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

10 years ago, Cesc Fàbregas returned to the Premier League with Chelsea—after Arsenal turned down the chance to re-sign him :arrows_counterclockwise:

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Cristiano Ronaldo is set to become the first man ever to play at six Euros :portugal:


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Two years from now, the 2026 World Cup kicks off :heart_eyes:

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Harry Kane can become the first English player to win the Golden Boot at both the Euros and World Cup.

A chance to write history :sparkles: :england:

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adidas have unveiled a unique design for the match day ball plinths for Euro 2024 :soccer:

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Bruno Fernandes and Kylian Mbappé were the only players to reach 5+ goals and assists in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.

Shining on the international stage :star_struck:

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A reminder that Andres Iniesta is still the only player to have been named Player of the Match in:

Euros final :trophy:
World Cup final :trophy:
Champions League final :trophy:

One of the greats.

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Chelsea temporarily renamed Stamford Bridge to announced Sam Kerr’s new contract :blue_heart::writing_hand:

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It’s been 10 years exactly since Robin van Persie soared through the air to score one of the most iconic goals in World Cup history :airplane::netherlands:

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It’s been six years since the 2018 World Cup kicked off.

It 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 :trophy:

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429 appearances, 147 goals, 90 assists and 3 Premier League titles. :exploding_head:

Frank Lampard signed for Chelsea on this day in 2001 :writing_hand:

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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Campbell, the former Arsenal, Nott’m Forest, Everton and West Brom striker

Our thoughts and condolences are with Kevin’s family, friends and those associated with the clubs he played for

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18 years ago, Leo Messi scored his first World Cup goal.

16 years later, he won the whole thing :trophy:


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It’s been 20 years since an 18-year-old Wayne Rooney announced himself to the football world with a MOTM performance against France at the Euros :star:

Absolutely no fear facing a team that included Henry, Zidane, Vieira, Makelele and Thuram. A generational talent!

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Barcelona Femení beat Valencia 3-0 in their final league game of the season to complete their unbeaten campaign:

30 games
29 wins
1 draw
0 losses
137 scored
10 conceded

WOAH. :exploding_head::trophy:

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On this day in 2006, a 21-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal against Iran :goat:

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Darwin Nunez has given the number 9 back to Luis Suarez as he returns to the Uruguay national team, taking the number 19 instead :uruguay:

Suarez putting his hand over Darwin’s 1 :face_holding_back_tears:

(via Uruguay/X)

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:star2: Some football records that may never be broken:

:argentina: Messi’s 91 goals in one calendar year
:poland: Lewandowski’s 5 goals in 9 minutes
:portugal: Ronaldo’s most goals in a Champions League season (17)
:senegal: Sadio Mané’s fastest Premier League hat-trick in 2 minutes 56 seconds
:argentina: Lionel Messi scoring in 21 consecutive league games
:brazil: Pelé’s most World Cup medals (3)
:argentina: Lionel Messi winning eight Ballon d’Ors
:portugal: Ronaldo scoring 50 goals for 6 consecutive seasons in a top-5 league

Add more :point_down::fire::fire::fire::fire:

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It’s been six years since Kylian Mbappé scored his first World Cup goal.

Now he’s got 12 of 'em, played in two finals and has one shiny trophy :turtle:

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22 years ago, Ronaldinho fooled everyone with 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 free kick against England. It began his vault into superstardom :call_me_hand:

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