🚨🇦🇷 Julián Álvarez: 🗣️ “I’ll pay the €602 fine imposed on Barcelona by the Spanish Federation because it was for me that they got fined.” 💙❤️🤝

🚨🇮🇹 Fabrizio Romano: 🗣️ “I’ve noticed a pattern in the Ballon d’Or over the past two years. The voters pick whichever criteria goes against Barcelona players. Last year, trophies mattered more than stats. This year, stats mattered more than trophies. 🤔 🗣️ “This is unreal. I see it as an agenda against Barcelona, and I criticise it from the bottom of my heart.” 🔵🔴

🚨 Anthony Gordon: 🗣️ “Barcelona have changed my life. The improvement I’ve seen in my game since joining Barça has been incredible. 📈🔵🔴 🗣️ “Moreover, I’ve become friends with some of the nicest people in the footballing world. The environment here and the people around me are simply the best. ❤️🤝 🗣️ “I feel like I’ll buy a permanent house in Barcelona and stay here even after my retirement!” 🏡💙❤️

🚨🔵🔴 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: Barcelona are planning to RECALL Ronald Araújo from his loan spell at Liverpool amid the club’s ongoing defensive injury crisis! 🤯💣 Hansi Flick is VERY IMPRESSED with Araújo’s performances at Liverpool and wants the Uruguayan defender back to reinforce Barça’s backline! 🛡️🔥

🚨🇪🇸 Guti, former Real Madrid player: 🗣️ “Pedri is my favourite footballer to watch right now. He has some extraordinary talent. The way he controls games is incredible.” 🎩⚽

🚨🔵🔴 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Piero Hincapié is UNHAPPY with his limited role at Arsenal and wants more playing time! 🤯👀 The Ecuadorian defender is frustrated with being restricted to a substitute role and has submitted a TRANSFER REQUEST ahead of the January window! 💣🔥 His agent is now exploring a move to Barcelona, who are looking to strengthen their defence amid ongoing concerns over squad depth! 🔵🔴🛡️

🚨🇪🇸 Gerard Piqué: 🗣️ “Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or, but the entire world is talking about the guy who finished third — the wonderboy, Lamine Yamal. 🌟🔵🔴 🗣️ “That alone should tell you something. Lamine was truly the most deserving winner, and France Football did him no justice by handing the award to Kane, who was underwhelming across the competitions he played in. 🤦‍♂️ 🗣️ “And then they placed Kylian Mbappé second despite him not winning a single trophy in the last two and a half years. Make it make sense!” 🤯🏆

🚨🇧🇷 Marcelo: 🗣️ “If Harry Kane can win this year’s Ballon d’Or based on his individual trophies, then why wasn’t Raphinha given the award last year? 🤔 🗣️ “Raphinha had similar stats to Kane, but he also won the domestic treble and had a record-breaking Champions League campaign. Kane lacked both of those achievements, yet he still went on to win the Ballon d’Or. 🏆 🗣️ “This award has absolutely no consistency. If Kane deserved it this year, then Raphinha should have won it last year. 🔴🔵 🗣️ “And if Dembélé won last year based on trophies, then Lamine Yamal should have won it this year based on trophies. You cannot keep changing the criteria to suit different players.” 🎯🏆

🚨🇪🇸 Pablo Gavi: 🗣️ “After our game against Real Madrid ended, everyone on their side was celebrating while we were just sitting on our bench. 😤 🗣️ “José Mourinho kept staring at us and making provocative gestures, clearly trying to get a reaction out of us so we would get suspended for future games. 🤦‍♂️ 🗣️ “Mourinho is such a childish manager who resorts to dirty tricks. Barcelona would never appoint someone with that kind of personality. ❌ 🗣️ “We are a club with class, unlike Madrid.” 🔵🔴

🚨🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé: 🗣️ “I often see people on the internet calling Lamine Yamal arrogant. It’s clear they haven’t met him personally yet. ❤️ 🗣️ “Lamine is one of the kindest souls I know. He connects with everyone around him, regardless of who they are. 🤝 🗣️ “He celebrates his friends’ achievements as if they were his own. That tells you everything about the kind of person he is. ❤️👏 🗣️ “On top of all that, he is one of the best players in the world, and I genuinely believe he will win the Ballon d’Or one day.” 🏆🌟

🚨🇪🇸 Iker Casillas: 🗣️ “It doesn’t matter if Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or. He can win another one next year, but he will never be a better striker than Robert Lewandowski. I’ve played against Lewandowski, and I can tell you that he is the greatest striker of this century. 🐐⚽ 🗣️ “Lewandowski was inevitable. He could change games on his own will. Harry Kane has done nothing to prove that same level of decisiveness. On the other hand, he has been part of England teams that missed out on four different international trophies over the past decade. 🏆 🗣️ “If Lewandowski had played for England, he would have won at least two trophies with them.” 🤯

🚨🇮🇹 Fabrizio Romano at the Ballon d’Or ceremony to Lamine Yamal: 🗣️ “Lamine, don’t worry. These are learning experiences. You will win multiple Ballon d’Ors. Keep your head down and keep working hard.” 🏆❤️💙

