🚨 Reporter asks João Cancelo after Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal as Portugal thrashed Uzbekistan 5-0 in the FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ Reporter: “João Cancelo, what did you make of Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance tonight, especially that second goal?”
🗣️ João Cancelo: “I was watching the play develop and thought the defenders had everything under control. Then suddenly Cristiano accelerated, got into position, and finished the chance like it was the easiest thing in the world.”
“He’s 41 years old and still making defenders look like they’re chasing shadows. At some point you stop trying to explain it and just enjoy what you’re watching.”
“People will talk about the finish, but for me it was the movement before the goal. The timing, the intelligence, and the desire to attack the space were incredible.”
“The funny thing is that everyone in the stadium knows what Cristiano wants to do, the defenders know it too, and somehow he still finds a way.”
“At times I’m not even watching him as a teammate anymore, I’m watching him as a fan. What he continues to do at this age is something very special.”
“Most players his age are talking about retirement. Cristiano is still scoring goals at the World Cup and breaking records. It doesn’t make sense, but that’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
{@beINSPORTS }
Liverpool jadi tim yg pemainnya paling produktif di Piala Dunia, mengalahkan Real Madrid
Gakpo: 2 Gol 1 Assis
Jiro: 2 Assis
Wirtz: 1 Assis
Virgil: 1 Gol
Isak: 1 Gol 3 Assis
Alisson: 1 Clean Sheet
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Mo Salah: 1 Gol 2 Assis
Peringkat 5 Premier League nih bos 😎
🚨 Reporter asks Harry Kane which country he would support to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup if England do not become champions after his outstanding brace against Croatia:
🎙️ Reporter:
“Harry, congratulations on your performance tonight. If England were not to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which country would you like to see become champions?”
🗣️ Harry Kane:
“First of all, I hope England wins it.
That’s the only thing on my mind right now.
When you wear this shirt and captain this team, your entire focus is on trying to bring the World Cup home.
But if England were somehow not able to win it, I’d probably say Portugal.
I’ve always had huge respect for Cristiano Ronaldo.
He’s one of the greatest players the game has ever seen and somebody I’ve admired throughout my career.
To still be competing at the highest level and representing his country the way he does is incredible.
I know how much Portugal means to him.
I know how much winning the World Cup would mean to him.
There are many fantastic teams in this tournament, but if England cannot do it, I would be happy to see Portugal lift the trophy.
Cristiano has given football so many unforgettable moments.
Seeing him win a World Cup would be a special story for the sport.
But hopefully none of that matters.
Because our goal is to make sure England are the team standing there at the end.”
{ @espn }
Eu quero todo mundo nessa rede social no lado do Yan Diomande.
Irmão a história de vida desse cara faz você se apaixonar ainda mais pelo esporte, desde que eu li essa carta dele me motivou ainda mais a trabalhar com futebol e seguir meu sonho que eu estava desmotivado.
Espero que a história dele toque os corações de outras pessoas que pensa em desistir do seu sonho e fortaleça as pessoas, O futebol não é somente um esporte.
Ele salva vidas.
🚨🤍 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Yan Diomande emotional letter to his late sister:
"Dear Roxane,
Remember when somebody bought me a fake United jersey, and I wrote Ronaldo 7 on the back with the black marker?"
"We didn’t know rich or poor. We just knew happiness."
"Remember 25 people sleeping in one house back in Abidjan? Mum wanted to watch her soap operas. Everyone else wanted to watch movies. Remember how I always used to fake like I was asleep and then go into the TV room after midnight? I’d put the TV on real low. Just like 2 volume bars. I’d watch football in the dark and dream."
"Remember when the adults saw me playing football in the dirt and nicknamed me “Roberto Carlos” because of how hard I would shoot? And remember how I was secretly so mad about it, because CR7 was my idol?"
"Remember when I went to play so far from home? I was 9 years old. Inter Foot Sud Comoé, all the way near the Ghana border. Just a little boy on his own. I don’t know if I ever told you this story, but me and the other kids used to go into the village and steal potatoes because we were so hungry. We did a “bank heist.” Two kids distracting the shop owner, and 18 other kids running out with two potatoes. They weren’t even good. But they tasted amazing. Hahahah. It’s still my favorite thing to eat. Boiled potatoes with some oil. It reminds me of those times."
"Remember when I got my first real football boots, and I used to sleep with them? Growing up, I always played in those white plastic sandals. Even when I go back home now, I still play in them. It’s our tradition."
"Remember when I would come back home, and you would tell my friends from the neighborhood, “Why did you stop training? Yan is not going to buy you cars. You have to keep working."
"You were 10 years old, and already my agent."
"Remember how we used to sit and dream about moving to France? How we were going to go shopping and get our own apartment and I was going to be a rich footballer with cars and a big house, and you wouldn’t have to worry about nothing. You were the one who always believed that I could be the next Cristiano, when everybody else laughed."
"Remember when I moved to America for high school at 15, and I was so homesick? I didn’t know what anybody was saying for months. They sat me next to a French kid, and he tried to translate everything the teacher was saying. Remember when I called you, saying, “You won’t believe it, the kids here argue with teachers."
"Back home, you know we wouldn’t even dare to blink at our elders."
"Remember when I couldn’t believe the kids were smoking after school? You used to say it sounded like I was in an American TV show."
"Remember when they took me on trial at Bournemouth? At Chelsea, Rangers, Olympiacos, Crystal Palace? Eze and Olise even came up to me after one training and said, “Yo kid, you’re really good.”"
