You can’t buy class no matter how many world cups you have.
🏴🇫🇷🤍❤️💙👏👏👏.
This is the true meaning of sports and the reason to play football.
Peace not war
Friend not enemy
Empathy not bullying
Knowledge not ignorance.
Jürgen Klopp on Donald Trump reportedly having called Gianni Infantino to request a review of Folarin Balogun's red card: "If that really was the case, then that's crazy. Let's just say: this is our game, not theirs. These two people, who both have no idea about football, should have nothing to do with that. That was a red card. There's no two ways about it. We're sorry for Balogun because he didn't mean to do it. But that's what the rules say." [@MagentaTV]
Thierry Henry on the VAR decision that denied Iran a last-minute winner against Egypt:
🗣️ “I genuinely feel sick for the Iranian players. They believed they had written one of the greatest moments in their country's football history, only for it to be ripped away in seconds. That's a pain no footballer should experience.”
“You cannot ask players to give everything for ninety minutes and then allow a decision like this to define their World Cup. If VAR is overturning goals of this magnitude, it has to be absolutely flawless. There is no room for doubt.”
“Look at the faces of the players, look at the supporters in the stands. Those weren't just tears over a goal—they were tears over a dream that disappeared in an instant. That's what makes this so heartbreaking.”
“This isn't just about Iran anymore. Every nation at this World Cup should be worried because if a moment like this can happen on football's biggest stage, it can happen to anyone. That's a frightening thought.”
“The officials will move on to the next game, but the Iranian players and their supporters will carry this moment for the rest of their lives. Some scars in football never truly heal.”
“If that decision was wrong, then football has failed Iran. A World Cup should be remembered for unforgettable goals and heroic performances not for a controversy that leaves millions wondering what might have been.”
@TheLandOfOZ2 A country that funds genocide, wages endless wars to plunder other countries’ resources, and occupies the world with over 800 military bases shouldn’t be allowed to host international events.