In one match, he yelled at me aggressively:

"Do you think two beautiful passes are enough?
Do you think giving 50% of your level is enough for me?"

I took off my shirt and threw it!

He said to me:
"You're a coward! You don't want to fight harder to win over the fans! You look like a good player, but as a person... you're a coward!"

At that moment, I hated Mourinho — but in reality, I adore him… it was a lesson.

To be fair, he doesn't care about names. The most important thing Mourinho believes in is a player's will to win and his work ethic!

Even Ronaldo wasn't spared his criticism for some slacking.

I remember in one of our legendary La Liga matches, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Sevilla, and we won the game 6–0.

We all thought that after the match we’d receive praise!
But we were surprised when he pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket, with notes on when and where each of us lost the ball.

Then he said:
"Even the guy with the hat-trick was being careless!"

He didn’t care if you were on Maradona’s or Zidane’s level — what mattered was that you were a good person and a brave man.

Truly… he’s the best, or rather, the best coach I’ve ever worked with.

From Mesut Özil’s book, speaking about Mourinho

⚽️ Erling Haaland, at just 24, has outscored those legends:

Eric Cantona: 185 goals
Diego Maradona: 194 goals
Michael Owen: 283 goals
David Trezeguet: 90 goals
Bobby Charlton: 294 goals
Fernando Torres: 295 goals
Dennis Bergkamp: 298 goals
Marco van Basten: 299 goals

Erling Haaland: 300 career goals

Has Haaland reached a bigger legend status than any of those players? 🗳

Soccer Today
"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱" was a goal scored 𝗯𝘆 Argentine footballer 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮 during the Argentina v England quarter finals match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
The goal was illegal under association football rules because Maradona used his hand to score. The referees did not have a clear view of the play and allowed the goal to stand. The goal gave Argentina lead 1–0.Argentina went on to win 2–1, with Maradona scoring a second goal known as the "Goal of the Century", en route to claiming the World Cup.

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Vaseline’s invention dates back to the 1860s when 22 year old chemist, Robert Chesebroug, discovered petroleum jelly in Titusville, Pennsylvania. He then developed a purification process, which is still used today

* In football, a goal scored directly from a corner kick is called an Olympic goal “Olimpico.”
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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2021, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other army officers died in a plane crash in Kaduna

* On this day in 1904, FIFA, the world governing body of association football, was founded. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is responsible for the organization of the World Cup, which is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events.

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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. – Rosa Parks

Good morning

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*