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"The good news is we will win the Super Bowl," he told them. "But the bad news is half of you won’t be here when we get there."— Mike Ditka to his Bears players at the first team meeting in suburban Phoenix, spring 1985; promising a Super Bowl win and warning that half would not be there when they got there.

The state of Georgia rejects hatred. The state of Georgia rejects bigotry. The state of Georgia rejects neo-Nazism. The state of Georgia rejects the Klan.

— Sen. Jon Ossoff, in response to reports about Mike Collins' staff and ties to white nationalists.

Continuity provides orientation, stability provides strength; both are needed for us to consistently develop FC Bayern at the highest level.

— Herbert Hainer welcomed the decision during the FC Bayern supervisory board meeting regarding the extension of Eberl and Dreesen.

We knew it throughout the entire last season

— Max Eberl, Bavaria Munich's sporting director, said this in a Sky interview and at a pre-Supercup press conference. He explained that the club knew about Musiala's illness during the previous season.

It's for Carl but also for other people who suffer with mental health, especially men, because I believe men think they have to act like men and feel like they can't cry. It's devastating.

— Sam Croft. He spoke about his motivation for the 24-hour walk to raise money for a memorial bench for Carl and about the stigma around men's mental health.

Honestly, I find it shameful. I am ashamed that we in football are talking about such thoughts. FIFA is for me there to accompany this game, to host World Cups. I have the feeling that they only want to profit; it's all about the money. Even me, who lives and breathes football, it disgusts me. It disgusts me.

— Max Eberl, Bayern Munich's sporting director, speaking at the introduction of Nathaniel Brown, the club's new signing

The failure of the Paris public prosecutor’s office to act in the knowledge that Siad was a close associate of Epstein and facing multiple rape and trafficking allegations is beyond comprehension. I urge the public prosecutor to now urgently investigate all individuals connected to Epstein and who are facing similar allegations.

— Lisa Brinkworth, former BBC journalist and co-founder of a collective to support victims of model industry abuse, reacting to Siad’s death.

I’m really happy to be here. I can’t wait to meet the fans waiting outside, my teammates, and to start training.

— Alexander Nübel, in his first interview on Besiktas’ YouTube channel after arriving in Istanbul