🚨 Mikel Arteta confirms Arsenal lost Martin Zubimendi and Piero Hincapié due to injury.
“We had a training session after the game for the players who did not have enough minutes. In two very unfortunate actions, we lost two players”.
🚨 José Mourinho: “I am happy with Espí, he’s hungry and motivated. Starting him? Carlos knows he has in front of him a player who is NOT normal…”.
“It's not easy to play Espi together with Mbappé in a 4-4-2 system”.
🚨 De Zerbi: “We are sorry for the result against Liverpool, we are frustrated. I think it was unfair”.
“We have to accept and to be stronger than this unlucky moment”, says via @AlasdairGold.
🔴⚪️⭐️ Arteta: “We have to protect players like Max Dowman”.
“Max's level is so fulfilling. It's phenomenal to be able to experience a game like the last one”.
“We have tremendous footballers for the future”.
🚨⚪️⚫️ Juan Cabal, now expected to stay at Juventus barring any late twists as he didn’t open doors to Atalanta move.
This will impact Nico Tagliafico’s move as he’s now close to joining Atlético Madrid.
🚨🟡⚫️ Al Ittihad have agreed deal to sign Richard Rios, here we go!
Loan deal from Benfica until June 2027 with main part of salary covered, no buy option clause. Green light to sign next. 🇸🇦
🚨Martin Ødegaard on Norway facing England in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals:
🗣️ Reporter: “Martin, England are favourites. Many people already believe Norway’s World Cup journey ends here.”
🗣️ Martin Ødegaard:
“That’s perfectly fine. We don’t need the world to believe in us because the people of Norway already do. They know how hard this team has worked to get here. They know the sacrifices we’ve made. We didn’t come to the World Cup hoping to make up the numbers—we came here believing we could compete with anyone. Against England, we genuinely fancy our chances.
Nobody believed we could eliminate Brazil. Everyone talked about their stars, their history and their quality. Then we beat them by two goals. Before that, people thought the defeat to France would destroy our confidence. Instead, it forced us to look at ourselves and remember what wearing this shirt truly means. We stopped worrying about reputations and started playing with courage. Since then, every player has fought for the badge, for the supporters and for our country.
England deserve enormous respect. They have outstanding footballers, a top manager and plenty of experience. But history doesn’t care who the favourite is. History remembers the team that writes the story. This quarter-final is another opportunity for Norway to create something our country will remember forever. If we show the same spirit, discipline and belief we’ve shown throughout this tournament, then why shouldn’t we dream? Every great football story begins with people saying it cannot happen.