the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past week
Latest posts:
[Sports Digitale] Jude Bellingham: “Who can be my Golden Boy successor? I will say three names. First of all, Arda Güler, is a phenomenon, we see him training and we are delighted with him. Then my former teammate Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, from Borussia Dortmund. And finally, my brother Jobe.“
José Mourinho on speaking only Portuguese in post match press conference : "I'm speaking Portuguese because my Italian is not good enough to explain certain concepts"
[Sky Sports] Roy Keane on Marcus Rashford: He's 26, he's not a child anymore. He's got that mega-deal now, huge money. He's got to run more than anybody. United fans are frustrated because he doesn't run.
[The Athletic] When United have lost their 10th game in each season since Sir Alex Ferguson left
Daily Discussion
Monday Moan
An absolutely incredible assist by Alvis Jaunzems in Polish Ekstraklasa (Stal Mielec vs Pogon Szczecin)
15 years ago today Pippo Inzaghi (AC Milan) broke Portsmouth's hearts with a 92nd minute equalizer in an exciting UEFA Cup group stage draw that also saw a tap-in by Nwankwo Kanu and a great freekick by Ronaldinho
The showers at the Allianz Stadium didn't work last night: Inter rushed back to Milan to shower
Dortmund's co-CEO on possible Saudi Arabia sponsorship: We pay attention to where the money comes from. I'm currently ruling out sponsorship from Saudi Arabia and Qatar due to the political circumstances.
Pep Guardiola on how Manchester City players take in tactical information in 10 minutes: I'm a handsome man, I seduce them and we do it!
During Leverkusens match last saturday their fans showed a banner with the title "There's many music styles - but only two genders"
Mikel Arteta: "Lionel Messi is the most influential player ever in the history of football. We have never seen someone do what Messi has been doing on the field for all these years before."
Monday Moan
Spain head coach de la Fuente: "It's the most complicated and the hardest day of my career, the locker room seemed like we had lost... I understand Barcelona's complaints but it wasn't Gavi, it could have been someone else. It was an accident but he was completely ready to play."
[BBCSport] There have been 196 injuries in the Premier League season. That's a 15% increase compared with the past four campaigns. Why are so many players getting injured?
John Obi Mikel on African players sending money to family back home: "When you come from Africa - and this is something I don't think we speak a lot about - when you make money, it is not your money."
Koke: "I believe that Griezmann was not higher in the Ballon D'or ranking because he plays for Atlético Madrid. Last season he was the best player in La Liga and this year he is the best again. I'm not the one who votes but it's true that if he played for another team he would have that recognition
[Fabrizio Romano] Endrick: “My dream since I was a kid was to play for Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo is my idol”. “Messi is a phenomenal guy! But I’m more of a fan of Cristiano…”. “It’s a great pride knowing that I’ll wear the same shirt as Cristiano”.
Injury update on Gavi: The player has a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right kneee and an associated injury to the lateral meniscus