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."
Zinedine Zidane sobre 🇦🇷 Argentina eliminando a Egipto y alcanzando los cuartos de final de la Copa del Mundo tras una increíble remontada desde 0-2 bajo el liderazgo de Lionel Messi:
🗣️ «Esto es lo que hacen las leyendas. Cuando Argentina estaba 2-0 abajo, cuando el mundo pensaba que estaban acabados, encontraron algo dentro de sí mismos que solo los grandes equipos poseen. Mostraron corazón, carácter y la mentalidad de campeones. Se negaron a aceptar la derrota».
«Lionel Messi una vez más demostró por qué es un jugador de otro nivel. El liderazgo no se trata solo de marcar goles: se trata de inspirar creencia cuando todo parece imposible. Su presencia, su mentalidad y su capacidad para elevar a sus compañeros cambiaron por completo el partido. Argentina siguió a su capitán a la batalla, y crearon una noche que nunca olvidarán».
«Egipto merece un enorme respeto. Empujaron a Argentina hasta su límite absoluto y mostraron una valentía increíble. Pero esta es la crueldad y la belleza del fútbol. Un solo momento puede decidir todo, y Argentina encontró esos momentos cuando tenían la espalda contra la pared».
«Remontar desde 0-2 en un partido de eliminación en la Copa del Mundo no es solo una victoria: es una declaración. Argentina le ha mostrado al mundo que los campeones no son los equipos que nunca sufren; son los equipos que sufren, luchan y se levantan de nuevo. Esta noche pertenece a Messi, a Argentina y a un equipo que se negó a dejar morir su sueño».
🚨 Zlatan Ibrahimović on Japan crashing out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after their heartbreaking defeat to Brazil:
“Football can be very cruel. Today Japan leave the World Cup, but they leave with their heads held high. They pushed Brazil to the edge, made them suffer and forced one of the greatest football nations in history to fight until the very end. That’s something no one can take away from them.”
“I don’t want to hear anyone calling this a failure. Failure is not giving everything. These players gave everything. They ran, they fought, they believed and they represented their country with incredible pride. Sometimes football rewards you, sometimes it breaks your heart. Today it broke Japan’s heart.”
“I saw the tears after the final whistle, and those tears tell you everything. They cared. They believed they could make history, and for a long time they looked capable of doing exactly that. The result hurts, but the performance deserves respect from the entire football world.”
“If Japan continue producing players with this mentality, this won’t be the last time they surprise the biggest nations. They have shown courage, discipline and personality throughout this tournament. Today they lost the match, but they won the respect of millions of football fans around the world.”
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🚨🎙️ ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ ON LIONEL MESSI'S INFLUENCE ON ARGENTINA AFTER THEIR WIN OVER AUSTRIA:
“I'm obsessed with watching Messi.
Not because he's my friend.
Not because of nostalgia.
Because after all these years, I'm still trying to understand how one player can control a football match without touching the ball every minute.
I watched Argentina today and the first thing I noticed wasn't the scoreline.
It was the way Austria reacted whenever Messi moved.
One step to the left, defenders follow.
One drop into midfield, the entire shape changes.
One glance over his shoulder panic.
That's not football.
That's psychological warfare.
And that's why I laugh when people reduce him to goals and assists.
They don't understand what they're watching.
Messi isn't just Argentina's best player.
He's Argentina's system.
He's their confidence.
He's their belief.
He's the reason every teammate walks onto the pitch thinking the impossible is possible.
People ask me about the GOAT debate.
What debate?
Seriously.
What debate?
For me, there isn't one.
The debate exists because television needs content and social media needs arguments.
When I watch football, I don't see a debate.
I see Messi.
Then I see everybody else.
That doesn't mean other legends weren't incredible.
It means I've never seen another player influence a match, a team and an entire generation of football the way Messi has.
And today was another reminder.
He didn't need a hat-trick.
He didn't need to score from 40 yards.
He just needed to be Lionel Messi.
And suddenly Argentina looked like a completely different team.
That's greatness.
Not when everything depends on you.
When everybody becomes better because you're there.
I've played against great players.
I've played with great players.
But Messi is the only player I've ever watched and genuinely thought:
'This isn't normal.'
The scary thing?
Opponents know exactly what he's going to do.
And they still can't stop it.
That's why I don't waste my time with comparisons anymore.
Some players become legends.
Some players become icons.
Messi became a category of his own.
And after today's performance, if you're still asking me who the greatest footballer of all time is...
You're asking the wrong question.
The right question is:
Will football ever produce another one like him?”
‘𝘾𝘼𝙁𝙐́’ 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗔 𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗭𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗔. 🎙️🇧🇷
La leyenda brasileña conversó con @TonyCittadinoTV desde Madrid y nos dejó par de citas interesantes.
Entre las que además resalta el auge competitivo que ha tenido la selección de Venezuela en el último tiempo.
¡𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗥𝗔 𝗗𝗘 𝗨𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗢́𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗟!
Ft. @CDeportivaES x @TonyCittadinoTV
.@SeleVinotinto / #Vinotinto
No señores, no es en Caracas.
Es el banderazo Vinotinto en Chile, en la previa del partido de eliminatorias de mañana. Tremendo lo de los venezolanos con su selección. Mucha Fe.
De esta manera fue el recibimiento de la @SeleVinotinto en Providencia lugar en donde se concentrarán antes de enfrentar a Chile en la 12va fecha de las Eliminatorias al Mundial 2026.
📱: @saysports__