🚨🗣️José Mourinho on Vinícius Jr.'s reaction to being substituted:
🗣️Reporter: “Vini was obviously angry at being substituted at that point in the game. Was this the game plan, or was it something you decided in the moment?”
🗣️José Mourinho: “I'm the coach here. I decide who plays and who doesn't. If Vini isn't performing, it's my responsibility to take him out of the game. That's part of my job.”
🗣️Reporter: “He murmured something, and fellow reporters say he was questioning your decision to remove him. What do you make of that?”
🗣️José Mourinho: “I don't care what he thinks or doesn't think about the decision. Did you see the game after he came off? That's how football works here at Real Madrid. No player can tell me how to do my job. I'm the coach, and I make decisions for the team.”
🗣️Reporter: “Okay, José, final question. Are you going to speak with him afterward and explain your decision?”
🗣️José Mourinho: “You must be joking. That's between me and Vini, not your problem. We will handle it internally.”
🔵🔴🪄 Lamine Yamal on his assist: “I’d almost call it a rabona, maybe a semi-rabona!”
“In the moment, it just came out like that and it worked perfectly to deliver the assist to Gordon”, told CBS Sports.
PEPE ARRIVED IN PORTUGAL WITH JUST €5. A STRANGER’S KINDNESS CHANGED HIS LIFE. 🇧🇷🇵🇹❤️
🗣️ PEPE: “When I arrived in Portugal, I had the equivalent of five euros. I was at Immigration because I had come alone from Brazil at 18.
A fax was supposed to arrive from Marítimo stating that I had permission to enter Portugal.
With that money, I had to buy a phone card to call my mom and tell her I was okay. The other option would’ve been to buy food.
I thought, ‘I’m going to ease my mom’s worries.’
I arrived at 6 a.m. and checked my boarding pass. I didn’t have a flight until 11 p.m., and I had to eat.
So I went to the airport and asked an employee, ‘Do you have anything to eat?’
He said yes, that they had everything on the menu.
‘But I don’t have any money,’ I told him.
He looked at me, stepped out, and came back with a tray and a baguette and gave it to me.
That person didn’t know who I was. And I still don’t know who he is, which is a shame.
But that gesture helped me for the rest of my life. And since then, Portugal has become my country.”
Pepe arrived in Portugal as a teenager with almost nothing, far from his family and facing an uncertain future.
He would go on to become one of Portugal’s most important defenders, winning the European Championship in 2016 and building a remarkable career at the highest level.
But he never forgot the stranger who gave him a meal when he couldn't afford one.
The man who helped Pepe that day probably had no idea who he was helping or how far that young Brazilian would go.
🚨🎙️ Ryan Giggs on Lisandro Martínez’s comments about the Manchester United board after their defeat to Atlético Madrid:
🗣️ “If the board decides to take action against Lisandro Martínez, convincing players to join Manchester United in the future could become much more difficult.
Because what exactly are you going to tell them? Come here and waste five or six years of your prime playing for nothing?
I know INEOS won’t take his criticism lightly, and honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Martínez never plays for United again.
But I can’t thank him enough for what he did tonight because his actions spoke louder than any fan’s words. People aren’t even beginning to understand how significant that moment was.
He put himself on the line to expose what he believes is wrong at this club, and if his actions help bring real change to the people running United, he’ll always be a legend in my eyes.” ❤️
Gor Mahia generated KSh 1,693,100 in gate collections after selling 5,340 tickets for their Kenyan Premier League opener against Murang’a Seal at Nyayo National Stadium on Tuesday night.
crypto is a game of patience
not every opportunity will pay off immediately, and not every quiet project is dead
do your research, stay curious and never stop learning
🚨Caicedo: “It has been a great journey for me, more than three special years at one of the best clubs in the world.
I’m just enjoying trying to do everything for this club, because they gave me everything. They helped me in every way.” [chelseafc]
📸Chelsea FC
🚨🗣️ Didier Drogba on Nicolas Jackson’s form at Aston Villa:
"I watched him at Chelsea. The chance would come and it wouldn’t go in, and that was all anyone spoke about. It sticks to a striker"
"Look at him now. Spurs, Brugge, Brentford. One for Senegal as well. That’s not one lucky night. The goals are going in"
"He left and he’s playing like he trusts his finish. That’s all it ever was. I’m happy for him"
⚪️🇺🇾 José Mourinho: “If we had 3 or 4 Fede Valverdes, we'd play a Fede in multiple positions!”.
“We'd have a midfield Fede, a RB Fede... all of them starting in different positions”.
🚨Caicedo: “Now being one of the captains is a pleasure for me, and a special feeling for my family. Even if I’m not a player who likes to talk a lot, I like to show through what I do, so others can see my example.” [chelseafc] https://t.co/xLVyQ91y02
🏅🇧🇷 Endrick, UEFA Man of the Match for Real Madrid vs AS Roma.
…after playing only 4 minutes until tonight for Real Madrid, entered the pitch and delivered a crucial goal.