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.
๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ท 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.
๐ฅน Respect to Tรผrkiye players for taking off their jackets and giving it to the children so they don't get cold during the national anthemsโฆ ๐น๐ทโค๏ธ
๐จ๐ฆ๐ฃ๏ธ 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."
๐จ๐ฌ๐ช ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: Luka Lochoshvili won the FIFA fair play award โ his quick thinking helped save the life of Austria Wien player, Georg Teigl.
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 happenedโฆ
Such devastating news. RIP Atsu. ๐ขโค๏ธ
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."
โ Peter Drury
โฝ๏ธ 45+4' Wrexham 0-1 Notts County
โฝ๏ธ 48' Wrexham 1-1 Notts County
โฝ๏ธ 70' Wrexham 2-1 Notts County
โฝ๏ธ 75' Wrexham 2-2 Notts County
โฝ๏ธ 78' Wrexham 3-2 Notts County
๐งค 90+7' Ben Foster penalty save
This National League clash lived up to expectations! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฟ
๐ฆ๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ 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 dribblersโฆ
๐จ๐ 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." โ another comment was repeated like this today, reports
@marca
.
๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฃ๏ธ 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 wasโฆ
Lucas Pรฉrez 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.
๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ Hakim Ziyech just got announced in front of 50,000+ Galatasaray fans...
What a way to introduce yourself, special moment! (
@beINSPORTS_TR
)
Zaniolo leaving Galatasaray for Aston Villa is more than just a transfer...
Sadly, the night before the earthquake across Tรผrkiye & Syria, Galatasaray fan Muhammed Emin รzkan posted a Twitter compilation of Zaniolo as he was about to sign for the Turkish club.
Muhammed sadlyโฆ
Cristian Stellini's record managing Tottenham in the absence of Conte.
โ 2-1 win vs Marseille
โ 1-0 win vs Man City
โ 2-0 win vs West Ham
โ 2-0 win vs Chelsea
4 games, 4 wins. 100% record.
๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ Shakhtar president Akhmetov: "I'm donating ยฃ25m of the Mudryk transfer fee to help our soldiers, defenders & families. The money will be used to cover different needs."
๐ณ๐ง๐ช Total craziness in the Belgian league this evening...
89' โ Union St Gilloise were champions
91' โ Genk were champions
94' โ Royal Antwerp secure league title & champion status after a last minute winner by Toby Alderweireld
๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ Walid Regragui: "We beat Brazil, in the middle of Ramadan, after the Tarawih prayer, It's crazy!"
Morocco 2-1 Brazil: goals from Boufal & Sabiri.
๐จ๐น๐ท ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ | Fenerbahรงe 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!
๐จ๐ด Manรฉ & Sanรฉ had a fight in the Bayern dressing room after the loss vs Man City yesterday.
Manรฉ approached Sanรฉ for the way he was speaking and gave him a blow to the lip. Other players had to intervene, reports
@SPORTBILD
.
๐โค๏ธ Willi Orban may miss the game against Union Berlin tonight โ 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!
๐ฐ๐ทโฝ๏ธ 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 dayโฆ I was so tired & lonely. I felt really sad. I was crying but I still wanted to do it because it was myโฆ
๐๐ It is with upmost sadness that I have to write this tweet. Christian Atsu has sadly passed away after the earthquake in Tรผrkiye, Hatayspor confirm.
We will never forget you. RIP.
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆโค๏ธ Rรบben Neves says the biggest reason behind his move to Saudi Arabia was to give his family a life he always dreamed of.
๐ณ๐ฎ๐น 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)
๐ช๐ธ๐ฅฒ Isco is still without a club after being released by Sevillaโฆ
The 30-year-old is working at home with a fitness trainer and is simply waiting for the phone to ring, reports The Athletic.
๐ฐ๐ท๐ต 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:
โ Completed most passes in match (125)
โ Most tackles in match (4)
โ Most duels won in match (12)
๐จ๐ข ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ | Joaquรญn (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.
๐จ๐ญ๐ฃ๏ธ 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 thanโฆ
๐๐น๐ท Merih Demiral has raised โบ5,000,000 and counting for victims of the earthquake in Tรผrkiye & Syria.
He has been auctioning signed shirts from the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Kane, Haaland, Griezmann, Bonucci & more.
Bravo, Merih...
๐ง๐ช๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ | Vincent Kompany's Burnley have been promoted to the Premier League following the 2-1 win vs Middlesbrough tonight!
๐ง๐ท๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ Endrick's letter to his younger brother...
"In our family, we werenโt born into wealth. We were born into football."๏ฟผ
"I donโt 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,โฆ
๐จ๐ฉ๐ช 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. ๐คฌ
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! ๐ฟ๐ฒโค๏ธ
๐ง๐ท๐ค Adriano: "Man, what happened to Adriano? Brother, itโs 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 thatโs when it was over for me, physically."
"You can getโฆ