🚨 Gareth Bale on calls for Cristiano Ronaldo to be dropped from Portugal’s starting XI:
🗣️ “We all know that many of the people calling for Ronaldo to be dropped are not his fans. They’re his rivals and critics who never wanted to see him succeed in the first place.
No true Ronaldo supporter would be asking for him to be left out of such an important tournament. They know exactly what he can still do, and they know Portugal are a completely different team when he’s on the pitch.
The criticism didn’t start because he’s 41. Ronaldo has faced it throughout his entire career. When he scores inside the box, they call him a tap-in merchant. When he scores a hat-trick, they say he’s selfish. When he doesn’t score, they claim he’s being carried by his teammates.
No matter what he does, there will always be criticism. That’s the reality of being Cristiano Ronaldo.
For me, the biggest mistake Portugal could make in this tournament would be dropping him.”
.@Meghan_Ottolini asked Milton Williams when the national media will start respecting New England’s defense:
“If we win. If we win, they ain’t gonna have no choice. But they’ll probably still find an excuse, or make up something - somebody played bad, or, I don’t know…”
#NEPats #SuperBowlLX
#Patriots CB Marcus Jones on the importance of autism awareness:
“My son, he’s 4 years old, he has autism… It’s hard for parents to, first off, get your son or daughter checked… That was a challenge for me. I can honestly say whenever I did get him tested, after I cried. It was hard. Just off the fact that I knew, but it’s different whenever you get the test and you get the results… It felt like I let my son down… I got all the patience in the world for him and I just wanna make sure he’s always well.”
(🎥 @thepivot)
Giving the MVP to a QB who didn’t win his division and racked up 1 yard TD passes at a historic rate? NFL discourse is in shambles.
This ain’t no lifetime achievement award.
Josh Allen in the past 2 weeks:
• 0 Pass TD’s
• 392 Pass Yards
• 2 Fumbles
• 7 Sacks
• 44 Rush Yards
• 2 Tush Push TD’s
*MVP & AFC East title on the line