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

He’s been a champion of Europe five times.

Now Marcelo is a champion of South America :trophy:

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FLUMINENSE WIN THE COPA LIBERTADORES FOR THE FIRST TIME :green_heart:

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Endrick (17) is the youngest player to be called up by Brazil men’s national team since Ronaldo in 1993 :sparkles:

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The release of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz’s father by Colombian rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) will be delayed while military operations continue in the region, the group said.

More: ELN rebels in Colombia delaying release of Luis Diaz's father - ESPN

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Only three teams remain unbeaten in the top 5 European leagues this season:

:de: Bayer Leverkusen (P10 W9 D1 L0)
:de: Bayern München (P10 W8 D2 L0)
:fr: OGC Nice (P11 W7 D4 L0)

Well done to Thomas Tuchel, Xabi Alonso and Francesco Farioli! :clap::clap:

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:dart: Players with the most assists in a calendar year. (Top 5 Leagues)

:argentina: Lionel Messi — 37 assists (2011)
:fr: Thierry Henry — 34 assists (2003)
:de: Mesut Ozil — 31 assists (2016)
:argentina: Lionel Messi — 31 assists (2016)
:es: Xavi — 30 assists (2009)
:de: Mesut Ozil — 30 assists (2009)
:brazil: Neymar — 30 assists (2016)
:de: Thomas Muller — 29 assists (2021)
:fr: Zinedine Zidane — 29 assists (2003)
:belgium: Kevin Debruyne — 29 assists (2015)

:fire::fire::fire::heart:

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Lionel Messi is now co-owner of Sergio Agüero’s company Krü Esports :video_game:

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:uruguay: Never forget that Luis Suárez won TWO career European Golden Boot’s during Ronaldo and Messi’s dominance.

What a Striker! :fire:

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:rotating_light: A PSG supporter was found in possession of a 22 cm knife yesterday near San Siro.

Aged 26, the man has been banned from stadiums for 2 years. :x:

(Source: Milan News)

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Luis Díaz’s father has been released 12 days after being kidnapped in Colombia

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:argentina: Lionel Messi is the first player to win a Ballon d’Or with 3 different teams, in 3 different decades, in 3 different leagues.

Incredible! :raised_hands:t4::goat:

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:rotating_light: Mallorca’s 26-year old full-back Pablo Maffeo has chosen to represent Argentina over Spain. :argentina:

(Source: @ArgentinaNT)

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Birmingham City have gone from 5th to 15th since Wayne Rooney took over as manager.

He’s yet to win a game in charge :eyes:

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The current 2023/24 Stat Leaders from Europe’s top seven leagues. :1st_place_medal:

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:cameroon: Former Arsenal and Barça midfielder Alex Song has officially retired from professional football.

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:rotating_light: UEFA are reportedly considering inviting Saudi club Al-Nassr to the 2024/2025 edition of the Champions League, as it’s considered one of the “3 most popular clubs” in the world.

(Source: @alharbi_44)

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:rotating_light: Football’s lawmakers are considering introducing a 10-minute sin-bin for players who show dissent to referees.

(Source: @TimesSport)

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𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐛𝐞. The official Euro 2024 match ball is here, featuring Connected Ball Technology which will provide data that will help with VAR decisions :camera_flash:

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Adidas release a special Argentina retro collection :hot_face:

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Only five teams remain unbeaten from Europe’s top 10 leagues:

Leverkusen
Bayern
PSV
Celtic
Nice

:muscle:

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