Oh Thiago Silva 🙌🏿🐐💙
A rock in the backline, a wall to abide,
He guards the goal, with a fierce and proud stride. His tackles are crisp, his blocks are so fine, He wins the ball back, with a defender's divine.
With vision and skill, he reads the game's flow, Anticipating danger, and cutting off the foe. His positioning is perfect, his timing is grand, He snuffs out attacks, like a master of the land.
His leadership is clear, his communication is key, He marshals his troops, with a commanding decree. He organizes and directs, with a general's grace, His teammates trust him, and follow his pace.
With strength and agility, he outmuscles his foes, His headers are powerful, and his clearances, a work of art that flows.
He is a complete defender, with a heart of gold, A true warrior, who never grows old.
I love you Thiago Silva 🙌🏿🐐💙
🚨 CONFIRMED: Jose Mourinho wants a striker similar to JOSELU.
However, it is NOT a priority, and for it to happen, an attacker would need to LEAVE, which is UNLIKELY. @MarioCortegana@TheAthleticFC
🚨 Marc Guehi record 143 touches vs Ghana, the most by anyone in a single game at the 2026 World Cup so far.
And...
He completed 126 passes vs Ghana, the most by anyone in a single game at the 2026 World Cup so far.
Main man Marc. 🏴
Dayot Upamecano had more touches (61) and made more defensive contributions (6) than any other player in the first half vs. Senegal.
France’s best player so far. 🪨
🚨 Tino Livramento to miss World Cup with calf injury. Not serious but major blow for Newcastle United defender & #England ahead of #2026FIFAWorldCup opener vs #Croatia - 23yo returning to #NUFC + Trevoh Chalobah called up @TheAthleticFC post @Matt_Law_DT https://t.co/5aghFLEYdO
I’ll tell you something for free.
At the highest level of football, there are certain things you cannot fluke.
Glasner won the Europa League with Frankfurt, this was a time big teams use to drop from UCL into Europa, so he had to face teams like Barcelona on the way. Still, he won the Europa.
He came to Palace, with a small budget compared to the other English teams, he won the FA Cup, the first trophy in Palace’s history, he beat Man City to win it. You can’t fluke that, he’s a winner.
He qualified them to Europa by winning the FA Cup , but they dropped to Conference league because of the multi-club ownership saga with Textor. Despite the setback, he has just won an European trophy for a South London club.
In 2 years, he has changed a club’s history and won 3 trophies for them if we add the community shield. He did this while losing big players, lost his captain January, lost his best player to Arsenal in summer, lost Olise.
This guy is a winner.
🚨 Joao Pedro on what makes Enzo Fernandez so good:
"He don't talk, but the way he push you, the way he thinks, he thinks he's the best. So that's why I like him."
"His mentality. I'm the best. Doesn't matter against who he plays, he always think he's the best. So the confidence he has on himself is very good."
#CFC
🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso signed his contract earlier today at Chelsea, everything completed. ✍🏼
The agreement until June 2030 is done, sealed and will be announced in the next hours.
Xabi’s contract to run from July 1st but set to start working immediately also on transfers.
🚨 Zinedine Zidane on Kylian Mbappé compared to Cristiano Ronaldo:
“Kylian doesn’t need anyone to teach him how to play. Players with that level of talent already understand football.
But at the highest level, talent is only the beginning.
When I worked with Cristiano at Real Madrid, one thing always impressed me.
After a game where he scored, assisted, and was named Man of the Match, he came to my office the next morning and asked for the full match replay.
I thought he wanted to watch the goals.
He didn’t.
He wanted to see the runs he mistimed, the possessions he lost, and the chances he could have finished better.
That is elite mentality.
Kylian has the quality to reach that level. The challenge now is making excellence a habit, not a moment.”