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

Leo Messi is the first player to have an assist in SEVEN different Copa Américas :gift:

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Lionel Messi said this about Lamine Yamal in 2023:

“I also think that Lamine Yamal, who is still very young and plays for Barcelona, will play a prominent role and fight for [the Ballon d’Or] in the future too.”

The future of football :star2:

(via L’Équipe)

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:rotating_light: 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The 2025 AFCON in Morocco has been postponed. :morocco:

The competition will now take place from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.

The reason? Fixture congestion and scheduling issues because of the new expanded Club World Cup.

(Source: @mlktraore)

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He won the Champions League. He won the Premier League. He won the FA Cup. He won the EFL Cup. He won the UEFA Super Cup. He won the Club World Cup. He won 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 Golden Boots.

And he’s beloved at Anfield.

Seven years ago, Mo Salah’s run at Liverpool began :crown:

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Julián Álvarez has scored on his first start in the:

:black_medium_small_square: Copa Libertadores
:black_medium_small_square: Premier League
:black_medium_small_square: Champions League
:black_medium_small_square: FA Cup
:black_medium_small_square: World Cup
:black_medium_small_square: Copa America

:exploding_head:

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10 years ago today, Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup.

Suárez was later handed a four-month ban from football activity.

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This is WILD! :flushed:

(via Whoscored.com)

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:date: On this day, 17 years ago, Thierry Henry joined Barcelona. :blue_heart::heart:

:trophy::trophy: La Liga
:trophy: Champions League
:trophy: Copa del Rey
:trophy: UEFA Super Cup
:trophy: Club World Cup
:trophy: Supercopa de España

He won it all during his three seasons at the club. :fr::top:

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Venezuela beat Mexico and book their spot in the Copa América quarterfinals :facepunch:

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12 years ago, Maro Balotelli had one of the coldest shirt-off celebrations of all time :cold_face:

When the yellow card was worth it :arrow_right:

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The most big chances created at both the Euros and Copa América 2024:

:1st_place_medal: Lionel Messi (6)

Just a reminder that he’s 37 years old :goat::flushed:

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Uruguay have scored more goals than Brazil, Argentina, USA and Mexico combined at the 2024 Copa América so far (8) :flushed:

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16 years ago, Fernando Torres struck against Germany in the Euro 2008 final to end Spain’s 44-year trophy drought.

If both countries win this weekend, they’ll meet again in another massive clash at the Euros :crossed_swords:

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Final Group A standings:

:argentina: Argentina complete a perfect group stage
:canada: Canada secure a spot in the quarterfinals
:chile: :peru: Chile and Peru are eliminated
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Chile scored 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 goals at Copa América 2024 :melting_face:

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Canada qualify for the Copa América knockout rounds for the first time ever :canada:

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:soccer: vs. Canada
:soccer: vs. Chile
:soccer::soccer: vs. Peru

Lautaro Martínez has been on fire for Argentina in the group stage :hotsprings:

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Ronaldo and Messi failed to the score in the group stage of an international tournament for the first time EVER :exploding_head:

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:argentina: Emiliano Martinez has now kept 31 clean sheets in 42 games for Argentina.

NOT NORMAL! :hushed::gloves:

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It’s been four years since Lionel Messi joined Cristiano Ronaldo as the only active players to reach 700 goals.

And they’re still going.

:goat: era

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