💚❤️ Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother Dolores message to FIFA.
“I am so proud that my son continues to make history”.
“I want to thank all the fans who have always stood by you. You give so much to the world”.
“A kiss for you, my son. Your mom will always be by your side”.
“I also want to thank everyone for the respect they show him”.
“Thank you to all the Portuguese fans. I send you my kisses”.
“Football will always be in my heart, and in everyone’s”.
“Go Portugal! Kisses.” 🫂
Roberto Carlos chooses his favorite player:
Cristiano or Raphinha?
“Cristiano.”
Cristiano or Neymar and Mbappe?
“Cristiano.”
Cristiano or Ronaldo Nazário?
“Ronaldo Nazario is my friend, but Cristiano is Cristiano.”
🚨🎙️ Rio Ferdinand on judging players by international football:
🗣️ “I can’t use international football alone to judge who the better player is because some players are lucky and some players are unlucky.
At club level, if things aren’t working, you can move to another team.
With your national team, you don’t get that choice.
Argentina were already a strong football nation before Messi.
France were already a strong football nation before Mbappé.
But Portugal weren’t viewed in the same way before Cristiano Ronaldo.
He helped change that.
He carried expectations, helped Portugal win major trophies, and kept them competing at the highest level for years.
Sometimes I genuinely feel for players like Ronaldo, Haaland, Lewandowski, and Ibrahimović.
They don’t get to choose where they were born.
What if Cristiano had been born in Spain, France, or Brazil?
Maybe the story of his international career would have looked very different.” 👀
Arsenal’s first 8 opening games of the 2026/2027 premier league season:
Champions vs Coventry
Aston Villa Vs Champions
Champions Vs Chelsea
Sunderland Vs Champions
Brighton Vs Champions
Champions Vs Leeds
Nottingham Forest Vs Champions
Champions Vs Everton
🚨 Wayne Rooney on Declan Rice's set-pieces that inspired England's 4-2 victory:
🗣️ “For the whole of last season, people mocked Arsenal's set-pieces. They called them boring, said they were ruining football and claimed they could never win the biggest trophies playing that way.
Now look at England.
Declan Rice is delivering those same quality dead balls and they've played a huge part in a 4-2 win.
I've watched this World Cup closely and one thing stands out: Arsenal players have consistently produced dangerous set-pieces, with several leading directly to goals.
Maybe the issue was never the set-pieces.
Maybe people were simply frustrated because their own teams didn't have players capable of executing them at that level.
Football fans love effective set-pieces when they're winning games. They only complain when someone else is better at them.”
🚨🇵🇹 A Portuguese journalist asked Roberto Martinez: "Why don't you put Félix behind Cristiano like they are at club level? They scored 55 goals together, Félix had 19 assists and was League MVP. Cristiano was left alone up front against Congo's three centre-backs in their 5-3-2."
Martinez replied: "It's a possible option for the second game."
الله الله ..
مابعدك كلام لا تكون نصراوي ..!!! 🫣
🚨 زيدان زيدان عن أداء البرتغال:
🗣️ «ليس لدي الكثير لأقوله عن البرتغال، لكن شيئًا واحدًا واضح جدًا: هناك مشكلات أكبر من لعب كريستيانو رونالدو 90 دقيقة أو عمره. ما رأيته كان فريقًا مليئًا باللاعبين الموهوبين الذين لا يرغبون في التضحية بما فيه الكفاية من أجل البلاد. كثير منهم يلعبون كلاعبي نادٍ، لا كلاعبي منتخب وطني.
انظروا إلى الفرق العظيمة في هذا البطولة. إنهم يقاتلون من أجل بعضهم البعض، يتألمون معًا، ويفعلون كل شيء لمساعدة قائدهم. لم أرَ تلك الجوع من البرتغال.
يقول الناس إن لديهم خط وسط الأفضل في البطولة بسبب ما يفعله هؤلاء اللاعبون في أنديتهم، لكن كرة القدم تتعلق بما تفعلونه معًا. أمام الكونغو، استمروا في تمرير الكرة بينهم دون خلق خطر حقيقي.
