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🔙 🗣️🇪🇸 LAMINE YAMAL ON CRISTIANO RONALDO'S AURA:

“What is aura? In football, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Aura is something a person gives off. When they arrive, it's like… WOW!

For example, Brad Pitt or someone like that. In football, Cristiano would be a great example of aura.”

🐐 THE DEFINITION OF AURA.

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🚨💣 BREAKING: PSG'S PORTUGUESE QUARTET & CRISTIANO RONALDO!

According to reports, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, João Neves and Gonçalo Ramos once held immense respect for Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, following their Champions League triumphs, their attitude towards the Portuguese legend reportedly changed.

WHAT HAPPENED? 👀

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🗣️🇳🇬 MIKEL OBI on how ONE LAUNDRY GUY contributed to CHELSEA becoming CHAMPIONS under MOURINHO:

“If Mourinho sees a laundry guy making jokes when we're not winning, he'll tell him off. Why are you laughing? What's funny?

You're part of the squad. You're part of the club. You should feel what we're feeling.

Nobody smiles during training. Everybody is grumpy and moody when we're not playing well.

And that's how competitive it was.

Roman Abramovich was exactly the same. When he arrived at Cobham in his helicopter, you knew something was wrong. Trouble!

He once told us:

‘I don't want you guys to feel too comfortable. I have enough money to change all of you. So sit up and start winning games. Otherwise, I'll go and buy somebody else.’

He was deeply involved in the club, not just spending money on players. He spoke to senior players like John Terry and Didier Drogba, urging them to bring the team together.

He knew what was happening day in, day out. If we weren't performing, he would let us know immediately that things needed to change.”

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🗣️🇪🇸 MIKEL ARTETA on why La Masia is greatest football academies in the world:

“We lived in La Masia. To replicate that here is impossible. You cannot do it.

It's the most unique environment I have seen in my life. The most competitive, inspiring and professional environment of any club or academy I've seen.

At 14 or 15 years old, it replicated a first-team environment.

There were 32 players in our room, and I think 29 of them made it to the highest level.

The six players who shared a room with me became legends in the football world. That's unheard of.

There is something special about La Masia. It's not a coincidence, and they've been doing it for decades.”

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🗣️🇷🇺 KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV PAYS TRIBUTE TO CRISTIANO RONALDO:

“There are the best, and then there are the best of the best.

Ronaldo is one of the best among the best. At that level, it becomes difficult for the public to understand the mentality of such giants.

What he has brought to football cannot be summed up in a single word, just as the way some of the teams he gave his all for have treated him cannot be justified.”

RESPECT. 🐐

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🗣️🇳🇱 EDGAR DAVIDS on why he played with glasses:

“With the glasses, I played 25% less than I usually could.

Other players with eye problems asked me for advice, but after trying the glasses for a day or two, they couldn't play comfortably.

If I had played my entire career without glasses, I would've been 25% better for sure.

But at the end of the day, I'm blessed to still have a career.”

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🚨 Manchester United fans ?

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🚨 Zinedine Zidane — 9/9 Final Record:

✅️ 2018 Champions League
✅️ 2016 UEFA Super Cup
✅️ 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
✅️ 2017 UEFA Champions League
✅️ 2017 UEFA Super Cup
✅️ 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
✅️ 2017 Spanish Super Cup
✅️ 2018 UEFA Champions League
✅️ 2020 Spanish Super Cup

Total: 9 Finals - 9 Wins -0 Losses 🐐

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🗣️🇵🇹 VITINHA on PORTUGAL'S GREATEST PLAYER:

Eusébio or Cristiano Ronaldo ? 🐐

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🗣️🇵🇹 VITINHA on PORTUGAL'S GREATEST PLAYER:

Deco or Bruno Fernandes? Deco.
Deco or Pepe? Deco.
Deco or Nani? Deco.
Deco or Pauleta? Deco.
Deco or Bernardo Silva? Deco.
Deco or Luís Figo? Figo.
Figo or Eusébio? Eusébio.
Eusébio or Cristiano Ronaldo?

CRISTIANO RONALDO. 🐐

[ 📹 @EmporiumFooty ]

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🔙 🗣️🇪🇸 SERGIO RAMOS on CRISTIANO RONALDO'S 2018 REAL MADRID EXIT:

"Since Cristiano's departure, it hasn't been the same. It was a big blow to the head for all of us...

If I had been the president, I would never have allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to leave."

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🔙 🗣️🇪🇸 SERGIO RAMOS on CRISTIANO RONALDO:

“They say Cristiano only scores against small teams. Well, that's true, because there's no bigger club than Real Madrid!

He has scored against almost every team in Europe.” 🐐

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🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🗣️ Sir Alex Ferguson on the moment that changed the way he treated his players forever:

"I was only 33 years old when a young player came into my office one Tuesday and asked, 'Boss, can I have Friday off?'

"I asked him, 'Why do you want Friday off?' He looked at me and said, 'My mother's died.'

"There was nothing else to say. I told him, 'Of course.'

"From that day on, I made a promise to myself. If any player ever came into my office asking for a day off, I would never start by questioning them. Instead, I'd simply ask, 'Can I help you?'

