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

Wayne Rooney only has a 15% win percentage as Birmingham City manager.

They are now 19th in the Championship :chart_with_downwards_trend:

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13 years ago, Robinho joined Manchester City.

Never forget his alleged reason for joining:

“Yes, I thought I was joining Manchester United. I was mislead by all involved. I wasn’t aware there was another Manchester club”

:joy::joy::joy:

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OFFICIAL:

38 YEAR OLD CRISTIANO RONALDO WINS THE IFFHS WORLD’S TOP SCORER AWARD FOR 2023 BEATING HAALAND, KANE AND MBAPPE. :goat:

This is the 5th time he’s won it. No other player has more than 2. :flushed:

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Julián Álvarez is the only footballer to currently wear the ‘World Champions’ badge for both club and country :sparkles:


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It hasn’t been an easy journey but Isco has found his magic again :magic_wand:

After nine years at Real Madrid, he left in 2022 following a season where he only started three games and spent 25 on the bench as an unused sub.

An unsuccessful spell at Sevilla followed, with his contract terminated after less than five months.

In January 2023, a failed transfer to Union Berlin left him clubless.

Then in July, Real Betis signed him to a one-year deal. Since then, he’s shown his class game after game for them.

They took a chance and it paid off :green_heart:

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The IFFHS World’s Best Youth Player of 2023:

Men’s—𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦
Women’s—𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐨

:star2::star2:


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:rotating_light: Football players are threatening legal action over the increasing match demands placed on their bodies with new and expanding competitions.

(Source: @SkyNews)

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to a post of IFFHS’ ranking of the top 10 players in 2023.

(via abolapt/IG)

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One year ago today, we lost one of football’s greatest players :goat:

Pelé remains the only footballer to win THREE World Cups :trophy::trophy::trophy:

Forever in our hearts :white_heart:

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A year ago today, Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr and broke the team’s website :sweat_smile::goat:

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Pele’s shirt was projected on the Christ the Redeemer statue in honor of the first anniversary of the Brazilian legend’s passing :yellow_heart::green_heart:

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On this day, 11 years ago, Barcelona made football history by fielding a whole starting XI from La Masia. They went on to beat Levante 4-0:

:es: Valdes
:es: Montoya :repeat: Alves
:es: Piqué
:es: Puyol
:es: Alba
:es: Busquets
:es: Xavi
:es: Fabregas
:es: Iniesta
:argentina: Messi
:es: Pedro

Historic. :sparkles::heart:

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38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is still on top in 2023 :crown:

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In 2023:

:heavy_minus_sign: 36-year-old Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d’Or
:heavy_minus_sign: 38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo wins IFFHS Top Scorer

The GOATs still at it :goat::goat:

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In Europe’s top five leagues, only Jude Bellingham (15) has more goal contributions as an under-21 player than Cole Palmer this season (12) :clap:

England’s got some special talent :england:

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:rotating_light::argentina: Argentina will retire the Number 10 jersey once Lionel Messi retires from the national team. :keycap_ten:

(Source: MARCA)

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Wayne Rooney has two wins in 15 games in charge of Birmingham.

When he joined, they were 5th in the Championship.

They’re now 20th.

:chart_with_downwards_trend:

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Bayern’s Min-jae Kim is the 2023 South Korea Player of the Year, ending Heung-min Son’s four-year streak :kr::trophy:

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OFFICIAL: Wayne Rooney has been fired as Birmingham manager. His record at the Championship club:

:black_small_square: 15 games
:black_small_square: 9 losses
:black_small_square: 4 draws
:black_small_square: 2 wins

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The 2023 FIFPro Men’s XI nominees are in :ballot_box:

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