Harry Kane on players like Yamal and Mbappé publicly campaigning for themselves for the Ballon d'Or:
"Everyone is entitled to do what they want to do in that situation. Obviously the Ballon d'Or has become bigger and bigger over recent years, mainly because of social media, and all the noise, and all the conversations about it.
From my point of view, it's just not my personality to talk about myself in that light. I'm still very proud of what I've done. And from a principle point of view, I know what I achieved last year was as good as anyone. So I don't want to shy away from that either. But ultimately, my mindset is to move on.
“I think the timing of the Ballon d'Or is tough, because you're already in a new season, you're already focused on what I can achieve this year. And after every game you're talking about what you've done last year
So it's hard for me to get my head around that. But from my point of view, it would be unbelievable to win it, I'd be extremely proud to win it.
I think I'm definitely in the running to win it, without a doubt. So time will tell, the voters will vote for who they want.
Whether [other contenders] doing more interviews or less interviews has an impact on that, it obviously has an impact socially, and on the debate around it, for sure.
But the actual voters, I'm not 100 per cent sure. I think the voters will vote for who they think deserves it, and they'll have the information, the stats, and they'll decide
I think from my point of view, it makes me more proud when other people talk about me, when other team-mates or ex-players or whoever it is, people who compliment me on what I’ve achieved. I think that makes me more proud than me trying to talk about it myself."
[via @standardsport]
🇩🇪 Germany squad(s) for the upcoming Nations League games against the Netherlands (A), Greece (H), Serbia (H) and Greece (A)
A squad for each two games
At the half time of the game against Elversberg, Vincent Kompany, usually known with his level-headed approach, showed his players his tough side. The coach vented his frustration during the break, and even struck his tactics board. The reason for his anger in Elversberg was his team’s performance, despite the fact that they had gone 1-0 up at the break
Among other things, Kompany was unhappy with Josip Stanišić and made that clear to him. Dayot Upamecano was also addressed. Even goalscorer Lennart Karl wasn't spared Kompany's criticism - the coach didn't like Karl's celebration, shushing the crowd in Elversberg. The player apologized after the game
What annoyed Kompany was that his players lacked the basics and didn't show commitment in the first half - so he let his anger show and made his point forcefully
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@schnorrlensky that Trump invitation discourse is funny tbh, whatever happened with Kane was before he became a nuisance and btw even Messi and Ronaldo couldn't say no to his invitation so let's stop pretending like Kane should've tried to be different to seek people's validation
have people actually realized giving the Ballon d'Or to a player who begged for votes would make the 30 nominees in subsequent years do the same?
that'll be so disgusting man
Jamal Musiala has the so-called absence seizures under control again - the medication adjustment has had the desired effect. In training, Musiala gives his all and does not require any special treatment. There's no extra training specifically because of the condition; maintaining normality is currently the most important thing [@SPORTBILD]
@FabrizioRomano He won the World Cup and didn’t dedicate it to Africa.
People of Congo were getting killed and he said nothing.
Suddenly he cares about Africa? Lmao