Harry Kane on players like Yamal and Mbappé publicly campaigning for themselves for the Ballon d'Or:
"Everyone is entitled to do what they want to do in that situation. Obviously the Ballon d'Or has become bigger and bigger over recent years, mainly because of social media, and all the noise, and all the conversations about it.
From my point of view, it's just not my personality to talk about myself in that light. I'm still very proud of what I've done. And from a principle point of view, I know what I achieved last year was as good as anyone. So I don't want to shy away from that either. But ultimately, my mindset is to move on.
“I think the timing of the Ballon d'Or is tough, because you're already in a new season, you're already focused on what I can achieve this year. And after every game you're talking about what you've done last year
So it's hard for me to get my head around that. But from my point of view, it would be unbelievable to win it, I'd be extremely proud to win it.
I think I'm definitely in the running to win it, without a doubt. So time will tell, the voters will vote for who they want.
Whether [other contenders] doing more interviews or less interviews has an impact on that, it obviously has an impact socially, and on the debate around it, for sure.
But the actual voters, I'm not 100 per cent sure. I think the voters will vote for who they think deserves it, and they'll have the information, the stats, and they'll decide
I think from my point of view, it makes me more proud when other people talk about me, when other team-mates or ex-players or whoever it is, people who compliment me on what I’ve achieved. I think that makes me more proud than me trying to talk about it myself."
[via @standardsport]
El HDP de @FabrizioRomano le ha dedicado 14! Si, CATORCE! Publicaciones a Mbappé y Yamal en las últimas 24 horas y 0, si, CERO a Harry Kane ...
Que puto asco el Marketing en el fútbol y estos "periodistas" vendidos 🤮
@nilskern17 Ist aber auch ein Problem was man eigentlich als Coach trainieren/korrigieren könnte. Bin wenig überzeugt von Mourinho, da stimmen zu viele Abläufe nicht und gleichzeitig haben seine Aufstellungen viel weniger Balance als noch bei Ancelotti..
🇧🇪🧐 Thibaut Courtois in March 2025: "Atleti criticizing VAR? I’m tired of this constant victim mentality, of always crying about things like this. Referees don’t want to benefit any team, neither in Spain nor in Europe."
"Enough crying about the referees, I'm tired of it."
Yamal es la representación del hincha del Barça promedio.
Se nota que fue adolescente hace poco porque cuando habla de fútbol parece un nene tiktok, no entiendo ¿acaso un jugador que hace 80 goles no te puede hacer levantar del asiento? ¿Está diciendo que Kane es solo goles?
Se está cagando a él mismo con esta declaración, porque, si bien tiene razón en que el BDO debe ser para el mejor del mundo, no lo ayuda. Esta temporada hay, al menos, 6 jugadores que jugaron mejor al fútbol que él, lo que lo salvaba eran los títulos pero ahora ÉL MISMO les bajó el precio.
Cuando sea grande se dará cuenta que se mandó un cagadón histórico.
🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Max Eberl [Bayern Munich technical director] has reacted to Lamine Yama's recent statements on how he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or.
🗣️ "The best players in the world are those that don't need a campaign."
Now this is absolutely disgusting and shameful.
This kid needs proper management and media training. He’s literally embarrassing himself publicly now.
I’ve never seen this level of begging for an award before. He’s literally talking down on his international teammates and making their efforts look minor, despite how poorly he performed at the World Cup. He wasn’t even Spain’s top five performers at the World Cup.
A king doesn’t crown himself. If you think you deserve to win it, then let your football do the talking.
It’s so obvious he knows he doesn’t deserve the award, so he’s trying to PR himself into winning it.
We can’t let this arrogant kid win the most prestigious individual award in football. It would set a terrible precedent.
This type of mystical politics — "I know it's true because it's what I personally know" — defines the both the woke-left and, increasingly, parts of the right.
Somehow, almost magically, what you know to be "true" from your lived experience has more weight than several million data points.
I first noticed this on the right in 2024 when rightoids would come into my replies and argue that the US economy was in catastrophic shape (in fact the most important metrics showed it was in good shape) and crime was at record high levels (in fact the data showed it trending toward record low levels).
Where was their evidence? Basically, their own lived experience. (And carefully-curated rightwing doom porn videos on social media.)
These type of people are fundamentally irrational and they pollute the discourse with their infantile motivated reasoning and confirmation bias.
Europe needs the Ryanair of rental housing. Strip out anything that's not strictly necessary. Save costs as much as you can. Scale up by only having 1 type of building that you can mass produce.
Indian immigrants—by far—pay more taxes and receive less government benefits than any other major national origin group in the United States.
This is because they have the highest median household income.
They also have one of the lowest incarceration rate of any group.
Hat in Dortmund seine Wohnung zerstört.
Hat in Barcelona Training geschwänzt weil er Fortnite spielen wollte.
Hat sich nur von McDonals und Burger King ernährt wodurch er 24/7 verletzt war.
Hat bei der Asien Tour von Barça Japanische Hotel Mitarbeiter rassistisch beleidigt.