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🚨Kylian Mbappé on Harry Kane winning the Ballon d’Or ahead of him and Lamine Yamal:
🗣️ Kylian Mbappé: “To be honest, I sat there throughout the ceremony and listened to everything. I barely moved from my seat because, at some point, I genuinely wanted to see whether they were going to invite us onto the stage or simply hand every award to the Spanish players!
“Every time they announced a winner, it felt like another Spanish player was going to collect a trophy. And I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Okay, let’s see how this ends.’
“At one point, Michael Olise turned to me and said, ‘Kylian, when did the Ballon d’Or become a country achievement?’
“I laughed and told him, ‘Just sit down and watch. We haven’t seen the final award yet.’
“Then Lamine won the Young Player of the Year award. Congratulations to him, because he is an incredible talent. But we were still waiting for the biggest prize of the night.
“Finally, they announced the men’s Ballon d’Or winner, and it was Harry Kane.
“Honestly, if I had to choose between Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal winning it ahead of me, I would rather see Harry win it.
“Not because I have anything against Lamine. He is a fantastic player, and I respect what he has achieved. But Harry represents something I deeply respect about football. He has worked for years, carried enormous expectations and continued to deliver at the highest level.
“Seeing him lift that trophy made me happy. I was proud of him, genuinely. But let me be clear: I didn’t travel to that ceremony to support Harry Kane. I went there because I wanted to win the Ballon d’Or myself.
“And I think people sometimes forget that. You can respect another player, congratulate him and appreciate his achievement while still being disappointed that you didn’t win.
“I sat there watching him celebrate, and part of me was happy for him. Another part of me was asking what I needed to do differently to make sure I would be the one standing on that stage next time.
“People might look at my reaction and say, ‘Mbappé should be grateful to be nominated.’ Of course I’m grateful. But I didn’t reach this level by being satisfied with nominations.
“I want to win. I want to be the best. And when I lose, I don’t suddenly pretend that winning was never important to me.
“I would rather lose the Ballon d’Or to a player I respect than win the sympathy of people who tell me I deserved it after the ceremony.”
“Harry had his night, and I respect that. But my story isn’t finished. If working harder, scoring more goals, improving my game and taking greater responsibility are what it takes, then that is exactly what I will do.
“I won’t ask anyone to feel sorry for me. I won’t complain about the result. I will go back to work.
“Because the next time I walk into that ceremony, I don’t want to sit there wondering whose name they are going to announce.
“I want to hear my own name and I want nobody to have an argument about whether I deserve it.”
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The detailed quote attributed to Kylian Mbappé here is fabricated; he made no such statements. Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or ahead of Mbappé (2nd) and Lamine Yamal (3rd), with reports noting only Mbappé's visible disappointment at the event.
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🚨 Jose Mourinho on Arda Guler and the changes at Real Madrid:
“I remember one of our first training sessions. Arda received the ball in a good position, but instead of turning and attacking the space, he passed it to another player.
I stopped the session and asked him, ‘Arda, why did you pass?’
He said, ‘Mister, he was asking for the ball.’
I told him, ‘Yes, I heard him. But I didn’t ask you who was shouting the loudest. I asked you to play football.’
He looked at me, a little confused.
I said, ‘You saw the space. You had the quality to attack it. So why are you waiting for somebody else to decide what happens?’
This is something I wanted to change at Real Madrid.
When you have a dressing room full of big personalities, sometimes the younger players begin to think their responsibility is simply to give the ball to the important players. They stop making decisions because they’re afraid of making the wrong one.
But I don’t want players who are afraid of responsibility.
Look at Arda now. He wants the ball in difficult situations. Against Leipzig, he was everywhere. Even when Mbappe headed towards goal, Arda was already thinking about what would happen if the ball didn’t cross the line.
That’s a high offensive awareness. You cannot teach every part of that.
Then you have Yan (Diomande). I tell him to attack the defender, and sometimes I think he understands this instruction a little too well. The defender has just survived one attack, and Yan is already coming back for him.
Endrick is another one. He’s always looking for space behind defenders. And Espi? When he starts warming up, suddenly the opposition defenders are looking towards our bench.
I like this.
One of my assistants told me recently, ‘Mister, the supporters are saying Espi should start.’
I said, ‘Good.’
He asked, ‘You think he should?’
I said, ‘I think the player starting ahead of him should hear what they’re saying.’
Because competition is important. Nobody should believe his place belongs to him forever.
And nobody sitting on my bench should believe he is only there to watch the famous players.
I don’t care whether you cost €140 million or came through the academy. When the referee blows the whistle, your price doesn’t play football for you.
Of course we have superstars. Mbappe is Mbappe. Vinicius is Vinicius. Jude is Jude. But their quality should make the team stronger, not make everybody else feel smaller.
Before, perhaps people looked at Real Madrid and thought, ‘If we stop these two or three players, we stop the team.’
Now they have to worry about Arda, Diomande, Endrick, Espi and whoever else I decide to use.
I prefer this problem.
I don’t want 3 kings and 8 servants. I want 11 footballers who believe they can win the match.
Because when everybody takes responsibility, nobody has to carry Real Madrid alone.”
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حساب وزارة الدفاع السعودية:
مثل السيوف البواتر وان جنى الجاني...
يضرب بها ارقاب من بالدار طمّاعه
المطيري retweeted
ياللي تقولون شمس الله عموديه
والارض ماهيب سطحية ومفتره
كثر الدلالات - صمّام العبوديه
اليا اصبح الجهل فيه الناس مغتره
ومن اعظم ادلة العصر الوجوديه
علاقة الدم والجينات والذرَّه
اظن ما للخليج .. الا السعوديه 🇸🇦
ماعاد في مثل هذي شك بالمرره
المطيري retweeted
ياللي حماياك تصل الدم بالدم
للحق جوله .. وللتاريخ إعاده
حنا بني عمٍ تساند بني عم
بعيد عن منطلق حفظ السياده
اليا حسب غيرنا للمصلحه هم
جينا نقول النصر ولا الشهاده
ماتخضع المملكة للكيف والكم
ولا لوقفة صديق ولا حياده
من دونها لو تمام العمر ما تمّ
من غير منه ولا سابق رياده
وأرواحنا رهن ضلع طويقها الشم
خادم بيوت الله وقبلة عباده
من الكويت - السلام الوافر الجم - 🇰🇼
على هل المملكة شعب وقياده 🇸🇦
المطيري retweeted
لقطات من وجبة يوم 11 أكتوبر
من عناصر الميليشيات الذين قتلتهم المقاتلات الجوية وبلغ عددهم 900 حوثي.
المطيري retweeted
بعد ابتعاده عن الساحة الشعريّة،
قال متعب التركي ل نايف الرشيدي:
لم يعد لجمهوري وزن عندي ويا ليت الناس تنساني
وقال قصيدته التي لا تمحوها السنين:
كنت أجمل أحلام عمري بس ليه إنكسرت؟
يا زين الأحلام لو ما ينكسر باسها
ان رحت منت اول اللي راح لي وان حضرت
قلت الليال الجميله هب نسناسها
متعب التركي
مجلة المختلف
2003م
