Rest in peace, Kevin Keegan 🕊️
Double Ballon d’Or winner, back-to-back in 1978 and 1979. Football icon.
Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary Kevin Keegan and mourn his loss. His indomitable spirit and remarkable contribution will be forever etched in our history and his legacy will live on.
Rest in peace, Kevin. 1951-2026
O comentarista suíço David Lemos, encerrou a transmissão resumindo com precisão os problemas desta Copa do Mundo, ele foi perfeito.
🗣️"Não há dúvidas de que esta foi a Copa do Mundo mais comercial da história e também uma das mais politizadas."
"Não esqueceremos os preços que pessoas sem grande poder aquisitivo tiveram de pagar para viver sua paixão pelo futebol."
"Em alguns casos, sequer puderam entrar no país por causa de sua nacionalidade, fossem torcedores, jornalistas ou até árbitros, como o somali Omar Artan."
"Também lembramos do tratamento inaceitável dado à seleção do Irã, que não pôde defender suas chances de forma adequada durante o torneio."
"E há ainda o caso de Folarin Balogun. Vimos um presidente se vangloriar de ter ligado para o presidente da FIFA para conseguir retirar a suspensão de um jogador."
"A política se infiltrou no coração do futebol, embora a FIFA afirme querer mantê-la acima de tudo. Fica claro que isso só vale até certo ponto."
"Foi uma Copa do Mundo em que todas as partidas foram disputadas em quatro tempos, e cuja final teve um intervalo de quase 30 minutos."
"A crise tem dois nomes: dinheiro e poder. Hoje existe uma crise de confiança entre muitos dos envolvidos no futebol e a FIFA."
"Nas próximas semanas, muito dinheiro será distribuído a diversas federações e a muitos agentes do futebol, que serão educadamente convidados a permanecer em silêncio."
"Esperamos que tudo isso seja levado em consideração e que não volte a acontecer."
Commiserations to Egypt. You were brave, resilient and gave us one of the stories of this World Cup. You can be incredibly proud of what you achieved.
It is also hard to ignore that some huge decisions went against you tonight against Argentina, making the defeat even tougher to take.
Hold your heads high. You earned the respect of football fans around the world. Well played, Egypt.
Zlatan Ibrahimović on Mohamed Salah breaking down in tears as Egypt won their first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout match:
🗣️ “People will see the tears, but they won't understand what they mean. Those aren't tears of weakness they're tears from a man who has carried the hopes of an entire nation on his shoulders for years.
Mohamed Salah has been questioned, criticised and doubted every time Egypt fell short. But tonight, he answered every single critic without saying a word. He stood up when the pressure was at its highest, scored his penalty and helped write the greatest chapter in Egyptian football history.
This is bigger than football. Millions of Egyptians will remember exactly where they were when the final penalty went in. Children will dream because of this night. Families will celebrate together because one man refused to let the weight of expectation break him.
When I saw Salah crying, I didn't see a superstar I saw a captain who had finally given his people a moment they've waited generations to experience. Those tears carried every sacrifice, every disappointment and every heartbreak that came before this victory.
The world always talks about trophies and statistics, but moments like this are why football is the greatest sport on earth. You don't cry because you won a match you cry because you've changed the history of your country forever. Tonight, Mohamed Salah didn't just win a game... he became immortal in the hearts of the Egyptian people.”
A first ever World Cup win and knockout win in only their second since 1990 (after Salah took them to their first in 28 years with a 95th minute pen). Oh, and 2 AFCON finals and 1 goal off their joint highest goal scorer.
How’s that for an international legacy, @Carra23?
Say what you want about him as a manager, but the way Slot handled something as unprecedented as the Jota situation with the class that he did should never be forgotten. I don’t think anyone could have spoken better.
Today, as every day, we remember Diogo Jota and André Silva, who tragically passed away one year ago.
Through immeasurable loss and incalculable pain, the impact they made and the legacies they left behind - not only within the footballing world, but in the hearts and minds of so many around the world - has shone through over the last 12 months.
All of our love, support, thoughts and prayers continue to be with Diogo and André's families, friends and all those whose lives were touched by them.
Forever in our hearts, forever our number 20 ❤️
🇫🇷 Presnel Kimpembe, İslam’ı seçme sürecini anlattı:
“Çocukluğumdan beri Müslüman arkadaşlarla büyüdüm. Hatta en yakın arkadaşlarımın hepsi Müslümandı.
Onlara hep ‘Asla Müslüman olmam’ derdim. Hristiyandım ama zamanla araştırmaya, okumaya ve ilgilenmeye başladım. İki ağabeyim de sonradan Müslüman oldu.
Onlardan çok şey öğrendim. Bir yaz Ramazan orucu tutmayı denedim. Unai Emery dönemindeki sezon öncesi kampta 45 derecelik sıcakta oruç tuttum, öleceğimi sandım.
Sonra gizlice namaz kılmaya başladım. Kimsenin beni etkilemesini istemiyordum. Kararımı tamamen kendim verdim.
Daha sonra arkadaşlarımı şahit göstererek Müslüman oldum.
Mekke’ye de gittim. Orası tarif edilemeyecek kadar huzurlu bir yer.”