Bukayo Saka on Arsenal:
“People outside the club will always have something to say about Arsenal. They’ll question our mentality, our experience, our players and whether we can handle the pressure. But inside this dressing room, we believe in what we’re building.
We know how much this club wants to win. We know how much the fans have waited, and we understand that playing for Arsenal means fighting for trophies every season.
For me, this isn’t just about scoring goals or creating chances. It’s about giving everything for the badge and making the supporters proud. We want to be the team nobody wants to face.
We respect every opponent, but we don’t fear anyone. Our ambition is clear: compete for everything and bring trophies back to Arsenal.
Let people keep talking. We’ll do our talking on the pitch.
And when this Arsenal team finally gets everything right, people will understand why we never stopped believing.”
🚨🇳🇬 HE HAD JUST WON OLYMPIC GOLD. THEN DOCTORS TOLD HIM HE MIGHT NEVER PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN.
In August 1996, Nwankwo Kanu was on top of the football world.
At just 20, he had helped Nigeria win Olympic gold in Atlanta — scoring twice against Brazil in that unbelievable 4–3 semi-final comeback.
He had also been named African Footballer of the Year.
Inter Milan had signed him from Ajax.
Everything was going perfectly.
Then Inter’s medical examination changed everything.
Doctors discovered a serious congenital heart problem involving his aortic valve. One cardiologist said the condition was serious enough to end his career.
The same player who had been running around an Olympic football pitch weeks earlier was suddenly being told that playing football could be dangerous for his life.
Kanu underwent open-heart surgery in Cleveland, Ohio, in November 1996.
He spent weeks recovering and began a long rehabilitation programme.
For a young footballer who had just conquered the world with Nigeria, his career was suddenly hanging by a thread.
But Kanu wasn’t ready to walk away.
He eventually returned to football in 1997.
And somehow…
THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
💣🚨TODD BOEHLY GAVE HIS REASONS FOR SELLING CHELSEA:
🗣️ TODD BOEHLY:
After four demanding years as co-controlling owner of Chelsea Football Club, I have decided the moment has come to sell my interest and step away.
When we arrived in 2022 the club needed fresh capital, clearer direction and long-term stability.
We invested heavily in the squad, the academy and the future of Stamford Bridge. Those foundations are now in place.
Ownership of a club this size is all-consuming. It requires presence, energy and undivided focus that I can no longer give while also meeting my responsibilities to family and other businesses.
Football at this level deserves owners who can be fully immersed every day. I leave confident that Chelsea is stronger, more ambitious and better positioned than when we first walked through the door.
To the supporters, players and staff: thank you. Your passion made this chapter unforgettable.
Chelsea will always hold a special place in my heart.
The next owners inherit a club ready for its next great era.
Messi to Cavani after Cavani provoked him:
“do you want me to play? you want me to play? okay i will play”
Cavani regretted proving the tiger instantly 😂🦁
In 2022, my little brother was 7 years old and had absolutely no idea what supporting Arsenal meant.
I sat him down and told him:
“Look, I know Arsenal aren’t where they need to be right now. But trust me. Things are going to change.”
He looked at me like I was crazy. 😂
Arsenal weren’t winning trophies. The squad still had obvious weaknesses, and every week there was something for rival fans to laugh about.
But I kept telling him:
“Don’t judge Arteta only by the results. Look at the pattern.”
The way he wanted Arsenal to build from the back.
The way he wanted the team to control games.
The young players he was trusting.
The mentality he was trying to build.
🚨 José Mourinho Compares Manchester United’s Decline to What Happened at Fenerbahce:
🗣️“What happened to Fenerbahçe is not very different from what is happening at Manchester United now. There is no difference.
These are two massive clubs with incredible histories, huge fanbases and the resources to compete at the highest level.
But when the people running the club stop making the right decisions, history alone cannot save you.
You can change managers every year, sign expensive players and make big promises, but nothing changes if the real problems remain.
Fenerbahçe went from being a dominant force to spending years watching others celebrate.
Manchester United are walking down the same road.
The name is still massive, but a big name does not automatically make a big football team.
At some point, you have to stop blaming the managers and ask who is actually running the club.
That is where the real problem begins.”
🚨🎙️ Hansi flick;
“We don’t care if we loose to Real Madrid in the el-Classico.”
“all I know is they won’t touch the laliga trophy till I leave Barcelona”
@FabrizioRoma