🚨 Lionel Scaloni got annoyed when he was asked about the report regarding Messi’s father:
“We had to start with that question, didn’t we? We’re fine. There’s not much to say about it. I’d rather not add anything else about it.”
🚨 Lionel Scaloni doesn't like the idea of hydration breaks:
"The interruption in the middle of each half almost feels unreal. Sometimes we only have about three minutes to talk to the players at halftime, and here we get almost the same amount of time.”
"The idea that football is played in four periods is actually real."
18 - Lamine Yamal is only the second player aged 18 or younger to open the scoring in a FIFA World Cup match - the other was a 17-year-old Pelé for Brazil v Wales in 1958.
Emulating.
Xavi sur la première séance d’entraînement de Lionel Messi avec l’équipe première du FC Barcelone :
« Je me souviens encore de cette première séance d’entraînement. La manière dont il contrôlait le ballon, dont il dribblait, dont il passait, dont il se liait avec ses coéquipiers… il savait tout faire. C’était un phénomène.
« Je n’arrivais pas à croire ce que je voyais. Les autres joueurs seniors non plus — Carles Puyol, Victor Valdés, Deco, Ronaldinho. On s’est simplement regardés, comme pour dire : “Ce n’est pas normal.” Leo n’avait que 16 ans et il était déjà pratiquement le meilleur joueur du club, immédiatement.
« C’était un garçon travailleur et un compétiteur acharné, incroyablement agressif avec et sans ballon, très affamé. Quand il avançait, il n’y avait pas de démonstrations, pas de dribbles superflus ; il était direct, focalisé sur un seul objectif. Mon Dieu, la façon dont ce gamin attaquait le but… c’était un spectacle rare.
« Même au Barça, on ne voyait pas ce genre de talent. »
4 - Sweden are the first side to win their first game by 4+ goals (5-1) and then lose their second by 4+ goals (1-5) at a FIFA World Cup tournament since...
Sweden in 1938.
ABBA.
🚨🎙️| Lamine Yamal: “Did I mature quickly? Everyone has problems in their lives — you, me, and everyone reading this interview. But there are things that are normal for a child and others that aren’t. I had to live on my own very early and spend time away from my parents.
When you’re young, sometimes you want things and you can’t have them. You learn to accept that your life is the way it is, and you start to appreciate everything your parents do for you.
Going through all those stages, seeing my mother struggle and do everything possible to make me happy… all of that made me mature early. It allowed me to walk into a dressing room full of veterans at 18 years old without looking like a child.” [@forcabarca_ar] #fcblive 🔥
Look at this shit man and people are saying we have to support Spain as a Barça fan. Not only do I want him to win this one I hope he keeps playing and wins the next one too, God willing.
🥶 Lamine Yamal: “A time will come when I'll be more in the middle to receive the ball and face the goal, and I'll definitely get excited about playing in that position. But, of course, now for the team, I think it's better for me to be on the wing” #ESP ⚡️
· Reporter: Tell us 5 players who have impressed you at the World Cup.
🚨🗣️ Kaka: "Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Lamine Yamal."