⚽️ 2023/24 Season - General Football News - Open Thread

968 days before the 2026 World Cup starts, Guam are officially the first nation to be eliminated from qualifying after losing 3-1 on aggregate to Singapore :guam:

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Nine teams have already qualified for Euro 2024:

:de: Germany
:fr: France
:portugal: Portugal
:belgium: Belgium
:es: Spain
:scotland: Scotland
:tr: Turkey
:austria: Austria
:england: England

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Jude Bellingham for club and country this season:

:heavy_minus_sign: 13 games
:heavy_minus_sign: 11 goals
:heavy_minus_sign: 5 assists

Unstoppable :triumph:

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Ángel Di María tells Todo Pasa he’s retiring from Argentina after Copa America:

‘I hugged Messi at PSG and told him the only thing I’m grateful for is to have been able to play with you in a club, to be able to see you every day’ :hugs:

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Harry Kane has passed Sir Bobby Charlton (23) for most goals scored by an English player at Wembley Stadium (24) :clap::england:

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:rotating_light: Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia has seen him tumble from first to 27th in a list of sport’s most-marketable stars, which is now topped by Lionel Messi ahead of LeBron James.

England’s Lucy Bronze is 15th and Harry Kane 22nd.

(Source: Sports Pro Media)

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:rotating_light: Shadreck Mlauzi, head coach of the Zimbabwe women’s team, has been remanded in police custody after being accused of indecent assault against a female member of staff during a tournament in South Africa.

(Source: @Guardian)

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Argentina have lost just 1 of their last 51 games. :argentina:

Leo Messi has scored 39 goals and made 14 assists in those games. :goat:

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:rotating_light: Sandro Tonali has admitted to betting on AC Milan matches!

However, the Italian midfielder only bet on Milan to win, when he wasn’t involved in the squad.

He faces a one-year suspension.

:writing_hand: @Gazzetta_it

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:rotating_light: Qualified for EURO 2024:

:de: Germany (hosts)
:portugal: Portugal
:fr: France
:belgium: Belgium
:tr: Turkey
:es: Spain
:scotland: Scotland
:austria: Austria
:england: England

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42’—goal
77’—assist

Darwin Núñez came up big as Uruguay won 2-0 and defeated Brazil for the first time since 2001 :uruguay:

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Lionel Messi passes Luis Suárez as the all-time top scorer in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying :maté:

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Argentina in World Cup qualifying:

:small_blue_diamond: Four matches
:small_blue_diamond: Four wins
:small_blue_diamond: Seven goals scored
:small_blue_diamond: Zero goals conceded
:small_blue_diamond: Only perfect team left

The world champs keep on flying high :argentina:

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Harry Kane has been flying for England :rocket::england:

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:rotating_light: Karim Benzema is considering taking legal action against French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin who said Benzema had ‘notorious links with the Muslim Brotherhood’.

(Source: @le_Parisien)

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Argentina have not conceded a single goal in 2023.

◉ 2-0 vs. Panama
◉ 7-0 vs. Curaçao
◉ 2-0 vs. Australia
◉ 2-0 vs. Indonesia
◉ 1-0 vs. Ecuador
◉ 3-0 vs. Bolivia
◉ 1-0 vs. Paraguay
◉ 2-0 vs. Peru

They only have two games left this year: :uruguay: :brazil:

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:rotating_light: Harry Maguire has been slammed by England’s LGBT supporters after claiming those that booed Jordan Henderson were “not proper fans”.

(Source: @MailSport)

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Only two teams in Europe’s big-five divisions have not conceded a single league goal away from home this season:

◉ Inter (A vs. Torino)
◉ Arsenal (A vs. Chelsea)

Will both records be intact after this weekend?

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Romelu Lukaku leads the way in Euro 2024 qualifying :hotsprings:

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:portugal: Ronaldo’s Portugal in Euro 2024 qualifying: 8W 0D 0L

:argentina: Messi’s Argentina in World Cup qualifying: 4W 0D 0L

38 and 36 and 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 bringing it on the international stage :handshake:

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