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

Samuel · March 15, 2024, 10:17pm

Bayern Munich won’t be allowed away fans at the Emirates Stadium when they face Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

The Emirates could be filled with 60,000 Arsenal fans only

Samuel · March 17, 2024, 10:03pm

Ricardo Pepi has seven goals off the bench for PSV in the league this season

Goodness · March 18, 2024, 2:56pm

Luis Suárez has been directly involved in more goals than any other player in #MLS this season (7 - 4G 3A).

Goodness · March 18, 2024, 8:25pm

Kylian Mbappé will NOT FORCE to participate in the Olympics!

If Real Madrid say no, he won’t go.

(Source: @MatteMoretto)

Goodness · March 18, 2024, 8:26pm

Leo Messi has been ruled out of the international break with Argentina because of a minor injury.

Samuel · March 18, 2024, 10:34pm

Ipswich Town have scored 113 goals at home since the start of last season!

That’s more than any other team in England’s top four divisions

The next closest side is Man City with 94

Samuel · March 18, 2024, 10:39pm

Ian Wright questions England’s decision not to call-up Kobbie Mainoo

Samuel · March 18, 2024, 10:43pm

England drop new threads for EURO 2024

Samuel · March 18, 2024, 10:48pm

These wax figures of Leo Messi, Pelé and Maradona in Paraguay

Samuel · March 18, 2024, 10:49pm

Antoine Griezmann’s record 84-game stretch of playing every France game since August 2017 is over due to injury.

During the streak:

28 goals
30 assists
World Cup
UEFA Nations League
Two World Cup finals

It’s France’s longest streak by 𝟒𝟎 games

Goodness · March 19, 2024, 1:20pm

IFAB has approved new tests for another type of offside!

A player would only be offside if his ENTIRE body is ahead of the last defender.

@433

Goodness · March 19, 2024, 2:05pm

Nike will re-issue the Brazil 98 shirt!

(Source: @_PointDePenalty )

Goodness · March 20, 2024, 7:24am

Pepe has played more games alongside Cristiano Ronaldo than any other player in his career.

If they play together during this international break, Pepe will become Cristiano Ronaldo’s most frequent teammate, overtaking Karim Benzema.

They have a combined age of 80 years old.

Samuel · March 20, 2024, 11:08am

More Ajax players will feature for England (1) than in the Dutch squad (0) during this international break

Samuel · March 20, 2024, 11:18am

Erling Haaland and Harry Kane lead Europe’s top five leagues for scoring with the 𝙛𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 touches per goal

Effective

(via WhoScored/X)

Goodness · March 21, 2024, 10:26am

Hervé Renard has announced he is leaving the French women’s team after the Olympics.

(Source: RMC Sport)

Goodness · March 21, 2024, 10:32am

OFFICIAL! A judge in Brazil has ordered the arrest of Robinho after he was sentenced to 9 years in prison for his involvement in gang rape.

The former Brazilian player will serve his prison sentence in Brazil.

(Source: @leiemcampo)

Goodness · March 21, 2024, 4:26pm

The Biggest Monthly Salaries in Europe.

(Source: @TMuk_news)

Goodness · March 21, 2024, 4:28pm

Robinho has appealed to the Supreme Court of Brazil to avoid his 9-year prison sentence for gang rape!

His lawyers are appealing for the Brazilian to remain free of prison until all the appeals are exhausted.

(Source: @AFP)

Goodness · March 22, 2024, 10:20am

The France Football Federation has prohibited its players from practicing Ramadan during this international break.

Mahamadou Diawara has withdrawn from the France u19 squad for refusing to stop his fast for the eight days of international duty.

(Source: @LaurensJulien)