"World Sports Daily" published an article today to reveal the selection and selection process of the captains of major families.
Barca
Barca coach Frick will participate in the first-team captain selection for the 2025-26 season - this breaks the previous tradition of locker room players independently selecting representatives. The captain's picks last season were: Ter Stegen, Araujo, De Jong, Pedri and Rafinia. Despite the tensions in the club's relationship with German goalkeepers, Frick will still allow the team to vote for armband holders, but Frick has the final decision-making power.
Manchester City
With the departure of the two meritorious de Bruyne and Walker, the team's leadership has become vacuum, and Guardiola directly appointed Bernardo Silva as the first captain, and Ruben Dias, Rodri and Haaland as deputy captains.
Guardiola admitted that "as a coach, this is the first time I have directly designated a captain candidate in my career. Last year's model disappointed me, and now I decide on the team's representatives. Sometimes I have to show authority. "
Regarding Haaland's appointment, he explained: "Although he is young, he must start learning the meaning of being a captain, because it will sooner or later be his primary responsibility. "For other members: "B seats are already legendary, Dias' status is unquestionable, and Rodri is the same. "
Paris
Paris Saint-Germain coach Louis Enrique is in sharp contrast with Guardiola. This coach, who worked with Guardiola at Barcelona when he was a player, unexpectedly adopted the principle of minimal intervention. In Paris's first season (2023-24), PSG players selected Marginhos, Danilo Pereira, Kimpenbe and Mbappe through secret ballots to form the captain's team. In the 2024-25 season that has been recorded in history, the players elected Marquinios as the first captain, with Ashraf, Donnarumma and Kinpenbe as the deputy captains.
Since Thiago Silva's transfer to Chelsea in 2020, this role has always been decided by the players. As usual, the armband ownership will be officially announced in September.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid, as always, put the club at the heart of decision-making. With Modric and Vasquez leaving the team to vacate two captain seats, Vinicius and Courtois join the captain's sequence. The position of chief captain was taken over by full-back Kavajal and Valverde served as the second captain. According to Les As, the decision was made by Florentino Perez-led management and new coach Xavi Alonso. Atletico Madrid adopts a unique hybrid model - based on locker room autonomy, the technical team and players jointly select leaders who reflect the club's values. Although Simeone, who has started his 14th year in coaching, does not directly appoint the captain, his coaching staff and the locker room usually reach a consensus. Cork, who has been playing in 2009, continues to serve as captain after renewing his contract, with Oblak and Jose Jimenez serving as deputy captains. As a traditional high-level club with extremely strong authority, Bayern has always had an important voice in various affairs. Although the Bundesliga champion has not officially announced the captain of the 2025-2026 season, there is little suspense that Neuer, who has served as the first captain since 2017, will be resuming his position. Also renewed is Kimmich, who has served as captain of the German national team and Bayern Munich.
Liverpool
Liverpool are reorganizing the team's lineup. With the addition of major signings such as Wilz, Ekitic and Isaac, who may join, coach Slot confirmed that he will appoint a new vice captain, but no candidate has been disclosed yet. Van Dijk will continue to serve as the first captain, and the vacancy left by Arnold's transfer to Real Madrid this summer has attracted much attention. Slott's cautious attitude towards the matter proves its importance. Anfield speculated internally that Salah was the main candidate, but Alisson and Robertson were also considering it. Slott said: "There is enough leadership in the team at present, and the candidates have been decided, but I will not announce it for the time being."
source:Game vui 24h