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Quote of the Week Winner

Pietro won our Quote of the Week feature from this picture of Neymar of Santos FC:


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"Guess who am I behind the mask? Thousands of fans are watching, but could not find a better mask to pass like a super crack. Where are Ronaldinho's or Cristiano Ronaldo's masks?"

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"Nor tripped neither, you base football player." King Lear, Act 1, Scene 4.



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Thomas DiBenedetto of AS Roma after his historic day in quotes with il Corriere dello Sport:

«Non mi aspettavo tutta questa attenzione. Sapevo della grande passione da parte dei romani, è stata una delle ragioni di questo impegno che abbiamo messo. Condivido questa passione, non ho mai giocato, ma mio padre si, giocavan nell'American Soccer League».

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"I didn't expect all of this attention. I knew about the great passion on the part of the Romans. It was one of the reasons that we went after this project. I share this passion. I never played but my father used to play in the American Soccer League."

Note: The American Soccer League was popular in the 1920s and rivaled American baseball as the second-most popular sport. It was mostly based in the Northeast and had several factory teams such as Bethlehem Steel F.C. and Todd Shipyards.

Vincenzo Montella on the new American ownership quoted by La Roma 24.it:
 
“Siamo curiosi ma non ansiosi. Dobbiamo pensare solo alla partita di domani”.

"We are curious but not anxious. We only need to think of tomorrow's match."

Carlo Ancelotti of Chelsea sent cryptic messages about his future in quotes with il Corriere dello Sport:

«Un giorno mi piacerebbe allenare Francesco, ma il mio futuro è già sicuro, ho un contratto per un altro anno. Non ho parlato con Abramovich perchè non ce n'era bisogno. Ma sento la fiducia della società»

"One day, I'd like to manage Francesco Totti, but my future is already secure. I have a contract for another year. I haven't spoke with Roman Abramovich because there wasn't the need. I feel the confidence of the club management."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan claimed that he was only talking to himself in quotes with La Gazzetta dello Sport:

"Non ho detto niente, sono uscito senza parlare, non lo so. Perché non ho detto nulla? Perché ho visto che parlava al microfono, è arrivato l'arbitro e non posso dire niente a quel punto. L'arbitro ha fatto la sua scelta e sono uscito senza fare casino. Ma non avevo nulla contro di loro, ce l'avevo con me".

"I didn't say anything. I left without talking. I don't know. Why didn't I say anything? Because I saw that he was speaking in the microphone, the referee arrived and I can't say anything at that point. The referee made his choice and I departed without making a scene. But I didn't say anything against them. It was against myself."

"Mi hanno dato tre giornate perché parlavo con me stesso. Ero arrabbiato perchè ho perso il pallone. Ma - ha aggiunto - se a me hanno dato tre turni di squalifica, altri andrebbero squalificati a vita».

"They gave me a 3-game ban because I cursed to myself. I was mad because I lost the ball. But, (he added) if they gave me 3 games of disqualification, others would be banned for life."

Massimiliano Allegri of AC Milan on the Ibra situation in quotes with La Gazzetta dello Sport:

"Sì, nessun problema, ha imprecato contro se stesso, questo mi ha detto lui. La squadra si è difesa bene in dieci e abbiamo avuto occasioni per andare a fare la terza rete. Inutile andare a sindacare su cosa è successo.  Un gesto sbagliato, ma Ibra spesso in allenamento impreca contro se stesso,"

"Yes, no problem, he cursed himself. He told me this. The team defended well playing with 10 men and we had opportunities to go and get the third goal. It's futile to go on and on about what happened. A mistaken gesture, but Ibrahimovic frequently curses to himself in training."

Leonardo of Internazionale in quotes with La Gazzetta dello Sport:

"Nel primo tempo non siamo stati incisivi in attacco, ma facevamo la partita, non abbiamo trovato il colpo per fare la gara. Abbiamo speso tanto in campionato e in Champions, siamo arrivati al momento decisivo con più difficoltà: è stata una stagione travagliata e non è finita, ma io non cerco alibi o scuse: diciamo che siamo arrivati al momento clou non al cento per cento».

"In the first half, we were incisive in attack. But we took the game to them. We didn't find the strike to control the game. We have expended so much in the Serie A and Champions League. We arrived at a decisive moment with more difficulty. It's been a trying season and its not finished. But I don't look for alibis or excuses. Let's say that we've arrived at a critical moment not at 100%."

Aurelio De Laurentiis of Napoli about the success of his club in quotes with La Gazzetta dello Sport:

“Io seguo sempre il modello Barcellona. Quello della squadra di Guardiola è un ciclo ripetibile. In Italia non puntiamo sui giovani e alla fine in Europa paghiamo dazio. Messi come Maradona? Di Maradona uno ce n'è stato e uno ce ne sarà”.

"I always follow the Barcelona model. That of the team of Pep Guardiola is a repeatable cycle. In Italy, we don't focus on young players and at the end in Europe, we pay the toll. Leo Messi like Diego Maradona? Regarding Maradona, there is one and there will only be one."

*** Picture of the Week: Zlatan Ibrahimovic ***


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Here is my quote: "I can't even curse myself here in Italy! I had no problem in Holland and Spain.
The next time. I'll talk to myself in Swedish."

Steve Amoia is a freelance writer, editor and translator from Washington, D.C. He is the founder of World Football Commentaries. He has written and translated for AC Cugini Scuola Calcio (Italian soccer school), Beyond the Pitch, Football Media, Italian Soccer Serie A, Keeper Skool and Soccerlens. You can also follow Steve @worldfootballcm on Twitter.