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

:rotating_light: Saudi clubs Al-Shabab and Al-Ettifaq are interested in Inter Milan’s Alexis Sánchez. :saudi_arabia:

(Source: @Ekremkonur)

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11 years ago today, Lionel Messi broke Gerd Muller’s record of 86 goals in a calendar year.

He now has his own shrine at Bayern Munich as a result :goat:

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One year ago today, Morocco made history after they beat Portugal in the 2022 World Cup to become the first African nation to reach the semifinals :morocco:

Memories to last a lifetime :heart:

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:rotating_light: OFFICIAL: The ball for the Club World Cup. :saudi_arabia::soccer:

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December is always a crazy month for football :exploding_head:

(h\t TheEuropeanLad/X)

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The African Women’s Footballer of the Year: Asisat Oshoala :nigeria:
The African Men’s Footballer of the Year: Victor Osimhen :nigeria:

Nigerian excellence :nigeria::green_heart:

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VICTOR OSIMHEN HAS BEEN NAMED AFRICAN MEN’S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR :fire:

He is the first Nigerian to win the award since 1999! :nigeria:

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Como were in sixth place in Serie B when Cesc Fabregas took over as interim manager last month.

Since then, they are unbeaten with three wins and a draw in four matches, and they’ve moved to third in the league.

What a job he’s doing :clap:

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:cameroon: Samuel Eto’o remains the only player in football history to win a treble with 2 different teams.

:red_circle::large_blue_circle:Eto’o’s stats at Barcelona

:tshirt: 199 games
:soccer: 130 goals
:trophy: 8 trophies

:large_blue_circle::black_circle:Eto’o’s stats at Inter Milan

:tshirt: 102 games
:soccer: 53 goals
:trophy: 6 trophies

Legend. :clap:t4:

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Luis Suárez infamously bit Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup.

Instead of admonishing him, the Italian later said of the incident: ‘To get past a rival you have to be smart. I admire his cunning’ :handshake:

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Giorgio Chiellini is retiring from football, per Fabrizio Romano

Legend :blue_heart:

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:rotating_light: Germany want Toni Kroos to return and play in EURO 2024.

They have made contact through intermediaries and asked if he’d be willing to return.

However, Kroos’ mind is made up, his return is almost impossible at this stage.

(Source: @JorgeCPicon)

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:it: 827 games
:trophy: 25x Trophies
:trophy: 10× Scudetti
:trophy: 5× Supercoppa
:trophy: 5× Coppa Italia
:trophy: 1x EUROs

Happy retirement Giorgio Chiellini, an absolute legend of the game. :wave:

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:rotating_light: OFFICIAL: The final nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper in 2023:

:morocco: Yassine Bounou
:belgium: Thibaut Courtois
:brazil: Ederson

Who do you think should win? :thinking:

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On this day, in 2004, Andriy Shevchenko won the Ballon d’Or. :sparkles::medal_military:

:one: Andriy Shevchenko :ukraine:
:two: Deco :portugal:
:three: Ronaldinho :brazil:

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:rotating_light: OFFICIAL: The nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach of 2023:

:es: Pep Guardiola
:it: Simone Inzaghi
:it: Luciano Spalletti

Who deserves to win it? :necktie:

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:moneybag:The most valuable players in the world:

1⃣🇳🇴 Erling Haaland: €180M
2⃣🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé: €180M
3⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jude Bellingham: €150M
4⃣🇧🇷 Viní Jr: €150M
5⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bukayo Saka: €120M
6⃣🇳🇬 Victor Osimhen: €120M
7⃣🇩🇪 Jamal Musiala: €110M
8⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Foden: €110M
9⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane: €110M
:keycap_ten::es: Pedri: €100M

(Source: @TMuk_news)

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FIFA announce the finalists for The Best coach awards :gloves:

𝐌𝐞𝐧:

Pep Guardiola
Simone Inzaghi
Luciano Spalletti

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧:

Jonatan Giraldez
Emma Hayes
Sarina Wiegman

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One year ago today, Argentina overwhelmed Croatia to reach the World Cup final.

We all know what happened next…

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A reminder that Angel di Maria scored:

✓ Winner in 2008 Olympic gold medal game
✓ Winner in 2021 Copa America final
✓ In the 2022 World Cup final

One of the most underrated players of this generation still getting it done at 35 years of age :wine_glass::fire:

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