🗣️ Fernando Torres on Julián Álvarez’s situation at Atlético Madrid:
“The level of hypocrisy from Julián Álvarez and Barcelona is crazy. I honestly don’t understand why he’s playing the victim.”
Let’s be real. Álvarez was a bench player at Manchester City because Erling Haaland had already established himself as the main striker. When Álvarez decided to leave, Atlético Madrid were one of the few top European clubs ready to make a serious move for him — paying around €75 million for his services.
Atlético backed him, built their attack around him and trusted him to be one of the faces of the project. Then, after signing a new contract until 2030, he suddenly wants out because Barcelona are interested? 🤔
Football is a business, not a fairy tale. If Barcelona really want him, then let them pay the €500 million release clause and take him.
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t demand loyalty from a club while showing none when a bigger opportunity comes along.
I trust Diego Simeone to handle the situation properly. Atlético invested heavily in Julián Álvarez, and he should respect the club that gave him the platform to become one of their biggest stars.
Football isn’t about emotions. It’s business‼️.
🚨Jose Mourinho on Julian Alvarez:
🗣️“Let me be honest, this transfer saga is becoming a comedy. You sign a six-year contract, spend three seasons at Atlético and suddenly you want to force your way out because a big club is interested?
If I were Atlético, I wouldn’t even negotiate with him. I would tell his agents: ‘You want to leave? Fine. Find yourself a club in Turkey.’
I would happily send him to a mid-table Turkish club just to make the point. You cannot sign a long-term contract and then behave as if the club has no rights.
Atlético invested heavily in this player and gave him an important role. If another club wants him, they should pay what Atlético demands.
And if they cannot afford it, then stay where you are and respect your contract. Simple.”
🚨Karim Benzema on Julian Alvarez:
🗣️“Anyone supporting this Julian Alvarez situation is not a real football fan. This is pure hypocrisy.
You cannot defend a player forcing his way out when it suits you, then condemn another player for doing the same thing elsewhere.
If you believe football is about loyalty and respect, then those principles should apply to everyone.
Atleti rescued Alvarez when he needed a club, paid a huge fee, and gave him the platform to become their star.
Now he wants to force a move to a direct rival, and people are pretending there is nothing wrong with that?
Come on. You cannot change your principles depending on which club or player you support.
That is not football. That is hypocrisy.”
🚨BREAKING: Security cameras caught FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a late night meeting with Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni
The latter rushed off the scene after realizing it was under surveillance
🚨BREAKING: FIFA President Gianni Infantino will face the FIFA congress at the end of the world cup
He has been summoned into questioning over alleged corruption and favoritism towards Argentina in 2022
🚨BREAKING: FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s reaction when Lionel Messi missed the penalty has raised concerns
The Egyptian press are convinced he is involved in corruption agreements with Argentina
🚨🗣| Roy Kean on Egypt vs Argentina match:
"I think Egypt could've won this game if the referee calls were correct, Egypt second goal should've stood, and Argentina third goal was initially a foul on Salah which a a similar foul to Martinez's that got Egypt second goal disallowed, they lost to the referee."
🚨 Jose Mourinho:
Argentina have been heavily favored over the past two World Cups, and it’s starting to look like everything was planned for Messi to win it. They won the 2022 World Cup with so many questionable refereeing decisions, so many penalties, and countless controversies, and now we’re witnessing it again. When is FIFA going to say something about it?
They refused to give Messi a red card in the first group-stage game. Against Cape Verde, the match was full of controversies, and today, Egypt’s goal was disallowed for no reason. The same sequence happened before Argentina’s last goal, yet it wasn’t even reviewed. Argentina committed 13 fouls, and not a single card was issued to any of their players not even a yellow.
I think if this continues, people will have to start asking what’s really going on and whether it’s all being planned for Messi to win it again.
🚨 🎙️Ronaldo Nazário on the controversial refereeing in Argentina vs Egypt;
Interviewer: Ronaldo, what did you make of that dramatic comeback by Argentina today?
Ronaldo Nazário: Look, Argentina are a very strong team with real champions’ mentality. To come back from 2-0 down like that shows quality and character — no doubt about it. But if we’re being honest, the refereeing had a big influence on how this game unfolded.
If it was a different team playing against Egypt today, ask yourself if those decisions could have been different. Be honest with yourself and that’s all you need to know.
Let’s go through them one by one. First, Egypt score on the counter — Zico finishes it brilliantly after Salah’s work. They celebrate, the momentum is with them, and then VAR steps in and disallows it for a so-called foul in the build-up. A soft little challenge on Martínez, nothing clear and obvious. In most games, that goal stands. Tonight it didn’t.
Then the penalty awarded to Argentina. Marginal contact at best. You see those incidents week in, week out and they’re waved away. Here it was given. Messi missed it, okay, but the decision itself shifted the psychological balance when Egypt were in control.
And it wasn’t just those two. Throughout the match, the consistency wasn’t there — fouls called one way, advantage not played at key moments, little things that add up. Egypt were fighting for something historic. They went 2-0 up with real quality and heart. With fair, consistent officiating, this match could easily have gone either way — and without all the controversy afterwards.
Argentina showed they can win ugly, but football deserves better. The big calls shouldn’t feel like they’re protecting one side. Respect to Egypt — they played a great game and pushed the champions all the way.
Interviewer: Strong words…
Ronaldo Nazário: I say what I see. That’s it.
🚨🗣 Marcelo wasn't happy with Egypt's disallowed goal:
"I don't know if football is becoming too soft or the referee was picking sides, who gives that as a foul? The referee allowed it but VAR called him, isn't that suspicious?
"If this was played 10 years back, no referee will give that as a penalty"
🚨🇦🇷🇪🇬PATRICE EVRA: “EGYPT HAVE BEEN ROBBED!”
🗣️ Patrice Evra on Egypt’s disallowed goal:
“I don’t care what people say, for me Egypt have been robbed. Football is becoming too sterile.”
“The Egyptian player wins the ball, they break forward, they score a brilliant goal, and then somebody spends two minutes looking for a tiny reason to cancel it.”
“VAR was introduced to correct clear mistakes, not to erase great football moments. Today it feels like they searched for a reason to save Argentina.”
“If that goal is allowed for Argentina, nobody is talking about a foul. That’s the reality.”
“Egypt should be 2-0 up. They have outworked Argentina, out-fought Argentina, and now they have to fight against disappointment as well.”
“When a smaller nation finally hurts a giant and the goal is taken away like that, people will always ask questions. For me, Egypt can feel very unlucky today.”
#ARGEGY
🚨Fabio Capello on the officiating in Argentina vs Egypt:
🗣️ “I have no problem accepting defeat when the better team wins.
What I cannot accept is inconsistency.
Egypt scored a goal that looked perfectly legitimate, yet VAR searched every possible angle until it found a reason to rule it out. Later, when Egypt were asking for major decisions inside Argentina’s penalty area, that same level of investigation disappeared. That is what frustrates players, coaches and supporters.
Football is built on trust. If one incident deserves three minutes of review, then every major incident deserves the same attention. You cannot apply one standard to one team and a different standard to another. That is where people begin to question the integrity of the decisions.
Argentina have world-class players. Nobody doubts that. Messi, Martínez and the rest have enough quality to win matches on their own. But when controversial decisions repeatedly fall in one direction, it becomes impossible to ignore the conversation. Egypt earned the right to lose because Argentina were better—not because the biggest moments seemed to be interpreted differently.
The saddest part is that tonight people will remember the referee more than the football. Egypt leave with disappointment, but also with unanswered questions. And whenever supporters spend more time discussing officiating than the players, football itself has failed.”