🚨| WORLD RECORD: In 96 years of FIFA World Cup history, Lionel Messi is the first player to simultaneously be:
🏆 World Cup champion
⚽ Top scorer
🎯 Top assister
🌟 Golden Ball holder
Roy Keane blast Hossam Hassan's(Egypt's Manager) on claim that Argentina were favoured because of World Cup marketing:
🗣️ "That's the sort of excuse you expect from supporters after a bad night, not from a national team manager. If your team throws away a 2–0 lead late in the game, the first place you should be looking is in the mirror.
Every time Messi wins, people start talking about conspiracies instead of football. It's lazy. Accept the defeat, analyse what went wrong, and improve your team.
Blaming referees and claiming the tournament is a marketing scheme doesn't change the fact that your side couldn't see the game out. That's not the mentality a national team manager should have. Leaders take responsibility,they don't look for excuses."
I'm sorry, Real Oviedo, but I don't think you'll be keeping Haissem Hassan for much longer. He's destined for a bigger move. What a footballer. A sensational dribbler with outrageous close control, explosive acceleration, and the ability to eliminate defenders at will. Every time he receives the ball, he looks capable of shifting the momentum of a match with a single action. What a right winger, man. Proper game-breaker. Europe will be watching.
Vozinha is the face of this World Cup so far 🇨🇻
Unbelievable with Cape Verde, 40yo free agent. Already 2 Brazilian Série B clubs moving. What’s next? Here we go!
🚨 “As Long as Messi Is on the Pitch, You Stay” — Diego Simeone Reveals Emotional Moment
🗣️:“There was a moment during the game, after Egypt scored the second goal, I felt done… completely done. My heart couldn’t take it anymore. I even thought about getting up and leaving the stadium.
But then my wife looked at me and said, ‘Do you remember there’s still Messi on the pitch?’
I said, ‘Yes…’
And she told me, ‘As long as Messi is still there, you stay. Because anything can happen.’
So I stayed.
And of course… he delivered. He always does in moments like that. That’s why he’s special. That’s why people believe.
I have to thank my wife for that moment… because she reminded me of something important.
And tonight… when we get home, let’s just say she’s getting the best version of me.” 😄
🚨Lisandro Martínez on Lionel Messi’s influence during Argentina’s comeback:
🗣️ “The moment we went two goals behind, nobody panicked.
Nobody shouted.
We just looked at Leo.
He didn’t say much.
He simply started asking for the ball every single time.
That’s when we all understood the game wasn’t finished.
A few minutes later he created one goal.
Then he scored another.
Nobody had to stand in the dressing room and talk about belief.
When Messi decides the match isn’t over…
The rest of us stop thinking about the score and start thinking about winning.”