You can't claim to be an Arsenal fan who truly loves the club, understands football or has a proper working brain if you don't adore the geniuses that are Arsene Wenger and David Dein.....#COYG#ARSWAT
🚨💣 Bukayo Saka explains why he embraced Martin Ødegaard after the final whistle. ❤️
🗣️ "The quickest run I made all game was after the final whistle."
"Not to celebrate. Not to swap shirts. I just wanted to make sure my captain wasn't standing there on his own."
"People saw England against Norway. I just saw Martin. I know how much this game meant to him because I know how much he loves playing for his country."
"He's always the first to celebrate with us when things go well and the first to lift us when they don't. In that moment, it was my turn to be there for him."
"Football gives you good days and hard days. That's part of the game. But nobody should go through the hard days alone."
"We'll be back together at Arsenal soon. He's still my captain, and nothing about that has changed."
💣🚨BREAKING: Declan Rice fights back tears as he explains the emotional hug with his Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard after the quarter-final.
🗣️ Declan Rice: The final whistle blew and everything the score, the rivalry, the country just disappeared. All I saw was my brother standing there with that pain in his eyes, and my heart broke right alongside his.
🗣️We’ve bled together at Arsenal. We’ve cried in the dressing room after defeats, we’ve celebrated like kids when it all clicks. He’s not just my captain, he’s the one who picks me up when I’m down, the one who makes me believe I can be better every single day. Tonight we wore different colours, but that doesn’t change a thing. I ran to him because I needed him to feel my arms around him and know that I love him.
🗣️This game can be so cruel… but the bond we have is stronger than any result. I’m so proud of him, Proud of the leader, the fighter, the incredible human he is. We’ll be back at the Emirates soon side by side, hearts together, chasing dreams again.
🗣️Norway till the end for Him, England till the end for me. But Arsenal… Arsenal is forever. I love you, Captain. ❤️🤍
#NORENG #AFC
2 - Mikel Merino is the first player in FIFA World Cup history to score the winning goal in two different knockout stage matches as a substitute.
Dependable.
0 - Cristiano Ronaldo is the only forward to play 500+ minutes across the 2022 and 2026 World Cup tournaments without successfully dribbling past an opponent.
Introvert.
🚨 💔 Football can break your heart... and heal it in the very next moment. ❤️
Brazil's World Cup dream came to an end after a 2-1 defeat to Norway. Erling Haaland's brace sealed a famous victory, Bruno Guimarães missed a crucial penalty, and Neymar's late spot-kick wasn't enough to save the Seleção.
The result also extended one of football's most remarkable records: Brazil have still never beaten Norway in five meetings (D2, L3). 🤯🇳🇴
But while Norway celebrated, Martin Ødegaard showed why he's a true captain. Instead of joining the celebrations immediately, he stayed behind to comfort his Arsenal teammates, Gabriel Magalhães and Martinelli, after the heartbreak of elimination.
For 90 minutes, they fought for different nations. At the final whistle, they were brothers again. ❤️🤍
🚨Erling Haaland on the difference between playing with Rodri and Martin Ødegaard:
🗣️ Reporter:
“What’s the biggest difference between playing with Rodri and playing with Martin Ødegaard?”
🗣️ Erling Haaland:
“Rodri controls the game. Martin creates the game.
Rodri always knows where the next pass is before anyone else. Martin sees passes that nobody else even thinks about.
I asked Martin once how he always finds me without even looking. He just smiled.
Playing with him, you’d think he has eyes in the back of his head. The defenders probably think the same.
Next season I won’t be supporting Manchester United if they end up signing Andrey Santos from Chelsea
I think it’s time I call it break from club football