🚨🗣️ Cristiano Ronaldo speaks up on Manchester United sacking Michael Carrick and appointing Mauricio Pochettino:
“Honestly, sometimes I look at Manchester United and I don’t recognise the club I played for. This is the club of Sir Alex Ferguson, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and David Beckham. We didn’t accept mediocrity. We played to win trophies, not to celebrate escaping relegation.
“David Moyes came and went. Van Gaal, Mourinho, Solskjær, Rangnick, Ten Hag, Amorim and now Carrick. How many managers must this club sack before somebody asks whether the problem is actually in the boardroom?
“Carrick finished third last season, won 12 of his 17 games and brought Champions League football back. Now, after a terrible start, he is gone. I am not saying he was perfect, but what message does this send? You give a man a contract until 2028 and dismiss him a few months later. Where is the long-term plan?
“Now it is Pochettino. A good coach, yes. But will he get the players he needs? Will Bruno Fernandes, Mainoo, Cunha, Amad, Dalot, Maguire, Mbeumo, Sesko and the others finally take responsibility? Or will we be having this same conversation about another manager next year?
“United are 18th in the league. EIGHTEENTH! This is Manchester United, not a club fighting to escape relegation. Liverpool are waiting at Anfield, and they must be looking at this situation wondering what has happened to their biggest rivals.
“I won trophies here. I know what this badge means. INEOS cannot keep selling the history of Sir Alex Ferguson while delivering performances that embarrass that history.
“STOP SACKING MANAGERS TO HIDE THE FAILURES OF THE PEOPLE ABOVE THEM. MANCHESTER UNITED NEEDS LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND A WINNING CULTURE. #MUFC IS TOO BIG TO KEEP LIVING ON MEMORIES.”
İncil’de tek bir cümleyle geçiştirilen ama diğer mektuplarla ve arkeolojiyle birleştirince insanı hayrete düşüren gerçek bir hayat hikayesi var: İsa’nın çarmıhını taşıyan Kireneli Simun.
Olayı biliyorsunuz; İsa kırbaçlanmaktan kan kaybettiği için çarmıhını taşıyamaz hale gelince, Romalı askerler o sırada tarladan dönen "Kireneli Simun" adında bir yabancıyı zorla çevirip çarmıhı ona taşıtıyorlar. Adam sadece Fısıh bayramı için Kuzey Afrika’dan (Kirene/Libya) Kudüs’e gelmiş sıradan bir ziyaretçi.
Fakat bu olayı anlatan üç İncil’den sadece Markos (15:21) durup dururken parantez açıp çok ilginç bir detay veriyor: "Oradan geçmekte olan Kireneli Simun adında birine, İskender ile Rufus’un babasına çarmıhı yüklediler."
İnsan okurken soruyor tabii; Markos niye birdenbire bu adamın oğullarının adını yazma gereği duydu? İskender ve Rufus kim ki?
Cevabı yıllar sonra Pavlus’un Roma’daki kiliseye yazdığı mektupta (Romalılar 16:13) karşımıza çıkıyor! Pavlus mektubun sonunda Roma’daki imanlılara selam gönderirken şöyle diyor: "Rab yolunda seçkin biri olan Rufus’a ve bana da annelik eden annesine selam söyleyin."
Meğer Markos kendi İncil’ini Roma’daki Hristiyanlar için yazarken, kilisedeki herkesin yakından tanıdığı Rufus’u işaret ederek "Bakın, her pazar yanınızda oturan Rufus ile İskender var ya; işte İsa’nın çarmıhını taşıyan adam onların babasıydı!" diyor.
O gün Romalı askerlerin rastgele yakasından tutup zorla çarmıh taşıttığı o adam, o kanlı yürüyüşte İsa’da ne gördüyse bütün ailesiyle birlikte iman ediyor; eşi ve oğulları yıllar sonra kilisenin en önemli isimleri haline geliyor. Hatta 1941 yılında Kudüs’te Kidron Vadisi’nde yapılan kazılarda, üzerinde "Kireneli İskender, Simun’un oğlu" yazan 1. yüzyıldan kalma aile kemik kutusu (ossuary) bile bulundu. İki bin yıllık metindeki iki ismin arkeolojiden çıkıp gelmesi inanılmaz bir şey.
🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo on his son’s biological mother:
“I have never revealed the identity of my son, Cristiano Junior's mother and I never will. I don’t owe any explanation to anyone.”
“There are children in the world who grow up without a mother or without a father. There are those whose parents have passed away and who suffer abuse.”
“Cristiano Junior, on the other hand, doesn't just have a father: He has a grandmother, he has the support of my family… and that's enough.”
“There are things that must remain private and the identity of Cristiano Junior's mother is one of them. People 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 because knowing her identity wouldn't change a thing in their lives.”
“I don't owe the world an explanation about my personal life. I owe the truth to my son because he's my son.”
“I'll talk to him when I feel the time is right and he will understand when I tell him the truth about his mother. ”
A woke chemist tries to school Matt Walsh on puberty blockers, insisting the effects are “objectively” reversible.
He expects an easy win. Instead, Walsh exposes the fatal flaw in that claim, and the entire room CHEERS.
ACTIVIST: “I happen to be a chemist, so I’m a little bit familiar with this. Do you know what chemical castration is?”
MATT WALSH: “Yeah, chemical castration is using a drug that ultimately has the effect of sterilizing children.”
ACTIVIST: “What’s the drug, and what does it do?”
WALSH: “Lupron is one of the drugs.”