🚨🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal: 🗣️ “This award belongs to Pau Cubarsí. Unfortunately, our sport doesn’t respect defenders on the same level as attackers, but I want to give Pau all the credit. He is genuinely the best defender in the world and deserves the Kopa Trophy. For me, he even deserves to finish in the top three of the Ballon d’Or. 🏆🔵🔴 🗣️ “We need to bring back the respect defenders once had. Fabio Cannavaro won the Ballon d’Or in 2006, and he had exactly the same season and World Cup as Pau Cubarsí. So why can’t we appreciate Pau equally and, at the very least, give him a Ballon d’Or podium finish? 🛡️👏 🗣️ “If it were up to me, I would give the Ballon d’Or to Cubarsí. Unfortunately, as the game has evolved, defenders have stopped receiving the credit they truly deserve.” ❤️💙

🚨🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski: 🗣️ “I want to thoroughly congratulate Harry Kane on winning the Ballon d’Or, but honestly, he didn’t deserve the award at all. What he did this season, I did the same at Bayern for seven years and didn’t win the award even once. 🤷‍♂️ 🗣️ “He was only good in the league and won nothing else apart from it, whereas Lamine Yamal won the biggest trophies and was the centre of attention wherever he played. Lamine is the player who should have won the Ballon d’Or. 🏆🔵🔴 🗣️ “Harry Kane wasn’t the best player in his league, he wasn’t the best player in the Champions League, and he wasn’t the best at the World Cup either. So how can you give the Ballon d’Or to someone who wasn’t the best in any of the competitions he played in?” 🤔

🚨🇪🇸 Gavi: 🗣️ “I want to congratulate Vini! He promised to do 10x more after finishing 2nd in the Ballon d’Or, and he has finally fulfilled that promise this year. 👏 🗣️ “He has gone from finishing 2nd to finishing 20th. What a great achievement! 😂🏆

🚨🇫🇷 Thierry Henry: 🗣️ “Lamine Yamal has now watched two different players lift the Ballon d’Or ahead of him, but he has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. These are learning experiences, and I have no doubt he will eventually win the award himself. 🏆 🗣️ “Just think about it for a moment: finishing on the podium twice while you’re still a teenager is an absolutely crazy achievement. Lamine has so much time ahead of him. His moment will come.” 🌟🔵🔴

🚨🇮🇹 Paolo Maldini: 🗣️ “Gerard Martín is an elite, elite defender. The problem is that he plays in a high line where he is bound to be exposed. There was a moment in yesterday’s El Clásico when he was left in a 2v1 situation against Mbappé and another player, and the way he defended that space was a masterclass. Not many defenders in the history of this sport could execute that kind of coordinated defending. 🛡️🔵🔴 🗣️ “But these defensive duties are physically exhausting. He cannot keep doing this for 60 games a season. Barcelona need backup players who can help Martín and Cubarsí. 💪 🗣️ “I have been a defender myself, and I can tell you this for a fact: Gerard Martín does everything a defender should do. The problem is the lack of adequate backup and the system he plays in. ⚽ 🗣️ “If the same player played for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, the world would be calling Gerard Martín the second coming of Virgil van Dijk.” 🤯🏆

🚨🇪🇸 Miguel Ángel Ortiz, Senior Referee: 🗣️ “I have been a referee for far too long not to recognise when a referee appears to be clearly favouring one side. In the El Clásico, the officiating looked heavily inclined towards Real Madrid, and the referee seemed to be under enormous pressure from RMTV to make decisions in Madrid’s favour. ⚖️😤 🗣️ “This is genuinely disgraceful for Spanish football. The fact that a single television channel funded by Real Madrid can seemingly put the entire refereeing community in Spain under pressure is a serious problem. La Liga cannot allow this situation to continue.” 🚨🇪🇸

🚨 Jamie Carragher: 🗣️ “Now that Xavi Espart is unfortunately injured for almost two months, Alejandro Balde has the opportunity to return to the first team and get the consistent minutes he needs. 🔵🔴 🗣️ “He has to lock in and prove to Hansi Flick what he is worth. Over these two months, he will have the chance to play regularly, rediscover his best form and showcase his talent once again. 💪 🗣️ “Balde is a hardworking player who consistently tries to improve, and I think he will grab this opportunity with both hands.” 👏🔥

🚨🇫🇷 Thierry Henry: 🗣️ “Barcelona should do everything in their power to sign Hugo Ekitike from Liverpool next summer. They definitely need a proper striker, and Ekitike is one of the best out there. 🎯🔵🔴 🗣️ “He could be willing to leave Liverpool for Barça because he might not get enough game time with Alexander Isak ahead of him. And let’s be honest, no one in their right mind rejects a call from Barcelona. 💎 🗣️ “It doesn’t matter if Barça have to pay €150 million. They should pay it for a player like Ekitike. The last time Barcelona signed a Liverpool striker, they got the generational talent Luis Suárez. Ekitike has the potential to reach similar heights.” 🔥🏆