🚨 Thierry HENRY 🇫🇷 raconte pourquoi il préférait parfois donner le ballon à Lionel MESSI 🇦🇷, MÊME EN INFÉRIORITÉ NUMÉRIQUE, plutôt que d’exploiter un surnombre ailleurs sur le terrain 🐐😁 👇 :
🗣️ « Faire un choix qui peut paraître sur le moment pas être le bon choix, mais C’EST LE BON CHOIX PARCE QUE TU CONNAIS TON COÉQUIPIER.
J’explique, si tu te tournes, je prends là, je regardais, on a un 2 contre 1 là-bas ou un 3 contre 2 là-bas, et là il y a un 1 contre 2 ou un 1 contre 3, et je prends la balle et C’EST MESSI DANS LE 1 CONTRE 2, 1 CONTRE 3, JE DONNE LA BALLE À MESSI. 🙌😭
Or que normalement tu vas aller jouer au 3 contre 1, jouer là-bas. »
📽️ Le premier épisode de Kampo, animé par Smail BOUABDELLAH, avec Thierry HENRY comme invité, est DISPONIBLE sur YouTube ! 😁
Thierry HENRY 🇫🇷 évoque les joueurs avec lesquels il a pris le PLUS DE PLAISIR à jouer au cours de son immense carrière ! 🤩👇
🇦🇷 Lionel MESSI
🇫🇷 Zinédine ZIDANE
🇳🇱 Dennis BERGKAMP
🗣️ « Léo, Zizou, à un moment donné, tu es presque en mode QU’EST-CE QU’IL A FAIT ? Ou OH, IL EST PASSÉ ! 😍
(…) Mais Dennis, pareil. DENNIS, IL FAISAIT DES CONTRÔLES de temps en temps, mais tellement je savais qu’il était fort, je me suis dit IL VA LA CONTRÔLER.
Même des ballons de temps en temps, je dis C’EST IMPOSSIBLE QU’IL LA CONTRÔLE, mais le respect que tu as par rapport au gars, tu dis vas-y, IL VA LA CONTRÔLER.
TU ES OBLIGÉ D’ANTICIPER QU’IL LA CONTRÔLE.
Il y a d’autres mecs, tu aurais pas anticipé le contrôle, tu restes peut-être en dessous. Non mais sans être méchant. » 😅
Thierry HENRY cite également Samuel ETO’O 🇨🇲, qu’il décrit comme « un coéquipier exemplaire sur le terrain », mais aussi Ronaldinho 🇧🇷, Sonny ANDERSON 🇧🇷 ou encore Ali BENARBIA 🇩🇿 parmi les joueurs qui l’ont marqué. ✨
📽️ Le premier épisode de Kampo, animé par Smail BOUABDELLAH, avec Thierry HENRY comme invité, est DISPONIBLE sur YouTube ! 😁
🚨🗣️ Sir Alex Ferguson on the greatest individual performance he has ever witnessed.
🎙️ Sir Alex Ferguson:
“People might find this surprising, but my answer is Lionel Messi against England at the 2026 World Cup.
I’m more of a Cristiano Ronaldo fan. I’ve always been.
I worked with Cristiano. I know what that man is capable of.
But I’m not blind to football.
What Messi did that night was extraordinary.
England were leading 1-0. They were comfortable. Argentina were running out of time.
I genuinely thought England had won the game.
I had already accepted the result.
Then Messi decided otherwise.
The 85th minute. Enzo Fernández. 1-1.
I watched the assist again. The vision was ridiculous.
England had defended for 85 minutes. One pass was enough to undo everything.
I thought that was the end of it.
I was wrong again.
Messi wasn’t finished.
Mac Allister’s effort came off the post. Messi kept the attack alive.
He looked up. He saw Lautaro Martínez. He delivered the cross.
2-1.
I couldn’t believe what I was watching.
England had gone from controlling a World Cup semi-final to chasing a game they thought was already theirs.
And Messi hadn’t scored a single goal.
That’s the part that fascinates me.
He didn’t need a goal to become the most important player on the pitch.
He didn’t need to run around demanding attention.
He simply took responsibility when everybody else was feeling the pressure.
I’ve watched thousands of football matches. Very few have made me sit back and question what I’ve just witnessed.
That was one of them.
I saw England’s players after the second goal. I saw their manager’s reaction.
There was nothing left to explain.
They had experienced Messi.
And believe me, I understand that feeling.
It reminded me of those Champions League nights when you spend weeks preparing for an opponent, only to discover that preparation means very little when an extraordinary player decides to take over.
You can have the tactics right. You can have the better team on paper.
Sometimes, it still doesn’t matter.
That performance gave me Champions League final trauma.
I kept thinking about those two assists.
I wasn’t even angry with England. I was more impressed with the man who had beaten them.
I still admire Cristiano. Nothing changes that.
But I’m not going to sit here and manufacture arguments against Messi because of my personal preference.
That would be disrespectful to football.
I’ve seen Ronaldo produce unforgettable performances. I’ve seen Messi produce unforgettable performances.
But that particular night was different.
