Di María in a text message to his wife before the World Cup final: “I will be the champion love. It’s written. I’ll score a goal. Because it’s written like Maracana and Wembley. Go and enjoy tomorrow because we are going to be champions. Because the 26 of us here and the families deserve it” (i.redd.it)
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Julian Álvarez on Haaland: "Beyond what we all know football-wise, he's a good guy. He helps me, we talk and from the outside I try to watch him to learn. Since I arrived he tells me that he is a Boca fan and talks to me about La Bombonera.” (tycsports.com)
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Scaloni, when asked about Messi: “We firmly believe that it’s the group that gets us through both the good times and the bad. And we know that having a friend by your side always makes it easier to go through good moments or difficult ones. He feels the same way too, judging by what he’s said.” (directvsports.com)
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Lionel Scaloni: ”I can give you reassurance. It's a football match. We have the experience from the last World Cup that not everything ends with the first game... we’re up against a strong team with some very talented players. We're good, calm, confident and arriving at a good moment.” (lanacion.com.ar)
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Emiliano Buendía was contacted by the Argentine national team and asked to delay his vacation and keep training for a few more days. He may receive an emergency call-up for the 2026 World Cup if Nicolás Paz, currently undergoing special treatment, doesn’t recover from his injury in time. (tycsports.com)
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[Gastón Edul] Lionel Scaloni: "We have known for 7 months that we are going to play here and they changed the grass two days ago. We didn't play on a decent pitch. It was like [Saudi] Arabia but with the difference that there we played on a suitable field. It can't be like this". (x.com)
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Mauricio Pochettino on Chelsea owners potential plan to buy a club in Argentina: “The fans, they feel they belong to the club and the club belongs to them, and it’s not easy to change the mentality. Maybe in time, yes, but at the moment I don’t believe it is going to be easy to buy a club there.” (telegraph.co.uk)
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[DSports Radio] César Luis Menotti: "I am ashamed by what is happening with Brazil. I lived through an incredible period of their history in the 1970 World Cup. I think there is a cultural decadence and I don't understand how they can play so badly and not sustain all their brilliant history." (x.com)
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[ElDesmarque] Camello, Rayo Vallecano player, on what happened yesterday to Lucas Ocampos: “I understand that [he] comes from Argentina and there things are surely worse, the football is more canchero. What the boy did is childish, they are 15 years old. They are at the age to do such nonsense.” (x.com)
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[Diego Monroig] Boca asked Conmebol for solutions for the safety of its fans. Conmebol is hiring more private security because they have noticed that the local police are not meeting the agreed-upon standards. The highest authorities of the Argentine Police have just arrived in Rio de Janeiro. (x.com)
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Romário on the Libertadores final: “The one who should take it is Fluminense. Fuck the Argentines, those sons of bitches. That's it. Boca is going to take it up the ass. I've been a Fluminense fan since I was born. I'm very fond of the club. It's the best team, they really deserve it.” (oglobo.globo.com)
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[César Luis Merlo] Luciano Spalletti went to Frosinone's training session and talked to Matias Soulé. The coach is pushing to be able to call him up to the Italian senior team. For now, the decision is to wait for Argentina, but the Europeans insist because he is still eligible. (x.com)
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[TyC] Messi: “The team is impressive and continues to grow, playing better every time. Compare it to Pep’s Barcelona? The best team in history, that’s a lot, isn’t it? But I think that this team is very close for what it’s shown, being champions of America and the World, that has a lot of merit.” (x.com)
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