Ruben Diaz: Failure is hard. The secret of success is to go forward without losing enthusiasm

Portugal failed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, and the team's main centre-back Ruben Diaz took to social media to reflect on their World Cup campaign.

"As someone I respect a lot told me, we didn't lose...... We took another step forward. Especially when we had all the weapons to fight for our dreams and we lost, it hit me hard."

"But the secret of success is always going forward without losing enthusiasm. Thank you so much to the Portuguese people who had hopes and dreams for us, and to the people around the world who supported us. And congratulations to Morocco for advancing to the semifinals.

Portugal coach Jose Manuel Santos has announced his departure, with the team's main centre-back Ruben Diaz sending a message of farewell.

"We've had a lot of victories, we've had a lot of difficult times, and we've learned a lot. But the most important thing is that we always have a lot of desire to win."

"Thank you to Mr. Fernando Santos for all that he has done."

Diaz said: "Paris have scored in their last two Champions League group games and in this game Guet and Messi scored and we didn't take our chances. But we beat Chelsea at the end of last week and I'm sure we won't lose against Liverpool."

"It was a very frustrating night for us," he said after the game.

"But we are still us and we actually created a lot of chances. It was a good game against a tough opponent, it was a game between two top teams and both sides had chances, but we didn't take advantage of the chances we created."

"But it has no bearing on the coming game against Liverpool and we know our capabilities and our roles. We all know what we need to do at Anfield to win."

"Obviously it's a loss and we're frustrated, but it's part of being a top team. We will accept this loss, but soon we will be back to our best."

"We are disappointed because we demand so much from ourselves, individually and as a team. If we don't get a win, we'll never be satisfied. "

"Whether we play well or lose, we need to play our own style of game because that is what we believe and we believe that will bring us closer to victory."

"The most important thing is to win the game, that's what we want. So, even though there was a lot of experience to learn, we went home frustrated because there was only one thing we liked about winning games."

"We know Paris were excellent, we created chances but we didn't take them and a game like this can have a huge impact on the whole team. We actually have one of the best examples, which was against Paris last year, when we scored and everything changed."

"We know we did everything we could. It was not a good day for Manchester City, but we accept the good and we accept the bad, so we will be better and we will still reach the knockout stages."

Dias and Ivey also enjoyed a vacation to Greece together. But shortly after returning to the UK, they made the slightly surprising decision to split up. As a professional player, Diaz lives a regular and rigorous life, while as a star in the entertainment industry, Ivey's nightlife is more colorful and exciting. The difference in lifestyle ultimately leads to two people can not continue to love.

Diaz and Ivey fell in love in late 2018, and they officially announced their relationship on January 1, 2019. Diaz joined Manchester City from Portuguese side Benfica in September 2020 for a fee of 68 million euros. At that time, the beauty singer Ivie was already a famous singer in Portugal, her song "Be OK" was the number one in many music charts in Portugal. Even so, she decided to follow her boyfriend to England to continue her singing career after hearing the news of Diaz's transfer. It comes after Ivey was named in a poll of the top 10 most beautiful partners of European footballers, along with Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina.

Despite being single again, the "amicable split" did not affect Diaz's athletic form too much. Now City's main centre-half, he has played 360 minutes in all four Premier League games so far this season. The move comes after City extended Diaz's contract after just one year in the club, with Guardiola and the club's hierarchy impressed by the Portuguese's on-field performances. Now City have secured the 24-year-old Portugal international with a long contract. According to Germany's Transfer Market website, Diaz's contract with Blue Moon does not expire until the summer of 2027.