No goals. No hat-trick. No individual scoring celebration.
Just two assists that decided a World Cup semi-final.
I don’t need to watch it another ten times to understand what happened.
I saw enough the first time.
If that’s not greatness, then I honestly don’t know what is.”
🚨Carlo Ancelotti on Messi making the FIFA World XI ahead of Harry Kane:
🎙️ “I am a Cristiano Ronaldo fan. Everybody knows that.
I have never hidden it.
But look, I am also a football manager. And I know when I am watching something special.
Messi is 39 years old.
Thirty-nine!
Sometimes, I watch him play and honestly, I forget how old he is.
At the 2026 World Cup, he was competing with Mbappé for the Golden Boot.
Eight goals.
Four assists.
He finished just behind Mbappé in the goalscoring charts.
And Harry Kane scored six.
Think about that for a moment.
A 39-year-old Messi scored more World Cup goals than one of the best strikers in the world.
And he wasn’t just scoring.
That’s what people keep missing.
I watched him control games. I watched him create chances. I watched him take on defenders who were ten years younger.
And some of them couldn’t get near him.
You know what really impressed me?
He never looked like a player desperate to prove something.
He just played his football.
One moment, he’s walking around the pitch. The next, he’s produced a pass that completely opens up the opposition.
Believe me, not many players can do that.
Now, Harry Kane had a fantastic season.
I’m not taking anything away from him.
He scored goals. He delivered for Bayern. He had an outstanding campaign.
But we need to be honest here.
Football isn’t just about putting the ball in the net.
Messi gives you things that are difficult to measure with statistics.
He sees passes before other players recognise the opportunity.
He controls the rhythm of a match.
He creates space for his teammates.
And when the game becomes difficult, he’s still the player everybody looks towards.
That’s not something you can teach.
So when I see Messi in the FIFA World XI ahead of Kane, I understand it.
I really do.
People can have their preferences, but you cannot ignore what this man is doing.
And listen, I support Cristiano. I love what he represents.
But am I supposed to sit here and pretend Messi isn’t extraordinary because I support Ronaldo?
Come on!
I have been around football for a very long time.
I have managed some of the greatest players this sport has ever seen.
I know how difficult it is to maintain this level.
Messi is 39, and he’s still giving defenders problems, still creating goals and still deciding matches.
At some point, you stop arguing and appreciate what you’re watching.
Because if a 39-year-old man is competing with Mbappé for the World Cup Golden Boot and still making the FIFA World XI, perhaps the problem isn’t Messi. Perhaps people have simply become too comfortable expecting the impossible from him.”
🕊️ Wanis Honsor est décédé à l’âge de 22 ans.
Formé au FC Rouen, il a été victime d’un arrêt cardiaque lors d’un entraînement avec son club, le Saint-Denis FC.
Toutes nos pensées vont à sa famille et à ses proches. 🤍
📸 @fcr1899
Watching the cervix open and a precious new life enter the world is nothing short of miraculous. Before the first breath, an extraordinary opening act. A new story begins. 👶❤️
Birth is a beautiful reminder of the wonder of God’s creation. 🙏🤰
💬 What do you remember about the birth of your first child?
Los jugadores NO APRENDEN, con lo que pasó la semana pasada, la desgracia de perder a un jugador en un campo de fútbol, parece que no entienden que entradas así, no deben hacer. 🤬
🚨🎙️ Sergio Ramos on Lionel Messi making the FIFPRO World XI ahead of Harry Kane.
🎙️Reporter: Lionel Messi has been included in the FIFPRO World XI, but Harry Kane has been left out. Do you think Harry has been cheated?
🗣️Sergio Ramos: (Laughs) Honestly, I was having this exact conversation with an old friend from college recently.
We were both looking at the selection, and his first question was, “Why is Lionel Messi there and not Harry Kane?”
I remember smiling and telling him, “Because Messi deserves to be there.”
He immediately replied, “But Harry Kane won the best player award this year. Surely, he deserves that spot.”
And I told him, “You’re absolutely right. Nobody is going to argue that Harry Kane hasn’t had an incredible season. But that doesn’t mean Lionel Messi doesn’t deserve to be there too.”
Then I asked him, “Did you watch the World Cup?”
He said he doesn’t really follow football that much, although he likes Cristiano Ronaldo. So I smile because i already know his type
I told him, “Well, Ronaldo is one of my best friends, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to lie to you about what Messi has achieved.”
He then asked me, “So how exactly are you going to prove that?”
I took his phone,
Sat him down
And started showing him clips of Lionel Messi and Argentina from the first match of the World Cup all the way to the final. I wanted him to watch everything, not just the highlights people choose to share.
When I finished, I asked him, “So, what do you think about this man?”
His first response genuinely made me laugh. He looked at me and asked, “How old is this man?”
I told him, “He’s 38.”
And suddenly, the entire conversation changed.
We went from discussing why Messi was selected ahead of Harry Kane to discussing why Messi wasn’t being awarded the Ballon d’Or!
That’s when I had to remind him that you cannot judge a player unfairly simply because you support somebody else.
