pitch. That’s the only standard fans will ever accept.”
Folarin Balogun is the first player to score a goal and record a red card in a FIFA World Cup knockout stage game since Zinedine Zidane against Italy in the 2006 World Cup final 😲