"But they still didn’t sign me."
"Even the B teams in the MLS didn’t want me. I didn’t even know why. They never gave me a reason. The adults handled everything. They just kept taking me all around Europe, and everybody kept saying no."
"My visa was up. My dream was over. They sent me back to Africa, and we cried together."
"You were the one who never stopped believing. A few weeks later, I signed for Leganés and we cried different tears."
"That was back when I used to have emotions. Now, I don’t feel anything. It’s like I’m not even human. Since you died, I’m just blank."
"I don’t even think I shed a tear the day they told me that you were gone. I was just in shock."
"It was a few weeks after I made my debut for Leganés. Who makes their debut at 18 against Real Madrid? It was too crazy. It was a dream."
"And then it was a nightmare. Someone kept calling me from back home. I was annoyed. I didn’t understand why they kept calling me."
"I picked up, and they didn’t even soften it. You know how it is back home. No emotions. Just……..
“Your sister is gone.”
“What?”
“She died.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Somebody put something in her drink at a party, and she never woke up. She is gone.”
"You were 15."
"15."
"I never got any answers. I don’t know if I want to know why. Maybe it was jealousy. Maybe it’s just something that happens in our country. Maybe I could have protected you. I don’t know."
"I try to trust God’s plan. It’s all I can do. I don’t try to forget, because I know I won’t forget. All I can do is use the pain to work harder, and to do everything we dreamed about."
"I wrote this because I can’t speak about it. I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on. I will make sure that everybody knows your name. The whole world."
"Everything I do on a football pitch, it’s for you."
"So much has happened since I last saw you…… You would not even believe it. I don’t know if I believe it."
"You know what’s crazy? After my debut against Madrid, I actually swapped shirts with Mbappé. Remember when we used to watch him on TV, and you’d say, “Mbappé? Yeah, he’s good. But my brother is better.”
"I was wrong about one thing. I don’t want to be rich. I see what it does to people, even to family. When I was at Leganés, everything I was earning, I was sending home. It got to the point where I didn’t even want money anymore. It was just a burden. They never stopped asking. I guess they thought I was a millionaire already. I didn’t even have an apartment. I was living at the training ground in a room with no TV. Just football and sleep, football and sleep."
"I didn’t want a big house. I didn’t want cars. I just wanted to put everything into football. Everything to show the world that my sister was right……."
"Ha…. you will think this is funny. When I moved to play at RB Leipzig, I was always late. Well, not late. But I was on time, which in Germany means you’re very late."
"So you already know what I did next. I started arriving 90 minutes early to everything. I was so early all the time that the guys started calling me “The German.”"
"I always have to overdo everything. I have zero chill. You always said that."
"The pitch is the only place that I feel at home anymore. It’s the place where I feel calm, and I can speak to you. I just wish you were still here so I could tell you….. We did it."
"Everything you said came true."
"We’re leaving for the World Cup tomorrow. For real. Your brother is going to play for Côte d'Ivoire, like Drogba, like Yaya, like Gervinho."
"I don’t even look at it like a game. I look at it like a stage. This is my chance to show the whole world what you saw in me. Every time I score, I’ll make sure everybody knows your name. I’ll make sure they don’t forget you."
"You always said that I could be better than Cristiano. If I see him there, I’ll tell him hello for you."
"I’m going to do what you predicted, I swear. Before I even had real boots, you were telling everybody, “My brother is going to be the greatest in the world.”
"I will prove that you were right, or I will die trying... Your brother, Yan."
— @PlayersTribune
@idextratime selamat @Arsenal berhasil memecahkan rekor penguasaan bola terendah di final karena menerapkan strategi defensif yg sangat rapat untuk meredam agresivitas lini serang PSG..
👉Ketika Data Menemukan Seorang Raja
Kisah tentang FSG dan tim analitik Liverpool mengubah sejarah. Tahun 2017, banyak orang melihat transfer Mohamed Salah dari AS Roma ke Liverpool cuma sebagai transfer “bagus”.
Padahal di balik layar, itu salah satu kemenangan terbesar pendekatan data-driven dalam sejarah sepak bola modern. Saat itu, Salah masih punya label, “Chelsea reject.”
Kariernya di Premier League sebelumnya dianggap "gagal".
Publik Inggris belum benar-benar yakin dia pemain elite. 👇
I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.
Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.
Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.
Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.
As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.
Mohamed Salah’s message to everyone at the club:
“I remember when I came here first, I think nobody was working before training. I’m not saying nobody was working but Millie, Adam, and Sadio were working after training, if I’m mistaken please forgive me for that… but I came I want to work before training, I want to work after training. I want to work all the time and then they [the players] also work before training. This is the thing that always makes me happy. This is something that makes me so proud and something if I’m being very honest because I love this place so much, I have my best years… I really want the guys to continue like that [and work all the time].
“I always tell Dom [Szoboszlai], if you win the Premier League every year, you take nothing from me. Just like I done my thing here. But I want the guys to succeed here, I want the club to be there. And this is one of my main concerns. I spoke to a member of staff, I spoke also to guys up there, I told them when I leave, you need an example here. You need people to come early to the gym and people look at them ‘Oh he go to the gym, so I need to go.’ If that didn’t happen or doesn’t happen I think it will be tricky for this club because it’s something very very necessary. You put the standard high, like people have to come early. People have to go gym. People have to look after themselves and I don’t want that to change after I leave or anything. I just want to have that standard at the club because it’s very important for the team to keep winning things and this is one of my main concerns for me.”
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