I am a huge Cristiano Ronaldo fan, but that doesn’t mean I should close my eyes whenever I witness greatness.
For me, Lionel Messi being included in the FIFPRO World XI isn’t a coincidence. He earned his place. And if I were choosing the Ballon d’Or winner based on the season he had, Messi would certainly be my choice.
That doesn’t mean Harry Kane didn’t deserve recognition. He had a fantastic season too, and nobody should take that away from him. But Messi had a spectacular year, particularly when the whole world was watching him at the World Cup.
So, no, I don’t believe Messi’s inclusion means somebody cheated Harry Kane. Messi earned his place, and Harry Kane deserves his flowers as well. We can appreciate two great footballers without turning everything into a competition.
Have you ever watched a newborn sleeping peacefully, only for both arms to suddenly fly into the air?
The fingers spread out. The baby looks startled, sometimes followed by a loud cry.
No, the baby hasn’t necessarily had a nightmare!
It’s called the MORO REFLEX, a normal newborn response.
But here’s something fascinating.
In a 2017 study published in Infant Behavior and Development, researchers observed 75 healthy newborns and documented this reflex.
They noticed that some babies appeared to orient their heads, eyes and bodies towards nearby people during the response.
The researchers proposed that this reaction might have a role in attracting human attention.
Imagine that! A reflex that may do more than make a baby look startled.
It usually fades between 4 and 6 months as the nervous system matures.
So, the next time your newborn suddenly throws both arms into the air, you’re witnessing one of the fascinating signs of early neurological development.
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🇫🇷 تييري هنري يروي قصة مذهلة عن عقلية ليونيل ميسي في التدريبات!
🗣️ «كنا نخوض مباراة تدريبية في برشلونة، وكان المدرب حكماً للمباراة، لكنه لم يحتسب خطأً واضحاً على ميسي.
اعترض ليو قائلاً: ألم تكن هذه مخالفة؟ ثم عاد غاضباً إلى حارس مرماه وطلب منه الكرة بسرعة.
وبمجرد حصوله عليها، انطلق بالكرة متجاوزاً الفريق بأكمله حتى سجل هدفاً! ولم يكن الأمر مجرد لعب أطفال، بل كان يتجاوز لاعبين بحجم بويول، ويايا توريه، وبوسكيتس، ورافا ماركيز، قبل أن يضع الكرة في شباك فالديز.
وبعدها سجل هدفين إضافيين، ثم هدأ أخيراً!
ميسي يريد الفوز دائماً، حتى في التدريبات». 🐐
عقلية تنافسية لا تعرف المزاح.. حتى التدريبات بالنسبة لميسي معركة يجب الفوز بها! 🔥
🚨 Messi has been top scorer of a competition 33 times. That's the most ever 🐐🔥
8️⃣ La Liga
6️⃣ Champions League
5️⃣ Supercopa de España
4️⃣ Copa del Rey
2️⃣ UEFA Super Cup
1️⃣ Club WC
1️⃣ Copa América
1️⃣ Leagues Cup
1️⃣ U20 WC
1️⃣ WC Qualifiers
1️⃣ Campeones Cup
2️⃣ MLS 🆕️
🚨 LIONEL MESSI 🇦🇷 EST DANS LE XI DE L’ANNÉE FIFPRO POUR LA 18E FOIS DE SA CARRIÈRE ! 🐐
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🚨 João Cancelo on why didn’t all Portugal players didn’t celebrate Ronaldo’s retirement the way Argentina celebrated Messi’s retirement:
🗣️ João Cancelo: “Honestly, I think people already know the answer. They just don’t want to accept it.
When Messi retired, I watched the entire Argentina squad come together to celebrate him.
Players were posting pictures, writing emotional messages and showing the world how much they loved and respected him.
But when Cristiano announced his retirement, suddenly everybody expected Portugal players to behave the same way.
Why?
I personally don’t understand it.
And let me say something that will probably make Ronaldo fans angry.
I don’t think Cristiano is the kind of person people should constantly be forced to celebrate.
Yes, he is one of the greatest footballers in history.
Yes, he has scored incredible goals and won important trophies for Portugal.
But football is bigger than individual achievements.
Sometimes I feel Cristiano’s ego is bigger than his understanding of what a team is supposed to represent.
Everything has to be about him.
His records.
His achievements.
His recognition.
His position as the greatest.
And honestly, that is something I have never liked.
Look at Messi.
He doesn’t need everybody around him to constantly remind the world that he is special.
He doesn’t need to be the centre of every conversation.
He plays football, respects his teammates and allows people to appreciate him naturally.
That’s the difference.
People should stop comparing the way Argentina celebrated Messi to the way Portugal reacted to Ronaldo.
You cannot force genuine affection.
And just because somebody has given everything to a national team doesn’t mean every player must have the same personal relationship with him.
Ronaldo fans can insult me if they want.
They can call me jealous.
They can say I don’t respect Portuguese history.
But I won’t pretend that I see Cristiano the same way they do.
Being Portugal’s greatest player doesn’t automatically make you Portugal’s greatest teammate.
And I think that’s something his fans will never understand.”