🎯❌ Marquinhos has admitted he shared Gabriel Magalhães' disappointment after the defender failed to convert his penalty in the Champions League final.
🗣️ Marquinhos: "I was about to celebrate Gabriel's missed penalty, but then I saw him right in front of me. Then I look at my teammates walking past him, and it was exactly the same image as when I missed my penalty in Qatar 2022.
I felt empathy for him. It's a very complicated moment. When I missed my shot against Croatia, I would have wanted someone to support me right away.
So I went to hug him and told him he had to lift his head and stay strong, that he had played an incredible match and season, and that he was the best defender in the world. I wanted to make him understand that that single moment didn't erase the extraordinary season he had just completed."
My daughter knows I love her deeply, but I don't hesitate to discipline her when she crosses the line. Last night, after a serious talk-down, I sent her upstairs to her room.
Tell me why this little girl woke up this morning and one of the first things she asked was, “Dad, why didn't you come upstairs to pray and kiss me last night?”
We spent almost ten minutes talking about what happened the previous night, and the girl calmly told me she was wrong, but that I was wrong for not coming upstairs to pray and kiss her.
Once again, I got reminded that we shouldn't be so angry with the people we love that we stop showing them love and care.
VDM is 100% right about what he said. My own experience was brutal.
During my abduction, I experienced what can only be described as slavery in the hands of bandits. After my family struggled to gather ₦15 million and other items they demanded, we thought the nightmare would end. Instead, the very next day, they increased the ransom to ₦55 million. That was when the real suffering began.
The group that kidnapped me had abducted 11 people. My driver was killed. Out of the remaining victims, 9 were eventually released, but I was not. The leader gave my family a five-day ultimatum to pay the ₦55 million or he would kill me.
On the 22nd day in the forest, a day before the deadline expired, he ordered two of his boys to take me somewhere else. We rode on motorcycles for hours through the night. When we finally arrived, I was handed over to another group. There, I met two victims who were already chained down. They handcuffed and chained me alongside them.
That was the last day I ever saw the group that originally kidnapped me.
The new group was even worse. I spent another 20 days with them, enduring severe beatings, torture, hunger, and constant threats. They demanded ₦50 million from my family. At one point, one of the bandits even collected ₦2 million through a bank transfer, yet they still refused to release me.
In the end, I escaped.
Sometimes when people discuss kidnapping online, they don't fully understand the horror victims go through. The physical pain heals, but the memories remain. No human being should have to experience such cruelty.
Honestly, this country's insecurity is heartbreaking and inhumane.💔😭🇳🇬
It was attended by people from all backgrounds, race, faith & globally. I met people who’d flown in from Hong Kong, Nigeria, & the US. A hugely positive & international event. #ArsenalChampions
Daenerys Targaryen 'Emilia Clarke', added a special sparkle to the celebrations. It seems Arsenal didn't just conquer the pitch, but won the loyalty of Hollywood's "throne" as well! 👑⚽
You’ll see random pictures of Arshavin supporting Arsenal every year since he left. Dude never gave any interviews, just kept supporting the club like a proper fan. Top guy.
Emmanuel Petit on Premier League clubs mocking Arsenal after the final defeat:
🗣️ “I have to say, I found it embarrassing.
The second Arsenal lost, some Premier League clubs couldn't wait to jump on social media and remind everyone about their European trophies.
That tells you everything.
Instead of supporting an English club representing the league on the biggest stage in club football, they were busy celebrating Arsenal's pain.
For me, that's not rivalry. That's insecurity.
Arsenal were 90 minutes away from doing something special, and rather than show respect, people were desperately searching through the history books for old trophies to post online.
Why? Because they were terrified of seeing Arsenal join that club.
Let's be honest, some of these clubs spent the entire season watching Arsenal compete at a level they couldn't reach.
The jealousy was obvious.
The moment Arsenal fell short, they treated it like they had won something themselves.
That's the mentality of people who would rather see Arsenal fail than focus on their own success.
The trophy may have slipped away, but the reaction from some rivals showed exactly how much Arsenal still live rent-free in their heads.”
@Arsenal unbelievable season and if they could end a 22yrs EPL drought, one day they'll end the UCL drought and that noise our haters have avoided tonight will be the loudest then but until then let's enjoy the moment.
@Arsenal I've always known we won't win this match today, no team has ever gotten to the UCL final for the first time and left with the cup, most especially against the best team in the world but I'm not disappointed, I'm super proud of these boys, they have given Arsenal an....