Niklas Süle (30) signs for SV Tiefenbach: "I’m really looking forward to experiencing football from a completely different perspective again - where it’s purely about the game itself and not about business or money. Two of my best friends play for SV Tiefenbach, and one of them is even the coach."
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Niklas Süle (30) signs for SV Tiefenbach: "I’m really looking forward to experiencing football from a completely different perspective again - where it’s purely about the game itself and not about business or money. Two of my best friends play for SV Tiefenbach, and one of them is even the coach."

sport.sky.de
u/Blodgharm — 1 day ago
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Deschamps: "My players kept their composure. Things can easily spiral, Germany fell into that trap. Stick to the game plan, that said, there can be many tricks that can be irritating and trigger a sense of injustice, so it's not easy, but the players managed it."

u/Blodgharm — 1 day ago
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Petar Sucic: "The referee told us he didn't see our striker touch the ball, he said that the sensor in the ball said it did. It's really difficult to explain but we expect an explanation. What I saw is that Matanovic didn't touch the ball. Today is like that, luck was on their side."

u/Blodgharm — 3 days ago
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Van Hooijdonk: "All of that nonsensical run-ups during penalties make me sick. An amazing penalty taker like Ronald Koeman should say to the players 'everyone is allowed to miss but just run up and shoot', I've seen Koeman take a thousand pens, never seen a crazy run up."

vi.nl
u/Blodgharm — 7 days ago
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "This defeat is Koeman's fault. I did not recognize this Dutch team. Koeman looked like an Italian coach, the Netherlands should always play to win. Lose with your identity. The players didn't look comfortable with it either."

vi.nl
u/Blodgharm — 7 days ago
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[L'Equipe] Paris FC delay the start of the pre-season while talks continue with Liam Rosenior. He is expected to replace Antoine Kombouaré

lequipe.fr
u/Blodgharm — 7 days ago
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Roberto Martinez on Croatia match being on the anniversary of Jota's passing (July 3rd): "During training there are always moments when Jota comes back into our memories. I wouldn't say that the anniversary needs to be especially difficult. I think we need to honour him."

u/Blodgharm — 8 days ago
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[Moretto] Atletico suddenly stopped talks regarding Joao Gomes after Bernardo Silva went to Real Madrid after weeks of talks. Atletico not happy with Jorge Mendes. They've turned their eyes towards Morten Hjulmand

marca.com
u/Blodgharm — 9 days ago
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[Di Marzio] Chelsea will pay €57m + 3m and a 10% sell-on clause for Marco Palestra. The player speaking directly with Xabi Alonso changed the course. Palestra also personally spoke to Atalanta CEO Percassi and told him he's fine with both Chelsea and Inter as destinations

gianlucadimarzio.com
u/Blodgharm — 13 days ago
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Deschamps says didn't let Mbappe do the pre-match press conference today because FIFA insisted on holding the conference at tomorrow's venue rather than the New York Red Bulls training ground where France are based, Mbappe would have had to do hours of travelling back and forth

lequipe.fr
u/Blodgharm — 21 days ago
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Cesc Fabregas: "My obsession was playing on the streets, hitting the same wall or the shop shutter. Nowadays, social media is devouring kids' time. My 13 y/o is the only one who doesn't have a phone in her class. Kids should not be allowed a phone until 16[...] You play 1 bad game, you're shit."

gianlucadimarzio.com
u/Blodgharm — 28 days ago
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[Sky] Brighton chief executive Paul Barber: "We have rejected a bid from Spurs for Van Hecke. In fact we have rejected two. It has to be worth for us as well as the player. We have to be in a place to make the best trades to suit our model. And making sure we're supporting Hürzeler."

u/Blodgharm — 29 days ago
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[Matteo Moretto] Juventus reach personal agreement with Alexander Sorloth - Roma made contact with Marseille regarding Igor Paixao - Half of Europe wants Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia, Como wants him but the player is prioritizing other options over Como

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u/Blodgharm — 29 days ago
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[Loic Tanzi] Betting company Betclic published an ad with permission from the French FA, featuring Cherki, Mbappé, Doué, Olise and Dembélé. The players say they were not told who was the photoshoot for. Mbappé and Cherki are particularly upset as they never want to promote betting

lequipe.fr
u/Blodgharm — 30 days ago
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Fabio Capello: "Without a doubt Ronaldo is the best player I coached. But he liked to party, smelled of alcohol in the dressing room. I had to force him to leave Real Madrid. Later I told, Silvio (Berlusconi) that we're sending him to Saudi, the next day I read he's signing for Milan."

gazzetta.it
u/Blodgharm — 1 month ago
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Napoli want the soap opera between Allegri and Milan to end within 10 days. The coach wants €2m for himself and €3m for the staff to terminate the contracts. Even though this would still save Milan €16/17m, the club wants to pay less than the requested amount

calciomercato.com
u/Blodgharm — 29 days ago
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Chiesa: "Liverpool told me I couldn't leave in January because they needed numbers,...I'd like to go back to Juve, I would have never left,people said I asked for too much money, I was not even offered a contract. I have never talked about money with Juve...Curtis Jones asked me about life in Italy"

gianlucadimarzio.com
u/Blodgharm — 1 month ago
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Rafa Leao: "I need a new challenge... played injured for 4-5 months. And I was played out of position.The team did not put me in a position to be helpful, it was exhausting... As a winger you have more time to think, football nowadays is based on numbers and it's the step I'm missing."

tuttomercatoweb.com
u/Blodgharm — 1 month ago