If Poch is another head coach bowing down to Wilcox like Carrick then Im tempted to be Poch Out like Carrick. Now is the chance for a manager to hold the cluh to ransom and get all the power. Like De Zerbi did with Spurs
Father went to his daughter’s school to explain… he couldn’t pay school fees on time.
The bursar checked the records and noticed something,
He said: “Sir, your daughter’s fees have been paid for the next three years.”
He was confused and asked:
“By whom? I haven’t paid anything.”
The bursar brought out the payment receipts
Cristiano Ronaldo is more than a footballer. He’s a symbol of hard work, dedication and greatness. Records may be broken but legends are never forgotten. The GOAT forever🐐❤️ SIUUUU
I love you Cristiano 😭❤️
Congratulations to Ronaldo on his retirement from international football.
I could want to be petty and say he’s finally retiring because Messi retired few weeks ago and if he hadn’t, he too would have liked to keep going, but there’s no need.
Ronaldo deserves every respect❤️
❤️🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo’s full letter to Portuguese fans.
“To the Portuguese people,
The day has come to hand back the shirt and the captain's armband of the national team that belongs to all of us.
I never felt that it was exclusively mine, but for 23 years, I had the privilege and responsibility of wearing it, defending it, and carrying it with me to stadiums all around the world.
Today, the moment has come to pass it on to the future.
It was not an easy decision, because some decisions are not made with the head alone. They are also made with the heart.
I am bringing to an end a journey that began in August 2003 and changed my life forever.
When I look back and think about everything I experienced with the national team, I don't just see matches, goals, records, or trophies. I see people.
I see immigrants who, for 90 minutes, felt a little closer to Portugal. I see millions of Portuguese people whom I never met personally, but who became part of my life.
Because, at the end of the day, football is much bigger than a game. Football is about people.
Throughout my entire career with the national team, I always tried to push beyond my limits. I wanted to win, I wanted to be the best, I wanted to make history.
I was always demanding of myself. I always wanted more. I always believed we could go further, and I gave everything I had for this shirt.
There were perfect afternoons and nights. There were victories I will never forget. There were defeats that still hurt to remember today.
I also failed. I also suffered. There were moments when I couldn't give the Portuguese people what they wanted so badly. But I never gave up.
And above all, I never stopped feeling proud to represent Portugal.
Over these years, I learned some very simple things: goals come and go, trophies end up in museums, records are eventually broken, but there is something that time can never erase.
The place I hold in people's hearts.
If I ever made you happy, if one of my goals ever made you hug someone, forget a worry, or feel proud of our country, then it was all worth it.
Because being Portuguese is also about that.
We suffer together. We get back up together. We believe again.
Portugal will always need young people who dream, players who never give up, and new generations who believe it is possible to reach places no one has reached before.
Because a country that continues to create new heroes is a country that never stops believing in itself.
To my national team teammates, I want to leave a special message.
Thank you for every run, every hug, every argument, every moment of silence before stepping onto the pitch, every victory we celebrated together, and every defeat that made us stronger.
I had the privilege of being your captain, but no captain walks alone, and you are all part of my story.
To all the coaches, directors, doctors, physiotherapists, kit managers, staff members, and the many people who worked with me throughout these years, thank you.
Many of you never appeared in the photographs, but without you, none of those photographs would have been possible.
To my family, thank you for sharing this dream with me.
Thank you for understanding the absences, the sacrifices, and the moments when the national team had to take up a space that also belonged to you.
If I made it this far, it was because we always walked hand in hand.
And to the Portuguese people, to every Portuguese person around the world, I want to tell you one last thing.
There is an image that I will always carry with me.
A moment when the national anthem begins.
I look around me. I see my teammates. I see the stands.
I see children, mothers, fathers, and grandparents. I see Portuguese people who travelled from so far away just to be there.
And during those moments, we stop being different.
There are no clubs. There are no colors. There are no classes. There are no professions. There are no opinions.
There is only one passion: Portugal”.
even Fabrizio Romano didn’t see Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement video coming, if not he would have ruined it cuz that’s what he does.
Thank you Cristiano Ronaldo for the memories and joy you’ve brought to us that are not even Portuguese.
Let’s get our 1000 goals with Al Nassr and finish on a high note. Happy Int’l retirement 🐐❤️🥰
The World Cup doesn't define a player's legacy or status. It's a very irrelevant criterion to use when evaluating a player's greatness. If it did, Giroud would be considered a greater striker than Suárez and Lewandowski.
Ronaldo is him.
End.
What exactly has happened to Youri Tielemans in a Manchester United shirt?
The player we watched at Aston Villa was a completely different midfielder.
At Villa, Tielemans was progressive, composed, aggressive in possession and constantly looking to dictate the tempo. He could receive the ball under pressure, turn away from opponents, break lines with his passing, carry the ball forward and control the rhythm of games.
He was quicker in his movements, sharper in his decisions and more confident taking responsibility in midfield.
Where has all of that gone?
At Manchester United, he looks slower, less mobile, less adventurous and far less influential. His passing has become predictable, his ability to dictate games has declined and he no longer looks like the midfielder who was such an important part of Villa’s success.
We haven’t been seeing the best of him.
Not even close.
I refuse to believe the player who impressed at Villa suddenly forgot how to play football because he changed shirts.
So what happened?
Is he simply not good enough to perform at Manchester United’s level, or has Manchester United happened to him?
Because this club has a worrying habit of making good players look ordinary.
WHERE IS THE YOURI TIELEMANS WE SAW AT ASTON VILLA?
Vinicius might struggle to start over Diomande when he returns from suspension.
Saliba might struggle tp start over Konsa when he returns from injury.
Two places that took their chances very well.
🚨 I suggest Manchester United reuniting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick coaching team an incredible idea.
- both compliments each other.... Carrick is better tactically, while Ole is better uniting the players.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the best motivational manager in United culture and tradition I've seen....,exactly what the United team needs right now.
- Ole has a great record both in uniting players + motivating players.
- He also has one of the best premier league records still unbroken.
- they did a great job together during their first reign.
United board is the biggest problem and could be corrected. Ole needs to be in the mix.
Of all the top 5 leagues in Europe, La Liga is the easiest because of the ridiculous statistics the players put up.
Ronaldo who broke the PL Goal scoring record in a season (31 Goals), moved to Spain and had 40+ goals back to back. Don’t even get me started on Messi who scored 50 Goals in a single season. The most ever in Europe.
Raphinha currently is on 15 Goals in just 9 Games. You can’t see this in the Prem. Laliga is too easy.
Remember when we beat Manchester United at Old Trafford and they were celebrating the loss saying they played better than us? That’s Liverpool fans today at Anfield.