Pako Pitch

🚨🗣️ Sneijder: "What Otamendi did was super childish. Is he alright in the head? He was literally 1-0 down as well."

"And if I was Vinicius, I would have responded with: 'Messi won that World Cup for you, you had nothing to do with it.'

"And why is he doing this to a Real Madrid player, does he have any idea how many CL titles Vinicius has won? And he is showing him trophies?"

🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐄 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐈 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐌 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓! ⚪️🔵

De Zerbi and Olympique Marseille will 𝐍𝐎𝐓 continue in this chapter together made following talks, reflections between manager and club in the last 48 hours. 🙅🏼‍♂️

No issues between Roberto De Zerbi, the management at Olympique Marseille and the players.

De Zerbi believes this is best solution for OM and club agreed on his decision — proceeding to part ways now.

🔵🔴 Joan Laporta to the team: “The best thing for me has been being with you all. You’re making the CULÉS HAPPY.” 🔥

“I want to RETURN ON MARCH 15. I’m really excited to 𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑰𝑺𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑫𝑰𝑼𝑴.” 🏟️

🚨 FULLTIME: Michael Carrick remains unbeaten as a United manager as they strike late to secure a point against the hammers !

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The Champions League bracket is taking shape 🤩

💙💭 The only team in Premier League history to conquer the league playing a 3-4-3. 🏆

Do you remember the manager? 👀

🔴 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 : 𝗟𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘 ! 🌍⚖️

These are leaks from internal sources, so take them with a grain of salt.

After the highly charged final in Rabat, the Disciplinary Committee has reportedly made its decision. Between firmness and realpolitik, here's what you need to know: 🧵👇

1. THE TROPHIE: No surprise! Senegal 🇸🇳 will retain its second star, as the committee considers that the match was completed and that all players and staff remained on the pitch. CAF validates the sporting result. The trophy stays in Dakar! 🏆⭐

2. 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗪: The coach is heavily sanctioned. Between 8 and 12 months' suspension for ordering the team to abandon the pitch. CAF would like to extend the sanction to FIFA; the coach could miss the 2026 World Cup if FIFA grants CAF's request. 🇺🇸

𝟯. 𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗: The FSF will have to pay several hundred thousand dollars for "unsportsmanlike conduct". 💸 Below $1 million, however (between $300,000 and $800,000).

4. MENDY AND THE JOUERS: no sanctions against them at first glance.

Months ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 🌍🏆 former FIFA President Joseph Blatter has given fans some unusual advice, telling them to “stay away from the USA.” 😳

𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 🇪🇹 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟖 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐔𝐏 🏆⚽

Following rumours of a possible bid by Morocco 🇲🇦, and the possibility of a trio comprising Botswana 🇧🇼, South Africa 🇿🇦 and Namibia 🇳🇦, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has expressed its interest in hosting the 𝟮𝟬𝟮8 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗨𝗣 OF 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 and has entrusted the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) with the launch of the second phase of construction of the 🏟️ Adey Abeba Stadium, with a capacity of 62,000 seats. The Training Ground has been awarded World Athletics Class 1 certification, the highest standard for track facilities.
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 believes that its bid is ideal and better placed in terms of infrastructure, particularly roads and hotels, and that it meets all CAF requirements for hosting the competition in 2028.

🤝 A true display of sportsmanship!

Yassine Bounou 🇲🇦 was there to congratulate his teammate Kalidou Koulibaly 🇸🇳 despite being the one who lost the title to him.

During the Galatasaray match against Atletico Madrid, goalkeeper Jan Oblak rushed to remove his towel as he saw someone wearing red coming near behind his goalposts.

🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo serves a slice of cake to Sadio Mané as Al Nassr honors him for his AFCON 2025 victory.

🇸🇳🏆 Al Nassr gave Sadio Mané a hero's welcome after his triumph.

TIME TO CELEBRATE, SADIO 🫂🎂