"People often think football is the most important thing in the world, but it isn't. There are moments in life that are far bigger than the game.

"In Cristiano Ronaldo's case, I knew his father was seriously ill and in hospital. I understood how important it was for Cristiano to be with his family. At that moment, it didn't matter what Manchester United needed or what football demanded. His family came first.

"You have to understand that there are things much bigger than the football club, and family is definitely one of them."

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💔 FOOTBALLERS WE LOST TOO SOON.

1. 🇵🇹 Diogo Jota (2025) – Car accident.
2. 🇪🇸 Jesús de Miguel (2026) – Cardiac arrest.
3. 🇬🇭 Christian Atsu (2023) – Earthquake.
4. 🇹🇹 Akeem Adams (2013) – Heart complications.
5. 🇵🇹 André Silva (2025) – Car accident.
6. 🇦🇷 Emiliano Sala (2019) – Plane crash.
7. 🇮🇹 Davide Astori (2018) – Cardiac arrest.
8. 🇺🇾 Juan Izquierdo (2024) – Cardiac arrhythmia.
9. 🇹🇷 Ahmet Çalık (2022) – Car accident.
10. 🇬🇷 George Baldock (2024) – Accidental drowning.

💔 Gone too soon. Never forgotten.

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Players that died at a young age 💔🥀

A squad full of talent, memories and unrealised potential. Rest in peace, legends. 🕊️

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🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 RIO FERDINAND ON CRISTIANO RONALDO:

"The reason we won the Champions League with Manchester United is because we had Cristiano Ronaldo."

A TRUE LEGEND. 🐐

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🔙 🗣️🇧🇷 RONALDO NAZÁRIO on why REAL MADRID is a BIGGER CLUB than BARCELONA:

“I joined Madrid because I just wanted to play there. My dream was to play for Madrid one day, and I fought hard to make it happen.

Roberto Carlos was with me in the national team and he was always telling me what Real Madrid meant to everyone. That left a very good impression, and after some years, I wanted to see it with my own eyes.

The truth is, it is a bigger club than he was telling me! There's a big expectation every time and also a lot of pressure because we always have the world's best players.

I loved knowing that I could make Real Madrid an even bigger club.”

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🗣️🇪🇸 MIKEL ARTETA joking about how he only makes BOYS, not GIRLS:

🗣 Mikel Arteta: “ Tom Congratulations! A little girl, yeah?”

🗣 Interviewer: “A little girl, yeah.”

🗣 Mikel Arteta: “Good! I could never manage that. I've only ever made boys!” 😂

😂 Everyone bursts into laughter.

🗣 Mikel Arteta: “Thanks for coming.”

🗣 Interviewer: “Thank you

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🗣️🇧🇷 RONALDO NAZÁRIO on the REASON behind his FAMOUS HAIRSTYLE and how it HELPED HIM WIN the WORLD CUP:

“I used to cut my hair every three days at that time. One day, I made a joke and left a little hair here.

Everybody was challenging me to keep the haircut like that, so I went to training with it.

I remember I had a little muscle injury, and everybody was talking about that injury.

But when I came to training with that haircut, everybody started talking about my hair and forgot about my injury.

That helped me a lot at that time.”

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🗣️🇧🇷 RONALDO NAZÁRIO on how POOR MANAGEMENT led to BRAZILIAN LEGENDS leaving BARCELONA, including himself, RIVALDO, RONALDINHO and NEYMAR:

“Barcelona is an incredible club, and the city is spectacular. However, I think the club has had management problems for a long time, especially regarding certain decisions and the way players are treated.

I had a spectacular year at Barcelona, and we reached an agreement to renew my contract. We even signed the contract. Five days later, they told me they would not be able to fulfil the agreement and that I was free to negotiate with any other club.

For me, it was like a punch in the chest. I loved the city, I was well adapted, and I had scored many goals. I believed the team would improve with new reinforcements, and I was not afraid of any challenge.

Then Inter Milan came along and signed me.

Moving to the Italian league meant a huge change in playing style. In Italy, defenders were tougher, many teams used man-to-man marking across the entire pitch, and there was often a libero.

That is why I advise younger players to take gradual steps in their careers. First, they should make a smaller move to adapt, and then they can take bigger steps as their experience increases.”

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🔙 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🗣️ ROY KEANE on SIR ALEX FERGUSON'S DIRTY MAN-MANAGEMENT at MANCHESTER UNITED:

“I was at the club when Brian Robson left. I was at the club when Steve Bruce left. Two brilliant servants for Manchester United, and I didn't like the way they were treated at the end.

People talk about Ferguson's man-management, but don't be fooled by all of it.

Ferguson came out laughing, saying, ‘I always did what was best for Manchester United.’ Nonsense!

His son played for the club and won a league medal. His brother was chief scout at Manchester United for a long time.

Darren, his son, was at Preston at one time. Darren loses his job, and a couple of young Manchester United players who were on loan there guess what happens the next day? They're pulled out of Preston.

Is that what's best for Manchester United? Do me a favour.”