๐๐ฆ๐ท Argentina win their opening game with Lionel Messi making World Cup history! ๐ฅ
Messi hat-trick means heโs joint TOP SCORER EVER in the World Cup with 16 goals with Miro Klose.
Mbappรฉ, Mรผller, Ronaldo Nazario surpassed.
Morgan Rogers Update
โข Morgan Rogers has given preference to joining the English champions. Other clubs are still actively in the race but acknowledge the player's current preference.
โข Morgan Rogers has respectfully communicated his desire to leave to senior figures at Villa (significant).
โข Personal terms have been explored and are not a hindrance at all.
โข Morgan Rogers is sold on the Mikel Arteta project and plan for him.
โข Morgan Rogers was on the shortlist of attacking reinforcements Arsenal discussed last summer.
โข My understanding is that Villa and Arsenal are in contact through unofficial channels regarding any potential deal. Remember my words: the fee is key to this deal. The player is fully on board.
โข Andrea Berta has asked to be kept fully informed about any other club making a move for Morgan. If Arsenal do make a move, there will be another update.
Chelsea, in particular, have been pleading with Morgan to showcase their plan for him, but as of today, the response is "Arsenal." Manchester United have also explored the situation of Morgan, with Carrick being a big fan.
Bradley Barcola and one other player are also of interest to Arsenal. Details on that in due time.
Arsenal are also in direct contact with multiple midfielders, as recently as a few days ago. The likes of Bouaddi, Scott, Kone, Larsson, and two others. As I mentioned yesterday, we are yet to make contact with any club officially while Berta explores personal terms with all of them. One of these players is convinced he is joining Arsenal. It's important to remember that Livramento also felt the same way, but it highlights how strong the conversations are.
Arsenal are also monitoring the Madrid midfielder situation. Tonali was offered to us in January; talks have never surpassed personal terms as of today. These clubs are using Elliot Anderson's deal as a market scale. Newcastle want crazy money, as do Palace for Wharton.
Personally, I hope its Ayyoub Bouaddi we accelerate a move for!
Taking a very short holiday. I'll be back!
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๐จTRENDING: Cabo Verde's goalkeeper now has more IG followers than NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson.
Cabo Verde's goalkeeper had 50k before his performance in the 0-0 draw vs Spain.
๐จ LโIRAN ๐ฎ๐ท A รTร OBLIGร DE QUITTER LE TERRITOIRE AMรRICAIN ๐บ๐ธ DIRECTEMENT APRรS SON MATCH FACE ร LA NOUVELLE-ZรLANDE ๐ณ๐ฟ. ๐
La sรฉlection devait dormir ร Los Angeles et repartir aprรจs un dรฉcrassage.
๐๏ธ @Romain_Molina
Vozinha (Cape Verde goalkeeper): โI am a fan of Barcelona, I am a fan of Arsenal also. David Raya was on the bench & heโs a great goalkeeper.โ ๐๐จ๐ป
๐จ๐จ| NEW: Marcus Rashfordโs ยฃ40M release clause at Manchester United is available to all Premier League clubs ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Liverpool and Manchester City.
[@David_Ornstein]
Cape Verde's Roberto Lopes just helped his country earn their first-ever World Cup point vs. Spain thanks to a LinkedIn message.
He assumed a message from the coach at the time asking him to play for the national team was spam because it was in Portuguese.
Nine months later, they sent it again in English and the rest is history ๐คฏ
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Before the World Cup, Vozinha had just 50K followers on Instagram. After his incredible masterclass against Spain, that number exploded to ๐ฑ.๐ด ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ก (!!!) ๐ณ๐จ๐ป
Tim Payne had only 4,715 Instagram followers and was described as โthe most unknown player of the World Cup.โ He became one of the tournamentโs biggest names, reaching ๐ฑ.๐ด ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ก followers as well ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ
Both were players many fans had never even heard of before. But now they are two of the most talked-about names of the tournament ๐ค
As a reference, Cape Verde has a total population of around 500K, while New Zealand has around 5.3M people ๐
Only the World Cup can do this ๐
Aaron Tucker had been out of prison for seven days. He had less than $2 in his pocket and one shot at turning his life around, a job interview that morning. Then he saw a car flip over and catch fire from his bus window.
He asked the bus driver if he was going to help. "No, but if you get out I'm going to leave," the driver replied. Tucker got out anyway.
He sprinted toward the upside-down, smoke-filled car and found the 61-year-old driver covered in blood.
He unbuckled the man's seatbelt and dragged him clear as the car started to catch fire.
He pulled off his own dress shirt and used it to stop the man's head wound from bleeding, telling him: "You're going to be all right. Your family wants to see you. Keep your eyes open."
The bus left. Tucker missed his interview.
When the story got out, strangers set up a GoFundMe that raised over $50,000 in three days. He also received multiple job offers in construction.
"I feel like a job can come and go, but a life is a one-time thing," Tucker said. "The job just wasn't in my mind at that time."