Mexico genuinely has one of the best stadiums at this World Cup, yet it's barely getting the recognition it deserves. That view is absolutely unreal. 🇲🇽
Un padre iraní utiliza una cancha de fútbol de cartón hecha a mano para que su hijo con discapacidad visual pueda seguir los partidos de Irán a través del tacto.
JAMÁS SERA SOLO FÚTBOL
🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴 Tras clasificar a la siguiente ronda del mundial, todo el plantel de Noruega se sienta en el campo y empieza a remar junto con su afición en el estadio…simplemente maravilloso 🤩🤩🤩
Ya estamos en Roland Garros.
Ya estamos en el Foro Itálico.
Ya estamos en Estados Unidos.
Pero ningún estadio se puede comparar con la Plaza Mayor de Valladolid.
Además, este año se celebran 20 años del mejor pádel del mundo en Valladolid, que recibirá al Rey Arturo Coello
Por cierto, lo digo ahora tras victoria, con el paso de los partidos se confirma el error de Luis de la Fuente en dejar fuera de la lista a Pablo Fornals.
No por escoger jugadores con otras características, eso es respetable, sino porque se ha llevado a 5-6 jugadores sin ritmo y se está notando.
Si tienes a Víctor Muñoz lesionado, Lamine y Nico entre algodones, Baena que ha hecho una temporada más que discreta, Gavi tras una grave lesión al igual que Mikel Merino…nunca sobraba un futbolista de calidad y oficio que ha completado una temporada increíble.
Se va a necesitar físico, intensidad y sacrificio en los momentos clave. Recemos porque los que están cogiendo tono lo alcancen, porque alguno no está ni para jugar aún y otros están al 30%…
De la plantilla del Málaga, 14 jugadores son canteranos.
En noviembre, el equipo estaba rozando el descenso hasta la llegada de Funes.
Un entrenador que es profesor y que se encontraba en excedencia. Días antes de firmar por el Málaga, estaba solicitando destinos.
Qué historia
🚨Jürgen Klopp on Portugal’s performance against DR Congo:
🗣️ “Look, everybody wants to talk about Cristiano Ronaldo.
His age.
Whether he should start.
Whether he should play ninety minutes.
For me, that is not the biggest problem Portugal have right now.
The bigger issue is the team around him.
I watched the game and I saw a lot of talented players, very good players, but not enough intensity, not enough sacrifice, and not enough urgency.
International football is different from club football.
You cannot just rely on technical quality.
You have to fight.
You have to run.
You have to suffer together.
The best teams in this World Cup are doing exactly that.
I did not see enough of it from Portugal.
People talk about this midfield like it is the best in the tournament because of what these players do for their clubs.
But football is not won on reputation.
It is won through collective effort.
Against DR Congo, there was too much comfortable football.
Too many safe passes.
Too much waiting for somebody else to make something happen.
If Cristiano Ronaldo was getting chance after chance and missing them, then okay, we can have that conversation.
But when your forwards are not getting proper service, when your attacking players are isolated, then the problem is much bigger than one player.
Portugal have enough quality to go far in this tournament.
But quality alone is never enough.
You need hunger.
You need intensity.
You need a team willing to do the dirty work for each other.
And right now, that is what I think Portugal are missing.”
{@BBCSport }
Jude Bellingham after exchanging shirts with Luka Modrić:
🗣️ “The one and only. The best. People see the trophies, the Ballon d'Or, the highlights, but they don't see what Luka is like every single day behind the scenes.”
“When I arrived, he was one of the first players to make me feel welcome. He never acted like a superstar, never acted like he was above anyone, despite achieving everything there is to achieve in football.”
“I learned so much just by watching him train. The way he prepares, the way he speaks, the way he carries himself under pressure — that's why he's a legend.”
“There are great players in football, and then there are players who leave a mark on everyone who shares a dressing room with them. Luka belongs in that category.”
“Playing alongside him was a privilege. He made the game look simple when everyone else knew it was impossible.”
“People will remember his passes, his vision, and his trophies, but those of us who played with him will remember the respect he gave everyone around him and the standards he set every day.”
“Exchanging shirts with him means more than people think because that shirt belongs to one of the greatest midfielders football has ever seen.”
“Years from now, when people talk about Luka Modrić, they will talk about a football icon. For me, I'll remember the teammate who showed me what true greatness looks like every single day.”
🇪🇸🇨🇻 Após o empate entre Espanha e Cabo Verde, no Mercedes-Benz Stadium, em Atlanta, um torcedor espanhol se aproximou de um grupo de cabo-verdianos, pediu para trocar de camisa e, ao conseguir, abraçou o torcedor adversário parabenizando a seleção de Cabo Verde pelo resultado.
