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I want to kill you. I want to execute you.

— Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli National Security Minister; shown threatening Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh in his cell in a video published by Ben-Gvir.

I would pull him off the field.

— Dietmar Hamann, Sky pundit, in a furious rant after Nadiem Amiri's action in the Bundesliga game Mainz 05 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach; calls for a one-game ban

I think a lot of it's performative. I think a lot of it's for attention. To hold the tournament hostage like that, and to have all of us, players, volunteers, everyone waiting on him to depart, I didn't feel like it was a great look.

— Rory McIlroy, speaking on Friday about Bryson DeChambeau's conduct at The Open.

I've known him for a long time and he's a lot of things, but he's definitely not a cheater.

— Scottie Scheffler defended Bryson DeChambeau against cheating accusations during the Open Championship.

You should be ashamed. I have never seen France play so badly.

— Peter Schmeichel, Danish goalkeeper, speaking on FOX during the broadcast of the England–France match.

We are very disappointed. We wanted to go on. When we had ball possession, our transitions were not great and we had to run a little more. Their players were in their comfort zone.

— Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi after the World Cup quarterfinal loss to France

Honestly, I can't believe it. I just try to enjoy but I don't know what's happening.

— Ferran Torres, after scoring the game-winning goal in the 106th minute, describing his emotion and that he was trying to enjoy the moment.

My Hero. My manager. My friend. Sleep easy Boss.

— Alan Shearer, who played under Keegan for both Newcastle United and England, wrote on social media paying tribute after Keegan's death.

We are very disappointed. We wanted to go on. When we had ball possession, our transitions were not great and we had to run a little more. Their players were in their comfort zone.

— Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi after the World Cup quarterfinal loss to France

After the Balogun affair, who knows which decisions are legitimate and can be trusted, and which can’t?

— Simon Chadwick, professor of Afro-Eurasian sport at the Emlyon Business School in Shanghai, told Al Jazeera

"We haven't seen respect or fair play," he said. "A penalty (for us) was ruled out, it was not even checked by the VAR and our second goal was remarkably, for whatever reason, disallowed." "We have all seen the shirt pulled back [by Alexis Mac Allister] and not even a VAR check. Life is unfair, normal life is unfair, so why is there no fairness in sports?"— Hossam Hassan, Egypt head coach, after the match; as reported by BBC

He is a special player, and for special players there can always be special rules.

— Thomas Tuchel; quoted in a BBC article about Jude Bellingham

Instead of breast milk, he sucked coconuts dry, and the most educated thing he has ever heard were chimpanzees. If you had shown him the middle finger, Orlando Gill. I will do that in the Senate as well, and nothing happens!!!

— Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia; in a post on X she insulted Mbappé with racist remarks.