A departure from this World Cup that may be overlooked: Granit Xhaka, one of the last remaining members of a Switzerland golden generation that once featured Xherdan Shaqiri, Yann Sommer, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Fabian SchƤr and more.
In his fourth World Cup, Xhaka reached the furthest stage of his career. Heāll be 38 by 2030, so thereās a chance we may have seen him on this stage for the final time.
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šØšļøWayne Rooney: āArsenal have been robbed tonightā š¤Æ
Rooney š£ļø āIāll be completely honest, Arsenal were absolutely robbed tonight, there is no other way to put it. You look at that foul on Noni Madueke in the box; itās a stonewall, 100% clear penalty. How the referee or VAR hasn't given that is beyond me, and it completely changes the dynamic of a Champions League final.
But for me, the moment that truly gave it away the moment you knew exactly what the referee was doing was that halftime whistle. To blow the whistle right as Arsenal are literally standing there about to take a corner? Iāve played this game a long time, and you rarely see that unless thereās a blatant bias. It was shocking, and it set the tone for everything that followed.
In the second half, it became a totally different game, and not because of the football. The referee made absolutely sure that every single 50/50 call, every little nudge, and every major decision went straight to PSG. It completely killed Arsenalās momentum. But to be fair, Iām not even surprised. We saw the exact same story when they played Bayern Munich earlier in the tournament. The officiating was heavily skewed then, and itās happened again on the biggest stage.
PSG might be lifting the trophy, but they cannot honestly look at themselves in the mirror and be proud of the way theyāve won this final. To win the biggest prize in club football like that? It leaves a horrible taste. Arsenal deserved so much more tonight.ā
š² Thierry Henry on Instagram: āFrom Highbury seats to the Emirates - Arsenal Nation, finally we can celebrate. Special thanks to this generation - finally now my kids saw us winning a title ā¤ļøš¤ #goonerforlifeā š
šØDavid Raya is the only keeper in history to win the Premier League golden glove and the Championship golden glove.
The Arsenal keeper has now won the award three years in a row. No player in history has won the golden glove in four consecutive years.
š First time in history one league has a club in all three UEFA finals!
š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ EVERY single European final this season has a Premier League team.
āŖļø Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League Final
āŖļø Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League Final
āŖļø Crystal Palace in the UEFA Europa Conference League Final
š The Premier League isnāt just competing in Europeā¦Itās OWNING it.
Iām genuinely struggling to understand this.
Ye is banned from the UK for saying offensive things.
Meanwhile, a former ISIS terrorist, Ahmed al-Sharaa was shaking hands with Keir Starmer and King Charles III last week.
One said mean things.
The other chopped heads off.
This does not make sense.
āYou donāt produce anything.ā
Tucker Carlson completely nails the sad decline of British based industry and manufacturing and its devastating impact on so many communities.
Gabriel Jesus on former players in the media affecting the Arsenal changing room:
āOf course. The biggest one is Thierry Henry, he is someone that everybody looks at and he has a big responsibility.
āWhat he says impacts the fans. Thats why we always look to him and see what heās saying. Heās someone who loves Arsenal and heās the best player ever here.
āItās good when he talks. He needs to keep talking because he knows how tough it is and the fans look to him.ā
Homeowner waits until construction job is nearly finished, then calls ICE on 6 workers she allegedly owes $10,000 to, she even helps agents detain them.