This is Morocco manager Walid Regragui, attending a tactics seminar by Mikel Arteta, who displayed his ideas in the FA Cup final vs Man City.
This is a person with a willingness to learn & progress. Just 1 year on, he finds himself in the World Cup semi-final. He worked so hard.
👮♂️🇦🇷 During Inter Miami matches, Leo Messi is followed by an ex-US Navy Seal for maximum security.
The bodyguard is a martial arts, boxer and taekwondo expert. He can be seen even following him during matches.
🇨🇦🗣️ Alphonso Davies: "The life of a professional footballer is great. But after training, there is nothing to do."
"Since I have no family here & my girlfriend does not live with me, I am alone. I probably have 5 friends. I am a popular loser."
This was Christian Atsu's final game in his professional football career: 90th minute free-kick to win the game for Hatayspor. Less than 24 hours later, the earthquake happened…
Such devastating news. RIP Atsu. 😢❤️
Weghorst on Messi altercation:
"I wanted to give him a hand after the football match. But he smashed my hand away and didn't want to speak with me."
"My spanish is not good, but they were not respectful words. So it was really disappointing."
"Drink it in Casablanca, relish it Rabat, this is your night. See it from atop the Atlas Mountains, all above the Marrakech express, a night Morocco will never forget."
— Peter Drury
⚽️ 45+4' Wrexham 0-1 Notts County
⚽️ 48' Wrexham 1-1 Notts County
⚽️ 70' Wrexham 2-1 Notts County
⚽️ 75' Wrexham 2-2 Notts County
⚽️ 78' Wrexham 3-2 Notts County
🧤 90+7' Ben Foster penalty save
This National League clash lived up to expectations! 🏴🍿
🇦🇷🗣️ Lionel Scaloni: "We are losing the essence of football. Not only at a professional level, but also with kids."
"My children play in Spain and are overwhelmed with information. They receive the ball, and they're already being told what to do."
"There are fewer dribblers…
🚨👊 Valverde waited for Baena in the car park after the R.Madrid-Villarreal game and punched him in the face.
This was due to Baena saying to Valverde last match: "Cry now that your son is not going to be born." — another comment was repeated like this today, reports
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🇳🇬🗣️ John Obi Mikel: "My dad got kidnapped while I was playing for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia."
"We were about to play against Argentina. Two hours before the game I got a phone call from my brother saying my dad got kidnapped."
"The first time he was kidnapped was…
Lucas Pérez has scored on his Deportivo debut. Just to remind you, he just left Cadiz (paid from his own wages) to help his local team out in the 3rd division. Beautiful story.
Zaniolo leaving Galatasaray for Aston Villa is more than just a transfer...
Sadly, the night before the earthquake across Türkiye & Syria, Galatasaray fan Muhammed Emin Özkan posted a Twitter compilation of Zaniolo as he was about to sign for the Turkish club.
Muhammed sadly…
Cristian Stellini's record managing Tottenham in the absence of Conte.
✅ 2-1 win vs Marseille
✅ 1-0 win vs Man City
✅ 2-0 win vs West Ham
✅ 2-0 win vs Chelsea
4 games, 4 wins. 100% record.
💰🇺🇦 Shakhtar president Akhmetov: "I'm donating £25m of the Mudryk transfer fee to help our soldiers, defenders & families. The money will be used to cover different needs."
😳🇧🇪 Total craziness in the Belgian league this evening...
89' — Union St Gilloise were champions
91' — Genk were champions
94' — Royal Antwerp secure league title & champion status after a last minute winner by Toby Alderweireld
🚨🇹🇷 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 | Fenerbahçe u19 players have LEFT the pitch vs Galatasaray in the Super Cup final.
They conceded a goal in the first minute against Icardi, then just walked off.
The win has been awarded to Galatasaray!
🚨🔴 Mané & Sané had a fight in the Bayern dressing room after the loss vs Man City yesterday.
Mané approached Sané for the way he was speaking and gave him a blow to the lip. Other players had to intervene, reports
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👏❤️ Willi Orban may miss the game against Union Berlin tonight — you may think it is through injury or suspension? Well no.
He's undergoing a stem cell donation after a match was found with a blood cancer patient. Now that person could have a chance of survival. Kudos to him!
🇰🇷⚽️ Son Heung-min: "I left South Korea when I was 15. I moved from my parents and went to Germany, it was a completely different language."
"I was crying every single day… I was so tired & lonely. I felt really sad. I was crying but I still wanted to do it because it was my…
💔😔 It is with upmost sadness that I have to write this tweet. Christian Atsu has sadly passed away after the earthquake in Türkiye, Hatayspor confirm.
We will never forget you. RIP.
😳🇮🇹 Antonio Conte on Spurs:
"They're used to it here. Don't play for something important. They don't want to play under pressure. They don't want to play under stress."
"Tottenham's story is this! 20 years there is the owner & they never won something. Why?" (Evening Standard)
🇪🇸🥲 Isco is still without a club after being released by Sevilla…
The 30-year-old is working at home with a fitness trainer and is simply waiting for the phone to ring, reports The Athletic.
🇰🇷🔵 Kim Min-jae (26) has been so consistent this year. Kvicha & Osimhen have the spotlight, but this guy deserves a shoutout too! KMJ vs Frankfurt:
◎ Completed most passes in match (125)
◎ Most tackles in match (4)
◎ Most duels won in match (12)
🚨🟢 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Joaquín (41) has announced his retirement from football.
A true Real Betis legend. 839 pro apps, 112 goals & 102 assists.
All-in-all, a 23 year long career. Spectacular.
🇨🇭🗣️ Granit Xhaka: "I grew up with a lot of African people. One of my best friends, he is from Ghana and Togo."
"I love the culture, the mentality, how kind they are to other people. We grew up like this with a lot of respect."
"You can see this football club is more than…
👏🇹🇷 Merih Demiral has raised ₺5,000,000 and counting for victims of the earthquake in Türkiye & Syria.
He has been auctioning signed shirts from the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Kane, Haaland, Griezmann, Bonucci & more.
Bravo, Merih...
🇧🇷👨👩👦👦 Endrick's letter to his younger brother...
"In our family, we weren’t born into wealth. We were born into football."
"I don’t know when you will be reading this letter, but right now you are 4 years old, and our lives are changing very fast."
"In the next few months,…
🚨🇩🇪 Madness in Bundesliga! After Darmstadt's 6-0 loss to Augsburg at home, an ultra went on the pitch and started screaming at the squad. 🤬
Darmstadt are currently rock bottom of the Bundesliga, they will play Leipzig & Bayern next .
After Enock Mwepu had to retire from football at the age of 24 due to a hereditary heart condition, he will now begin his coaching career at Brighton with the u9 team! 🇿🇲❤️
🇧🇷🤕 Adriano: "Man, what happened to Adriano? Brother, it’s simple. I have a hole in my ankle, and one in my soul."
"Not all injuries are physical, you understand?"
"When I popped my Achilles in 2011? Man, I knew that’s when it was over for me, physically."
"You can get…