Hat-trick in the German Cup Final
Goals home and away against PSG in the UCL semis
Goals home and away against Real Madrid in the UCL quarters
14 in 13 in the UCL across 2025/26
33 in 38 UCL games for Bayern
Goal in the Euro semi v Netherlands
Goal in the Euro R16 in 2024
Scored v France in the World Cup QF
Scored v Senegal in the World Cup R16
Scored v Germany in the Euro R16
Scored 2 in the Euro QF
Scored in the Euro SF
Is Englandโs all-time top scorer with 81 in 115 appearances, 28 goals clear of Wayne Rooney in 5 fewer appearances
The fastest player to 100 goals in Bayern Munich history
Has won a World Cup Golden Boot
Has just scored 64 goals for Bayern in a single season
Stop this.
Diogo Jota's wife, Rute Cardoso, has written a letter to Scotland captain Andy Robertson ahead of the World Cup.
She thanks Robertson for his friendship, and for preserving Diogo's memory. Robertson adds he'll have Jota at the forefront of his mind.๐
Lot of Zverev discourse today.
As someone who stands strongly in the anti-Zverev camp, Iโd like to better articulate my thoughts.
1) Alexander Zverev is very likely a domestic abuser. The odds are, in my opinion, at least 80% (2 women, timelines/stories corroborated by others, reported photos/messages, etc).
2) There is a non-zero chance the allegations are false/made up. No charge against him has ever been proven, and the ATPโs investigation couldnโt substantiate the claims.
3) Given 2), it is not possible/fair for him to be removed from the tour.
4) This situation is objectively horrible for tennis, and there is no easy way to deal with it; taking action isnโt feasible but not taking action means lots of people will be, justifiably, furious.
5) Stuff like this is worse for tennis vs team sports because bad actors can more easily be hidden if there are 10 others on the field; in tennis thereโs only one.
6) All of this is complicated further by the fact that Zverev is really good, and seemingly destined to be a fixture at the top of the game for years to come (despite being a lifelong underachiever). Also because there are parts of his storyโโdiabetes, injury recovery, constantly coming so close and finally crossing the lineโโthat are very inspirational.
If I knew there was an 80% chance someone punched and strangled their girlfriend, I wouldnโt send them to jail, because that is not beyond a reasonable doubt.
I would not, however, want them to be the face of a sport, or see them idolized and held up as examples for young people and fans.
For all those saying there wasnโt enough proof to convict and therefore the sport shouldnโt address it, or that we should separate oneโs actions on and off the court: sure, but that strategy is bad for the long-term health of this sport. Iโve spoken to ~a dozen people this week (men and women, mostly women) who arenโt big tennis fans but are aware of the allegations and either stopped watching or expressed displeasure towards the tour because of them.
I love tennis, and want to be able to enjoy it knowing that, even if my guy loses, the other guy kinda deserves itโor at least that I donโt *actually* hate him. As a big Alcaraz fan, it stinks when Sinner beats him, but it doesnโt ruin me: Sinner is a decent guy, a good role model.
Zverev very likely isn't, and it sucks that someone who is almost certainly a horrible person has now cemented himself in tennis history.
In summary: Alexander Zverev won a grand slam, and everything is worse now.
Mohamed Salah for Liverpool across all competitions:
โ 442 games
โ 257 goals
โ 120 assists
๐๐ Premier League
๐๐ EFL Cup
๐ FA Cup
๐ Champions League
๐ UEFA Super Cup
๐ FIFA Club World Cup
๐ Community Shield
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ Premier League Golden Boot
๐ ๐ ๐ PFA Playerโs POTS
๐ ๐ ๐ FWA Footballer of the Year
๐ ๐ Premier League POTS
๐ ๐ Premier League Playmaker Award
๐ Puskas Award
The Redsโ all-time top goalscorer in the Premier League, the player with the joint-most Premier League assists for Liverpool alongside Steven Gerrard and the player with the most goals + assists ever recorded in a 38-game Premier League season.
The Egyptian King, a Liverpool legend. ๐
To explain Liverpoolโs systemic coaching issue, you must understand the variety of goals they concede: A) poor high press triggers/spacing, B) poor pro-active closing down from the front in a mid-block, C) losing runners in a deep block, D) poor set piece defending, E) poor rest defence vs counter-attacks. In the last 3 matches vs Man Utd, Chelsea & Villa, they have shown issues in all 5 of these defensive scenarios types. This is not one isolated defensive issue that can be easily fixed. Slotโs approach to defensive coaching is simply not adequate and it has little to do with squad composition.
We know that trophies are what count and we will do everything possible to make that happen next season. Our fans deserve it and we will fight like hell.
3 *legendary level* seasons in 2017/18, 2021/22 & 2024/25 with 5 other world class seasons in between.His 2024/25 season was the best ever season from a PL attacker. He came as a lightning quick winger then became an all-round creative & goalscoring monster. Mo Salah = greatness.
Rio Ngumoha's game by numbers vs Nottingham Forest:
14 minutes played
11 touches
2/2 take-ons completed
2 duels won
1 chance created
1 touch in opp. box
"He did more in 15 minutes than Salah and Gakpo did all game" - Carragher. ๐