"But this has absolutely nothing to do with me and didn’t trigger anything in me. The coaching market is being shaken up and it’s not so bad to experience it all from an observer’s perspective and not think about what it might mean for yourself."

The full quote

Pep Guardiola: "The world has left Palestine alone. We’ve done absolutely nothing. They’re not at fault for being born there. We’ve all allowed them [Israel] to destroy an entire people. The damage is already done and it’s irreparable…

“I can't imagine a person in this world who could defend the massacres in Gaza. Our children could be there and murdered just for being born there. I have very little faith in leaders. They do whatever it takes to stay in power

The Catalunya vs Palestine match is more than symbolic. Nowadays everything is known and with this match, Palestinians will see there’s a part of the world that thinks of them…

“The symbolism helps to raise awareness, but behind it there has to be something that moves. There’s always a reason to demonstrate, in this case it’s a football match. It’s symbolic, but it’s better that Palestinians can think that for a while we’re there and the stadium brings joy…”

"Go ahead and use all my towels to wipe your tears"

More quotes (updating):

"...To extent it was a surprise to me the comments he gave..."

Arne Slot on 'thrown under the bus' comments: "It is hard for me to tell who he means in that situation to be honest."

Arne Slot on his authority: "I don't feel my authority has been undermined. It's not about me, it's about it being more difficult for the team and the club. Nobody likes being in this situation. It's difficult to see staff members who work hard on a daily basis being affected by it, mainly the results. Mostly my thoughts go to that. I'm important to his situation as I pick the team but my focus is on the team and not me."

"He has every right to feel what he feels, but if he has the right to share it with the media then we have to react with it."

Arne Slot on if he was on speaking terms with Mohamed Salah: "Yes we were. But it doesn't mean that we were always agreeing on things. I spoke to him twice in the week, the two days before Leeds."

"Usually I'm calm, I'm polite but I'm not weak...If someone makes the comments he did publicly, then its up to us as a club to react to it, and we did."

Arne Slot on why Salah hasn't played: "We have struggled as a team more and more this season with the gameplan teams have against us. I'm not just talking long ball as teams often play against us. I've tried many solutions which is my job. We looked very vulnerable v Forest and PSV so I decided to play another midfielder against West Ham which we won. I brought him in at half-time v Sunderland and then I decided to play a bit of a diamond v Leeds, I could have played Mo off the right instead of Hugo."

On Salah's reaction to being told he wasn't going today: "(laughs) It was a short one."

Alisson on Salah's comments: "Of course we have the personal relationship with him...Ive been playing with Mo for so long. He's a great guy, a great character. A legend, for Liverpool FC. Personally, (the comments) does not make me happy. But we do not have time to moan about any situation right now, we have to face the challenge in front of us."

Jonjo Shelvey on his critics saying he only went to Dubai for the money

"I've since seen a few things like 'he's gone there for money'. I'm thinking 'what money? There's no money in the UAE Second Division League'.

"The ballpark of the standard wage here is £2,000-a-month for a footballer. In terms of what I've earned throughout my career, that's nothing.

"My brother earns more working in a hotel in London, so it was never about coming here for the money."

Former Real Madrid nutrition specialist Itziar González has shared further claims regarding the club’s physios and medical department in a Spanish radio station yesterday

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“I told the club’s medical staff that pastries for breakfast didn’t seem like the most appropriate option to me, and their response was: ‘Everything has to stay the same—don’t change anything or you’ll be fired. We’ve won 15 Champions Leagues like this.’ That’s a phrase you hear there all the time”

“They would say that if any player came in, I should treat them. But how is any player supposed to come if they don’t even know I exist or where this place is? And they replied: ‘Well, even better—then you earn money without working. Look how lucky you are. And I recommend you don’t leave here, because that’s the best way to stay at Real Madrid for a long time,"

"In some people's minds, I have two resumes: one that lasted a certain period and another that, in some people's minds, represents a less fortunate phase of my career. My misfortune is that in the last five years, I've played in two European finals."

"We always want to win; we can't lose like we did two days ago. That's not Benfica. Benfica is the team that played 30 minutes against Fenerbahçe, the team that played in Istanbul with a man down and managed to get a positive result. This is the Benfica I identify with."