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

Adidas has dropped their new all-black Predator boot. :black_heart::athletic_shoe:

Rate them out of 10? :thinking:


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:rotating_light: 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Hossam Hassan has become the new head coach of the Egyptian national team! :egypt:

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HISTORY MADE! :clap:

JORDAN HAVE BEATEN SOUTH KOREA TO ADVANCE TO THE AFC ASIAN CUP FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER :scream::jordan:

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:sparkles: Most goal involvements by players aged 21 and under in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

◎ 17 - Jude Bellingham
◎ 14 - Cole Palmer
◎ 13 - Florian Wirtz
◎ 12 - Xavi Simons & Matías Soulé
◎ 10 - Anthony Elanga

English talent leading the way :england:

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Qatar lost every single match at the 2022 World Cup.

They’ve just made it all the way to the Asian Cup Final, beating one of the tournament favorites, Iran, along the way :fire::clap:

Unbelievable progress! :qatar:

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When Victor Osimhen beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for the highest vertical leap for a header in Serie A :exploding_head::nigeria:

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The Asian Cup final is set:

:jordan: Jordan vs. Qatar :qatar:

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23 years ago Mauricio Pochettino scored his first PSG goal :argentina::dart:

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:calendar: Season 2014/15:

:soccer: 39 goals
:black_small_square: 3 goals in the #UCL group stage
:black_small_square: 3 goals in the quarter vs. PSG
:black_small_square: 3 goals in the semi vs. Bayern
:black_small_square: 1 goal in the final vs. Juve

:1st_place_medal: Top-scorer in UCL with Ronaldo and Messi (10 goals)
:trophy: UCL winner

This was peak Neymar. :sparkles::brazil:

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:nigeria: Nigeria’s first AFCON final since becoming champions in 2013

:cote_divoire: Côte d’Ivoire’s first AFCON final since becoming champions in 2015

Who will be crowned kings of the continent? :earth_africa:

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Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast in the AFCON final.

:nigeria: CAN’T WAIT :cote_divoire:

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Football is set to trial the introduction of blue cards and sin-bins :blue_square:

Players who commit cynical fouls and dissent will receive a blue card and leave the pitch for 10 minutes :eyes:

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On this day 21 years ago Marouane Chamakh made his professional debut :morocco::magic_wand:

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:moneybag: Most money spent over the course of a managerial career:

1⃣🇪🇸 Guardiola: €2.04 Billion
2⃣🇵🇹 Mourinho: €1.86 Billion
3⃣🇮🇹 Ancelotti: €1.69 Billion
4⃣🇮🇹 Allegri: €1.4 Billion
5⃣🇦🇷 Simeone: €1.21 Billion
6⃣🇨🇱 Pellegrini: €1.2 Billion
7⃣🇩🇪 Tuchel: €1.19 Billion
8⃣🇮🇹 Conte: €1.17 Billion
9⃣🇦🇷 Pochettino: €1.15 Billion
:keycap_ten::de: Klopp: €1.13 Billion

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20 years ago Petr Čech joined Chelsea. His first full season was stuff of legends, as was his entire time at Stamford Bridge :gloves:

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The first-ever NFL game in Spain will take place in 2025 at the Bernabéu :football:

It’ll be the 7th association football stadium to host an NFL game:

:black_small_square: Wembley
:black_small_square: Estadio Azteca
:black_small_square: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
:black_small_square: Allianz Arena
:black_small_square: Deutsche Bank Park
:black_small_square: Arena Corinthians
:black_small_square: Bernabéu

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QATAR BEAT JORDAN 3-1 TO BECOME BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS OF ASIA :qatar:

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Full-Time: South Africa take bronze at AFCON! :south_africa::3rd_place_medal:

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UEFA has revealed the new match ball that will be used throughout the knockout stages of the 2023-24 Champions League.

The design of the new “UCL Pro Ball London” is inspired by the host city of the final :england:

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Two years ago, Chelsea were crowned champions of the world.

Only Thiago Silva remains from the XI that started the CWC final.

They’re now 11th in the Premier League :upside_down_face:

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