🎥 Reprodução
Inglaterra acaba de ganar en su debut mundialista, los jugadores van a saludar a los hinchas y ellos entonan “WONDERWALL” de Oasis al unísono.
La cámara enfoca a Jude Bellingham, que empieza a tararearla y sonríe.
Aura. 🏴🚬
🚨Toni Kroos on Lionel Messi Tackle on the Algerian Player:
“Looking at that challenge, it’s clear as day that should have been a straight red card for Lionel Messi. I’ve watched the replay multiple times, and the way he goes in with his studs showing, catching the Algerian player high on the leg while the ball is already gone, it’s a dangerous tackle. You can’t tell me that’s not worthy of a sending off in any other circumstance.
I understand that Messi is a special player, one of the greatest of all time, and referees sometimes give him the benefit of the doubt because of the kind of football he plays graceful, intelligent, and rarely malicious. But favoritism has its limits. Algeria was clearly robbed on this one. The referee bottled a big decision that could have changed the course of the game.
If it had been any other player not Messi doing exactly the same thing, it would have been a clear red card without hesitation. We’ve seen it happen countless times with lesser-known names who get punished harshly for similar lunges. This kind of inconsistency in officiating is what frustrates fans and players alike, especially in high-stakes international matches.
I feel for the Algerian team they were cheated out of a fair result today. Football should be about merit and the rules applying equally to everyone, regardless of superstar status. Messi is a legend, but legends don’t get a free pass to put opponents in danger like that.”
🚨Riyad Mahrez on the controversial Lionel Messi challenge against Aïssa Mandi during Argentina vs Algeria at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and Algeria’s shameful performance:
🗣️ “I know this won’t be a popular opinion, but for me, if that challenge is made by almost any other player in this tournament, we’re having a completely different conversation.
If that is a defender wearing a different shirt, a midfielder from a smaller nation, or simply a player without Lionel Messi’s name on the back, I believe there is a serious chance a red card is shown.
That is my honest view.
The contact was significant.
When you see a boot come up and catch an opponent like that, players have been sent off for similar incidents before.
That is why so many people are debating it.
What frustrates players is consistency.
We are always told the rules are the same for everyone.
But moments like this make people question whether that is really the case.
Messi is one of the greatest players in football history.
Nobody can deny that.
He does not need special treatment.
His football speaks for itself.
That is why controversies like this become so big.
Because people look at the incident and wonder if the decision would have been the same if another player had made the challenge.
Of course, the referee and VAR saw it differently.
They reviewed it and decided there was no red card.
That decision is final.
But do not be surprised that players, fans and pundits continue to argue about it.
Because if football wants credibility, then consistency must be the same whether your name is Lionel Messi or anybody else.
That is the debate people are having tonight.”
{@beINSPORTS }
🚨🎙️ Roy Keane on Messi’s career ending tackle overlooked by VAR and the referee ;
🗣️”After the match yesterday all you see is Messi’s praises everywhere, the hype, the headlines, the hat-trick talk. Yeah, maybe he deserves some of it — the lad can still play.
But no one wants to say the truth. No one wants to address what went wrong yesterday.
That challenge was an absolute disgrace. Late, studs up, straight into the Achilles — career-ending territory. On any other player, anywhere else, it’s a straight red card and you’re marching off before half-time. But not when it’s Messi.
The referee bottles it, VAR takes a quick look and says ‘nah, carry on lad.’ Give me a break!
This is the World Cup, the biggest stage in the game. This is where the rules are supposed to mean something. Not bent, not softened, not ignored because of the name on the back of the jersey. Players have been sent off for half as much in this tournament. Where’s the consistency? Do the laws of the game suddenly not apply when it’s Lionel Messi?
This is why the game’s gone soft. Big names get protected, the rest get crucified. Absolute joke of officiating on the greatest stage of all.”
❤️🇶🇦 “Te vas al Mundial con papá”
Un niño llegó al aeropuerto pensando que solo iba a despedir a su padre, quien viajaba rumbo a la Copa del Mundo… sin imaginar la sorpresa que le habían preparado sus propios padres.
En el momento de la despedida, el padre le dijo: “Despídete de tu mamá”. Confundido, el pequeño se giró… y fue entonces cuando su madre, con la voz quebrada, soltó la frase que lo cambió todo:
“Te vas con papá. Te vas al Mundial”.
La reacción fue inmediata: lágrimas, incredulidad y un abrazo que lo dijo todo. 😭❤️
Su sueño se acababa de hacer realidad. Y como sorpresa final, su maleta ya estaba lista… cuidadosamente preparada en secreto por sus padres para el viaje de su vida ✈️⚽