the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past day
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UEFA expected to hold firm on Russia ban
[Wayne Rooney]"I was a young boy who supported Everton so I used to write to Duncan Ferguson in jail, and then he'd write back, It was just me telling him how much I love him. He'd say: 'thanks, it means a lot'. Obviously, when you're in jail as well you take anything."
[Sky Sports] Zinedine Zidane is the top candidate to replace Xabi Alonso in the event of a sacking. Jürgen Klopp & reserve team manager Alvaro Arbeloa are also being considered as possible successors. Alonso is under immense pressure, having won only 2 of their last 8 games
[Palestinian player Mohammed Saleh on Facebook]: (Yesterday) After I got hit in the head, the referee told me to "Man up and stand"
Jamie Carragher: "There is a new generation of supporters who follow players more than a club. If Mo Salah left 2 years ago or last summer, they would’ve taken their allegiance with him. There are some who would’ve happily seen Liverpool lose to increase the prospects of Salah staying & Slot sacked"
Mourinho: “I go to bed late, I don’t sleep without checking on the family, without a movie or an episode of a show. In the morning, when the alarm goes off, I suffer. I really set it right there on the limit, where I can’t stay for just a little bit longer. It’s really right there on the limit.”
Erling Haaland in severe pain after getting hit in the balls vs Real Madrid
Free Talk Friday
Daily Discussion
Marco Reus chanting along while visiting his former club against Bodø/Glimt tonight
Pep Guardiola's animated sideline instructions against Real Madrid
Erling Haaland: “I’m a football fan, so I watch all kinds. We were eating dinner & I checked if there were any games. Man United, West Ham’s on, let’s put it on. My missus said, ‘I'm sick of football. We watch it all the time’. I said ‘Yeah, that’s the reason we’re sitting here’. So we watched it…”
Barcelona is taking stock of the damage in the Eintracht Frankfurt area
Journalist: "I noticed you have a bag. Is it a present to one of the journalists?" José Mourinho: "The bag is mine." Journalist: "What is it?" Mourinho: "It's Scott McTominay's shirt. I put him in, I benched Paul Pogba for him at Manchester United. The least he could do was give me his shirt."
Bellingham tried to touch Haaland's top knot but failed
LGBTQ+ events to go ahead at World Cup game despite Egypt and Iran objections | World Cup 2026
Haaland is asked: "Rüdiger or Jamie Carragher?" Haaland: I think I need to say Rüdiger, because Carragher is a bit of a loose cannon now so I need to be careful
The "In Case You Missed It" Thread
Daily Discussion
Watford FC on TikTok