ACTIVIST: “Perfect. [...] basically it desensitizes your body to the production of sex hormones.
“Within a couple of weeks of going off of it, that process is reversible. Now you can argue there are a variety of other things that may or may not be irreversible—”
WALSH: “Why do that to children though?”
ACTIVIST: “No, no, no, but, but what I’m, but I’m, what I’m curious about, because you use the term chemical castration. Castration is a permanent thing. If you give someone an orchiectomy, as far as I’m aware, you can’t undo it.
“You can’t put the balls back on. [...] You give someone Lupron, an adult, a child, whomever, you take them off of it, it goes away. So I’m just—”
WALSH: “That’s not true.”
ACTIVIST: “That’s objectively factual.”
WALSH: “That’s not true. That is NOT true. Okay, that is absolutely not true.
“You cannot sit here and say, for a fact, that it’s totally fine to give Lupron to young kids, and that when they’re adults it will have no effect on them—”
ACTIVIST: “I’m not saying that.”
WALSH: “And that their fertility will come back. You cannot say that. That is not true.”
“The only way to confirm something like that would be to do that to a whole bunch of kids, and then just sit back and wait for like a decade or two to see how it works out.
“And my point is that, to begin with, performing those kinds of Frankenstein butchery medical experiments on children is wrong. PERIOD.”
[crowd cheers]
You don’t need a chemistry degree to understand that.
Analyst Gloria Eyo Destroys FCT Minister Wike Over His Remarks About NDC Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi Carrying His Own Bag, Citing World Leaders Who Have Done The Same.
In 2003, they said the pressure of being the most expensive teenager in English football history would break you. It didn't.
In 2004, they said you were too skinny and wouldn't survive the physicality of the Premier League. You proved them wrong.
In 2005, they said the grief of losing your father and the pressure of growing into a Manchester United superstar would break you. It didn't.
In 2006, they said the English fans would provoke and frustrate you into leaving the club. They failed.
In 2007, they said you would never become an elite player because all you did was dribble. You proved them wrong.
In 2008, they said you would never reach the level of being the best in the world. You silenced them.
In 2009, Porto had never lost at home to an English side in European competition until you took your Puskás-winning goal to their ground.
In 2010, I watched you take on the challenge of ending the dominance of one of the greatest teams ever assembled. Injuries interrupted your campaign, but you continued to deliver.
In 2011, I watched you shatter the La Liga single-season goalscoring record with 40 goals.
In 2012, I watched you lead Portugal to the Euro semi-finals, carrying enormous responsibility for your country. You won La Liga with a record 100 points, yet your Champions League journey ended in the semi-finals after a penalty shootout defeat to Bayern Munich.
In 2013, I watched you score in Clásicos time and again and win the Ballon d'Or without a major team trophy, showing just how extraordinary your individual brilliance was that year.
In 2014, I watched you fulfil your promise of bringing the Champions League back to Real Madrid, winning La Décima despite battling persistent injury problems throughout the season.
In 2015, I witnessed another season of individual brilliance fall short of major team trophies.
In 2016, I witnessed one of the greatest individual peaks in football history. While Barcelona's MSN attack dominated headlines, you went on to win another Champions League and your country's first-ever European Championship.
In 2017, I watched you become a serial killer. You no longer cared about showboating or dribbling. You just wanted to destroy opponents. You won another Champions League and another Ballon d'Or.
In 2018, I watched you score one of the greatest free kicks in World Cup history against Spain, completing a magnificent hat-trick, having already won another Champions League to make it three in a row. Portugal's journey ended in the Round of 16, but your brilliance was unforgettable.
In 2019, I watched you dominate another top-five league with Juventus and help Portugal win their second major international trophy, scoring a hat-trick in the Nations League semi-final before lifting the trophy.
In 2020, I watched you continue your extraordinary goalscoring form in Italy, winning another Serie A title with Juventus.
In 2021, I watched you return to Manchester United amid strong links with Manchester City, one of the most dominant teams in the world at the time. Your return to Old Trafford was one of football's biggest stories.
In 2022, I watched you go through one of the most difficult periods of your life, both personally and professionally. Still, it didn't break you.
In 2023, at 38, I watched you outscore the new generation of beasts: Haaland, Mbappé and Kane, finishing the calendar year with 54 goals.
In 2024, I watched you make history by becoming the first player to appear at six European Championships, extending your record for tournament appearances.
In 2025, at 40, I witnessed you win a third major international trophy for Portugal, defeating Spain in the Nations League final.
In 2026, I watched you lift the Saudi Pro League title with Al Nassr and finally score your first-ever knockout-stage World Cup goal at 41.
I've watched you score and assist with every part of your body and in every possible style: backheels, back, chest, shoulders, head. Everything.
From the teenager they said wouldn't survive the pressure to the 41-year-old still breaking records.
From being doubted, mocked and written off to conquering league after league, country after country.
I've watched you overcome things that would have ended careers. I've watched you reinvent yourself, silence critics and keep proving people wrong when they thought there was nothing left to prove.
I've watched an entire generation grow up witnessing your greatness.
And if I had to watch football all over again, I'd still choose to watch you.
You are, without a doubt, the greatest ever in the history of football.
Cristiano Ronaldo, I'll forever adore you.🐐❤️
And if I had to watch football all over again, I'd still choose to watch you.
I can never forget this memory.
Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid
UCL final 2014.
One of the greatest moments of all time in the history of football. I still get goosebumps watching this.
Absolutely phenomenal.