Det påstås att 20 år har gått sedan han gjorde sitt första VM-mål, det sägs att han ska fylla 39 nästa vecka.
Inget av det är sant, eller i alla fall inte relevant.
För Argentinas nummer 10 finns ingen ålder, för honom finns ingen tid.
Leo Messi är evig.
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🚨⭐️ OFFICIAL: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wins UEFA Player of the Season for the Champions League 2025/26!
17 G/A in 16 games. More goals contributions than games.
The king of PSG’s midfield. The only one of PSG’s starting midfield 3 to last 120 minutes. And in extra-time, he was actually PSG’s best attacking threat. Technical feet, physical in duels, legs to get up & down & high level IQ defensive play/passing decisions. João Neves 👏👏👏
🚨🗣️ | Jamie Carragher on Barcelona choosing Anthony Gordon over Marcus Rashford:
“People will look at Rashford’s goals and assists and say Barcelona should’ve kept him, but football isn’t played on spreadsheets. When you actually watch the games, especially the big games, you understand why Barça have gone for Anthony Gordon instead.
Rashford has talent, nobody’s denying that, but talent alone isn’t enough at a club like Barcelona. In the biggest moments, he’s too unreliable. We saw him miss massive chances in crucial games, and for me, he played a huge part in Barcelona crashing out of the Champions League. At the top level, those moments define seasons.
What Barcelona need right now are players who work for the badge every single minute, and Anthony Gordon gives you that. He presses, he tracks back, he fights for every ball, and he plays with intensity whether it’s the first minute or the 90th. Managers love players like that because they make the entire team better.
The difference between Gordon and Rashford is mentality and consistency. Gordon is a proper team player. He doesn’t sulk, he doesn’t disappear when things get difficult, and he’s willing to do the dirty work for the side. Rashford, on the other hand, can look lazy when things aren’t going his way, and at Barcelona that attitude gets exposed very quickly.
For me, Gordon is the better signing for Barça. He suits the modern game more, he’s more aggressive, more hardworking, and tactically he’ll give the manager far more balance than Rashford ever did.”
There’s a reason behind the interest in Gordon, in my opinion, and it’s connected to the interest in Álvarez specifically. I think I somewhat understand Flick’s attacking philosophy.
Maybe Flick doesn’t want a pure goal machine or a traditional striker whose only job is scoring inside the box.
I think Flick wants attacking pressing machines — productive players who also have goalscoring instincts, while offering defensive qualities and excelling in transitions as well.
That’s exactly what Anthony Gordon and Álvarez both provide. So it’s possible that Álvarez’s scoring numbers with Atlético aren’t a major concern for Flick, because the idea is to have a front three that collectively produces and scores.
In general, pulling off those two signings in one summer would be extremely difficult, but with Barcelona… expect the unexpected 👍🏽🔥
🚨💣 BREAKING: Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, here we go! Official bid accepted now by Newcastle board and Saudi owners.
€70m fixed fee plus add-ons to bring final package over €80m for #NUFC.
Gordon set to travel this week for medical and contract signing at FCB. 🔵🔴��️
🚨 Gavi: “Message to new signings? Be here for the team, it’s what matters. We do not need kind of stars attitude”.
“We are all together here. We fight all together in one direction”, told Mundo Deportivo.
🚨🗣️ Hansi Flick: “There are 𝐓𝐖𝐎 things I aspire to in life: Winning the Champions League with Barça and being the head coach when the Camp Nou is finished being built.” 💙❤️
“Barcelona is the 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 stage of my coaching career & it will 100% be the last as well. My plan is to renew my contract with Barça.”
“I think we also have a great team for the coming years. And as I always say, we need to make the right decisions in the transfer window that’s very important. We must not, as I always say, do anything ‘stupid’ but instead make precise and perfect decisions.”
“I love this Barcelona, and I know that the dream of all the fans is to win the Champions League. We will stay together, and next year we will try again. We will try time and again, time and again, and we hope that it will come true very soon.” 🏆
“For me, every season is a journey. We have a young team and this elimination [from UCL] has been very tough. This has to motivate us and help us improve for the upcoming matches and next season.”
“We played very well in both matches, but now we have to focus on the league. We have a points advantage, but it’s a very difficult competition, we want to play our best football. I’m very proud of the team for what they did in the Champions League.” ✨