@benonwine Same in our house, we now only watch one Clarkson farm episode each sunday to make it last as long as possible. Get well soon Jezza โฅ๏ธ๐๐
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There are players who wear the shirt, and then there are players who embody the very soul of the club. From the moment you first stepped onto the pitch, we knew you were different. You weren't just there to play; you were there to win, to fight, and to protect. Today, as you hang up your boots, we want to say the simplest and most profound thing we can, Thank you.
Thank you for being the immovable object in the midfield. Thank you for the tackles that felt as exhilarating as goals, for throwing your body into the line of fire, and for playing with a fierce passion that mirrored our own in the stands. Every time you wore our colors, you left everything on the grass. You gave us security when we were under pressure, and you gave us belief when the odds were against us.
Beyond the trophies, the iconic goals, and the tactical brilliance, what we will cherish most is your character. You played with the heart of a lion and the smile of someone who truly loved the beautiful game. You demanded excellence from your teammates and led by example, showing us all what it means to be a true professional.
"You didn't just defend our goal; you defended our honor."
Football will be a little less gritty, a little less secure, and a whole lot less exciting without you patrolling the midfield. But you have earned the right to step away with your head held high, knowing you won it all and left an indelible mark on the history of this club.
As you enter this next chapter, we wish you, Anna Mariana, and your beautiful family nothing but happiness, peace, and health. May your retirement be filled with the same joy and success you brought to millions of fans around the world.
You came as a champion, you leave as a legend, and you will forever be one of us.
Thank you, Casemiro. Always our Number 14.
With endless love and respect,
- The Fans๐ง๐ท๐ฅน๐
An unbelievable season for Scottish football and very unlucky for hearts but what Martin OโNeill has done at Celtic F.C. is special. A team written off by many that fought for every point and delivered when it mattered most. Thatโs what champions are made of ๐๐
CHAMPIONS AGAIN!
๐ Celtic are crowned Champions of Scotland for the FIFTH season in a row!
Huge congratulations to Martin OโNeill and the Bhoys
#Champion5 | #CelticFC๐๐
๐จ๐๏ธ Thierry Henry on FIFA turning the World Cup Final into a Super Bowl circus:
โFootball is losing its soul little by little. A World Cup Final is supposed to be the purest form of football, pressure, intensity, emotion, tactics, suffering, history. Not a halftime concert made for social media clips and celebrities in vip seats.
When you play at the highest level, your body is programmed around rhythm. Fifteen minutes. Thatโs what every footballer in the world has known since childhood. Your muscles stay warm, your concentration stays locked in, your emotions stay alive. Now imagine players sitting there for 25 minutes during the biggest game of their lives because FIFA wants a bigger TV spectacle.
People think footballers are robots. They are not. Momentum is real. If one team is dominating before halftime, that long break can completely kill the intensity of the game. It changes everything tactically and mentally. You cool down physically, you lose adrenaline, and then people expect players to immediately return playing at 100 miles per hour.
And letโs be honest here, this is not about football, itโs about money and entertainment. They want football to become the Super Bowl. More commercials, more performances, more headlines, more celebrities. But football became the biggest sport in the world without all of that. The game itself was enough.
The dangerous part is that if the final quality drops or players get injured because of these changes, fans will attack the players first. They will say certain stars disappeared in the second half or failed under pressure, without understanding the conditions were completely changed for a television show.
For me, the World Cup Final should feel sacred. Ninety minutes of war between the best players on earth. Not a pause long enough for the world to forget the match is even happening.โ