๐จ Lionel Scaloni: "And now we will go for what we can, everything we've got until the end, with the last bit of strength we have, with the last drop of sweat we have, we are going to go for it all.
"If we achieve it, perfect. And if we don't achieve it, we are going to try. Have no doubt about that."
"I need to watch and analyze today's game. We will analyze it. That is clear, it is our duty.
"But we are also going to look at the positive, that we are in the semifinals. We are in a privileged position in football. We took it for granted, maybe it's not that easy and it's something to be satisfied, happy, and excited about."
If you're genuinely convinced the World Cup is rigged for Messi, why are you wasting time tweeting? Go take out a bank loan and put it all on Argentina. Easiest money you'll ever make, right? ๐
Messi should retire from international football after this tournament manโฆ his legs are gone. This nigga has been surviving on raw intelligence /IQ this whole tournament. Heโs the goat man๐๐พ
โ๏ธWithin the Argentina national team, they canโt believe that a FRENCH referee has been appointed for the match against Egypt. @GustavoYarroch ๐จ๐ซ๐ท
๐จ Sergio Agรผero reacting on his Twitch stream to reports that some media pages are allegedly being paid to push a coordinated campaign targeting Lionel Messi and Argentina:
๐ฃ๏ธ โIf those reports are true, they would say more about the state of modern football than they do about Lionel Messi or Argentina.
Messi has spent his entire career living with criticism, but there is a difference between healthy debate and an obsession with finding reasons to diminish greatness. It sometimes feels as though every Argentina match is examined with the intention of creating controversy rather than understanding the football.
The discussion surrounding his recent challenge is a good example. Before people even tried to understand the referee's decision or the laws of the game, many had already reached a verdict. That is not analysis,it is a rush to reinforce a narrative.
If there are people deliberately encouraging that environment, then it is a sad day for football. Rivalries should inspire debate, not campaigns designed to damage the image of a player or a national team.
Fortunately, Messi has always understood that history is written on the pitch, not on social media or in manufactured headlines. He has never tried to silence his critics with words; he has always answered with football.
That is why these conversations will eventually fade, while his performances will remain.โ
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฆ๐ท๐จ๐ป David Beckham showed up in Miami to watch Argentina take on Cape Verde in the Round of 32.
Football icons are spotted in the stands for a knockout clash.
Writer: Lucas
Men are very simple beings. A guy just wearing Manchester United jersey walked into the bar, looking unhappy and stressed. He went and sat at the corner table alone. Ordered for cold beer and was busy on his phone. A few minutes later, 3 men came in, saw him and joined him. Apparently, they ALL support the same club. These are people who have never met throughout their mortal lives. Now they are telling stories, and he is all smiles and laughter. They even ordered for Nyama Choma for the beer to drown. I am sure they don't even know his name.
๐ฃ๏ธ Marcelo on his son Enzo, choosing to represent Spain:
"As a Brazilian, yes, it bothers me a little to see my son play for Spain, because all my training, I did it in Brazil...
Enzo was born in Spain, and his whole life is here. He loves Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, he wears the Fluminense jersey, goes to the beach... he is BRAZILIAN.
But he has everything here, and the Spanish national team has been impeccable with us.
They called us, presented their project, and for me, the most important thing is that he be happy and comfortable with this decision. In the end, the choice is his." ๐ง๐ท๐ช๐ธ
Look at the crying video of Enzo Fernandez after Chelsea lost the FA Cup, this is a player Liam Rosenior punished & doubted his passion for the club.
If I'm not exaggerating, he is the most passionate Chelsea player right now over Reece James.
Alonso needs his mentality to succeed at Chelsea.
Parliament better reconvene, deliberate propose solutions on the oil price crisis - not our fault, but still our problem.
It could be the single item that can define the politics of re-election not just for president but for every MP and Senator.
But importantly another item that could create misery and used to cause more chaos that make the country unstable.
Trade-offs need to be made. Tough calls need to be examined. Do we borrowed more to keep prices low? How long can you borrow? Do we cut taxes and borrow? Do we use up more of the fund?
The laws are set by parliament. Even the Ndindi Proposal (s) need parliamentโs approval.
Kikuyus know Ruto is winning in 2027. All these are desperate attempts to remove Ruto before 2027.
Wakale wanawaangalia tu. If you think you will take power from them through force, you are mistaken.
I do not want to speak about Luos because we would rather have a dog than a Kikuyu at Statehouse.
๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ท๐น๐ทFrench President 'Macron warns TURKEY โ FRANCE vows to defend GREECE.
Macron in Athens: France pledges to stand with Greece if Turkey threatens its sovereignty.
โIf Turkey threatened Greece, we would be here. We would be present. Look at what we did that difficult summer [2020], look at our stance in Cyprus. For me, this is the true definition of friendship. This is exactly what the Greek-French alliance expresses. Alliance and friendship are not complex concepts; they are something very simple: when the critical moment comes, you don't wonder what you will do the next day. You already know what you have to do. If sovereignty is threatened, know that we will be here.โ
This strengthens Greeceโs position, boosts European defense cooperation outside full NATO consensus, and signals Franceโs ambition for strategic autonomy in the Mediterranean.
For Turkey, itโs a direct message amid ongoing disputes over islands, EEZ, and Cyprus.
โMilitary operation would take an infinite amount of time and expose forces to immense coastal and ballistic risks.โ
He is correct.
But what he wonโt say is that France and Europe are incapable, but the US, South Korea, Japan, and China could.
We already saw this in the Red Sea. French frigates performed exceptionally, but they are small and ran out of missiles too fast, forcing them to use deck gunsโฆ. Which is supposed to be the backup.
The UK has the opposite problem. They have destroyers with more missiles but have never upgraded their deck guns to handle missiles and drones.
Neither nation has enough warships of any size to fill in the gaps while others reload.
These nations have the technology but didnโt build enough ships to use it effectively.
During the entire Red Sea operation against the Houthis, they werenโt able to deploy more than three ships at a time.
And other navies had critical failures (Denmark) or, embarrassingly, rerouted around Africa to avoid the Houthis entirely (Germany).
The Asian nations are too distrusting of each other to leave.
Itโs also going to require minesweepers and marines. UK soldiers off-load on marine transport ships. Italy has some, but you canโt send marines in without escort destroyers of their own.
The US is the only nation on Earth Iโm confident can do military convoys, and marine landings and minesweeping but Trump doesnโt want to take the risk.
The US can keep casualties low, but some marines will die, and it would put a massive strain on our repair yards to surge enough destroyers at once.
China maybe has enough but they have no combat experience and have been friendly with Iran. It would also be a major embarrassment to Xi if they performed poorly.
๐ฎ๐ท The governor of Iran's Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province is urging residents to hunt down the downed U.S. pilots.
He is promising special commendation to anyone who captures or kills them.
"Capturing them alive is the priority".
The whole province just became a trap.
Source: @IranIntl_En