I've watched the 6-1 game [against PSG] many times, I saw it live. Neymar has been a huge part of my childhood, he's my idol and I'll always be grateful for what he's given to football. He inspires us all. You pay for a ticket to see him and two or three days after the match you'd watch it again just to see his plays. I want to thank him for everything he's given to football and I hope he can be at the World Cup.
Aissatou Fall was a key player as Senegal made it through to the quarter-finals for just the second time in their history. Despite being just 17 years old, she played every single minute of Senegal's tournament in Morocco, helping the Lionesses to keep two clean sheets in four games.
Jorgen Strand Larsen has been linked with a move away from Wolves in recent weeks. According to Sky Sports, Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have made enquiries to sign the player this month. In addition, multiple clubs from across Europe's top five leagues are also interested in the Norwegian International. However, the report claims that the player has not decided to continue in the Premier League, even if he leaves Wolves.
We had to wake up early, so I just grabbed some clothes from the top of my wardrobe and packed my suitcase. I thought that we'd get there, then go to the hotel, have a shower and get changed. We arrived and it was really busy straight away, he says, looking back on the day of his medical. We went straight from the airport to the hospital and then on to the training ground it was non-stop.
Man Utd director of football, Jason Wilcox, and the Red Devils' CEO, Omar Berrada, are 'trying to bring' Kinteh 'to Old Trafford' this summer, according to the report. The Premier League club are 'preparing to organise a trip to Norway' in the beginning of March to follow the teenager closely.
Barcelona are reportedly close to signing young Dutch defender Juwensley Onstein from Jong Genk in the January transfer window. Reporter Matteo Moretto has posted an update on X and says "an agreement between the clubs is close" and that Onstein has already given the transfer the green light. Onstein is an 18-year-old left-footed central defender who has been linked with a move to AC Milan, but it now seems that Barcelona are set to win the race for the defender.
Negotiations for young talents are rarely simple, especially when players already have clear sporting ambitions. Many of them prefer immediate first-team opportunities rather than spending time in reserve sides. That appears to have been a decisive factor in Nijstad's case. The 18-year-old has already taken important steps at a senior level. He has featured in 12 first-team matches for Twente, starting several of them, which has helped him gain valuable experience in professional football at a very young age.
Michael Carrick may have won it all with Manchester United as a player, but he came from humble beginnings. The classy former midfielder, who played 464 times for the Red Devils in an illustrious career, was appointed as the club's interim manager until the end of the season earlier this week. But a video showing a teenaged Carrick making his way as a youth footballer in the North East highlights the remarkable journey he has been on.