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

It’s been 16 years since a penalty shootout to decide the Champions League final that had a bit of everything :popcorn::arrow_down:

:black_small_square: Ronaldo’s header
:black_small_square: Lampard’s equalizer
:black_small_square: Drogba red in ET
:black_small_square: Ronaldo pen miss
:black_small_square: Terry slip
:black_small_square: Van der Sar save

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Next season will feature the underdogs in the Champions League :star2::arrow_down:

:england: Aston Villa
:de: Stuttgart
:it: Bologna
:fr: Brest
:es: Girona

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:rotating_light: Kylian Mbappé will NOT play the Olympic Games! :x::fr:

Real Madrid are counting on him in August.

(Source: @AranchaMOBILE)

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:rotating_light::rotating_light:| Arsène Wenger, FIFA’s Chief of Global Development, wants to adopt the new offside law as soon as possible:

New law: If the attacker’s entire body completely overtakes the last defender, it’s offside.

However, if only a scoring part of the attacker’s body is offside, it will no longer be considered offside.

[@TimesSport]

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:rotating_light::stadium: 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Here are the stadiums selected to host the upcoming Champions League and Europa League finals:

:eu: Champions League:

  • 2026: Puskás Aréna in Budapest. :hungary:
  • 2027: San Siro in Milan, subject to renovation plans. :it:

:eu: Europa League:

  • 2026: Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul. :tr:
  • 2027: Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt. :de:

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It’s Atalanta’s first trophy since 1963 and only their second in club history :beers:

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13 years ago, Inter beat Bayern to with the Champions League to win a historic treble which included 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 win against Barcelona :triumph:

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:rotating_light::rotating_light:| OFFICIAL: Italy’s provisional squad for Euro 2024! :it::heavy_check_mark:

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:rotating_light:The World’s 10 Most Valuable Teams:

:one: Real Madrid - $6.6 billion
:two: Man Utd - $6.5 billion
:three: Barcelona - $5.6 billion
:four: Liverpool - $5.3 billion
:five: Man City - $5.1 billion
:six: Bayern - $5 billion
:seven: PSG - $4.4 billion
:eight: Tottenham - $3.2 billion
:nine: Chelsea - $3.1 billion
:keycap_ten: Arsenal - $2.6 billion

(Source: @forbes)

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:rotating_light: Olivier Giroud will RETIRE from international football after EURO 2024! :fr: :wave:

[Source: @lequipe]

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Fewest goals conceded per game in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

◎ 0.54 - Inter
◎ 0.70 - Real Madrid
◎ 0.71 - Bayer Leverkusen
◎ 0.76 - Arsenal
◎ 0.81 - Bologna

The continent’s best backlines. :brick:

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On this day, two years ago, José Mourinho became the first coach in history to win all three European competitions:

:trophy::trophy: Champions League
:trophy::trophy: Europa League
:trophy: Conference League

Which club or country will Mourinho manage next? :thinking:

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:1st_place_medal: Giroud (57)
:2nd_place_medal: Henry (51)
:3rd_place_medal: Mbappé (46)

France’s all-time top scorer Olivier Giroud will retire from international football after the Euros :blue_heart:

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It’s been seven years since José Mourinho led Manchester United to the Europa League.

Feels like a lifetime ago :rewind:

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It’s been a year since David de Gea received his Premier League Golden Glove award after recording 17 clean sheets :gloves:

He’s still a free agent :thinking:

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Aitana Bonmatí wins the #UWCL Player of the Season for the second year in a row :trophy::trophy:

:black_small_square: 6 goals
:black_small_square: 6 assists
:black_small_square: Final POTM

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Spain’s provisional Euros squad is here :es:

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2018 :trophy: 2017 :trophy: 2016 :trophy:

Six years ago, Real Madrid completed a three-peat of Champions League wins. A week from now, they could be celebrating another European triumph. It’s what they do :white_circle:

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Club America are Liga MX’s Clausura champions after beating Cruz Azul 1-0 :trophy:

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The highest rated players in Europe’s top five leagues this season :eyes::chart_with_upwards_trend:

(h/t WhoScored/X)

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