Jürgen Klopp on why he accepted the Germany job after saying he had run out of energy at Liverpool:
“I never ran out of football I ran out of energy for that job. Liverpool demanded absolutely everything from me every single day for nearly nine years. At some point, your body and your mind tell you it’s time to stop.
Managing Germany is completely different. You’re not fighting every three days, you’re not living at the training ground, and you’re not carrying the weight of an entire club every single morning.
People who call it a contradiction don’t understand football. I didn’t lose my passion I simply needed to breathe again. Now I feel refreshed, hungry and ready for a new challenge.
When your country calls, it’s difficult to say no. I believe this is the right job at the right time, and I have absolutely no regrets.”
Happy 59th birthday, Jurgen Klopp!
Thank you for rebuilding our club where it belong, bringing every trophy back to the club and changed all our lives. ❤️
🚨 Reporter asks Mohamed Salah about Japan players displaying Wataru Endō’s jersey after the 2-2 draw against the Netherlands at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:
🎙️ Reporter:
“Mo, what did you make of the moment when the Japan players held up Wataru Endō’s jersey after the match?”
🗣️ Mohamed Salah:
“Honestly, that was the most powerful moment of the game for me.
Everyone will talk about the goals and the result, but that image meant much more than football.”
🎙️ Reporter:
“Why?”
🗣️ Mohamed Salah:
“Missing a World Cup because of injury is heartbreaking.
You work your whole career for moments like this.
Seeing his teammates honour him showed how much respect and love they have for him.”
🎙️ Reporter:
“What does it say about this Japan team?”
🗣️ Mohamed Salah:
“It says they’re united.
They weren’t just playing for themselves tonight, they were playing for Endō too.
Teams with that kind of togetherness are always dangerous.
If Japan keep showing that spirit, they can surprise a lot of people in this tournament “.
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Mañana comenzará el Mundial, y muchos estarán atentos a los partidos. El fútbol nos recuerda algo que no debemos olvidar: la vida no es una carrera para lucirse en solitario, sino un camino que aprendemos a recorrer juntos. Quien no sabe pasar el balón, aunque tenga talento, todavía no ha entendido el juego. Y quien no sabe vivir con los demás y para los demás, todavía no ha entendido la vida. #ViajeApostólico
“My purpose in the game is fulfilled I lived out my childhood dreams, played on the biggest stages, won the biggest trophies. Grateful to God for all of it.”
“To all my fans, the clubs, my teammates and my family: this will forever be ours. Thank you. The mission is complete. Now I step into my next calling. More of the journey to come. Love, Divock Origi”
🚨🔥 Mo Salah: “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”.
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.
🎙️Thierry Henry on Arne Slot benching Mo Salah:
Liverpool used to depend on Mo Salah in games like this, but now he’s starting on the bench. A similar thing happened between Ronaldo and Ten Hag. I hope Slot knows what he’s doing. Disrespecting the club’s biggest legend in this way shouldn’t be allowed by the fans.
You have to understand, players like Salah are not just regular players—they are game-changers. They’ve earned the right, over the years, to be trusted in the biggest moments. When the pressure is high and the team needs inspiration, these are the players you turn to.
Of course, a manager has his tactics and decisions to make, and sometimes rotation is necessary. But when you leave out someone who has consistently delivered for the club, people will question it. That’s normal.
If it works, people will say it’s a genius decision. But if it doesn’t, all the focus will be on why your best player wasn’t on the pitch from the start. At a club like Liverpool, those decisions carry a lot of weight.
So for me, it’s not just about tactics—it’s about timing, respect, and understanding the importance of certain players in big games.
🇩🇪 MIROSLAV KLOSE: "Dejé de jugar al fútbol porque ya no lo reconocía. Hoy en día, los jóvenes piensan en otras cosas. De niño, solo pensaba en entrenar y convertirme en alguien en este deporte que siempre amé. En la Lazio y en la selección, después de cada entrenamiento, me metía en una bañera llena de hielo para evitar lesiones. Pero los jóvenes del equipo se negaban sistemáticamente.
Cuando me vieron recoger las bolsas de balones para guardarlas al final del entrenamiento me dijeron '¿Pero quién te manda a hacer eso?'
En ese momento me dije: “¿Tienes 20 años y no puedes ayudar a un trabajador de 60 años?”
Les importa más si sus botas combinan con sus calcetines. Por eso dije basta. El fútbol que conocí ya no existe.
Los jóvenes jugadores de hoy piensan primero en coches, contratos con sus patrocinadores y sus botas nuevas. Solo después de todo esto llega el fútbol. Para ellos, su imagen es lo más importante. Mientras que para mí, lo único que importaba era el fútbol en su forma más pura.