إذا تلقى رونالدو عشر فرص واضحة وأضاعها، فاللوم عليه. لكن عندما لا يحصل هو ولا المهاجمون الآخرون على تمريرة، فالمشكلة في مكان آخر.»
🚨🎙️ Sergio Ramos on the criticism Cristiano Ronaldo receives:
"The criticism and negativity Cristiano Ronaldo gets from some pundits is starting to look personal. Every time Portugal plays, the conversation somehow always comes back to Ronaldo.
Some of these people retired at 35 or 37, yet they constantly question a player who is still competing at the highest level. If it was so easy, why didn't they continue playing themselves?
It sometimes feels like certain people are waiting for Cristiano to fail just so they can blame him and mock him. But what exactly are they mocking? This is a player who has achieved almost everything football can offer. His legacy is already written in the history of the game.
You don't have to like Ronaldo, that's your choice. But you have to respect what he has accomplished. Many of those criticizing him never reached the level he has maintained for over two decades.
What surprises me is that Portugal has many talented players, yet after every game the discussion is always about Ronaldo. If you think he should retire, that's your opinion, but constantly talking about him only shows how important he still is to football.
Cristiano Ronaldo has nothing left to prove. He has earned respect from everyone who loves this sport."
🚨 Roy Keane Slams João Neves For Ronaldo Remarks:
🗣️ “I’m sick of hearing this nonsense. Cristiano Ronaldo is an ordinary player? Absolute rubbish. Complete and utter rubbish. That’s one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard in football.
If Ronaldo is ordinary, then what does that make the rest of them? What have they achieved? How many Ballons d’Or have they won? How many Champions Leagues? How many records have they broken? How many times have they carried their country on the biggest stage?
Young players need to be very careful when they talk about legends. Respect isn’t optional. Ronaldo has carried Portugal for years. Long before some of these lads were even thinking about professional football, he was delivering for his country on the biggest stages.
The irony is that the players making these comments are ordinary compared to Ronaldo’s career. That’s not an insult, it’s reality. Most footballers in history would be ordinary compared to what Cristiano has achieved.
You don’t have to worship him, and you can criticize performances, but don’t rewrite history. There’s a difference between football analysis and pure disrespect.
If Portugal have players focusing on Cristiano instead of focusing on winning matches, they’re in trouble. The opposition will be delighted. The last thing you need at a World Cup is division inside your own camp.
I’ve been in dressing rooms all my life. The teams that start arguing about their biggest players during tournaments usually don’t last very long. Talent wins matches, but unity wins tournaments.
Respect doesn’t disappear because a player gets older. Cristiano Ronaldo earned that respect many years ago, and nobody in that dressing room has come close to matching what he’s achieved.
Portugal shouldn’t be asking what Ronaldo has done lately. They should remember what he’s done for over twenty years. That’s why the fans are angry. They understand what some people have forgotten.”
🚨🎙️ Patrice Evra fires back at Thierry Henry for saying Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t know how to move as a No. 9 inside the box:
🗣️ “It’s funny how Thierry Henry wants to teach Cristiano Ronaldo how to move in the box and score goals. What a joke. 😂
This is Cristiano Ronaldo we are talking about, the man with the most goals in football history.
He plays as a No. 9 and has scored more goals than the very Thierry Henry who is criticizing him.
Yesterday’s match wasn’t on Cristiano, it was on Roberto Martínez.
DR Congo are a disciplined low-block team. They defend compactly, close down spaces, and frustrate opponents.
They are comfortable conceding possession while maintaining a strong defensive structure.
Roberto Martínez should have known this and come up with more ways to break a team like that down.
You cannot keep blaming the striker every time the team struggles to create chances.
At this point, I think it’s personal for Henry and not really about football anymore.” 👀
🚨📲 NEW: The Algerian defender, Assa Mandi, has taken to Instagram to complain about the refs' decision in the match against Argentina.
"If I’d fractured my ankle last night, the guy who did it would’ve walked away with no card. Refs need to do better. The whole world is watching."