On this day, 15 years ago, Karim Benzema signed for Real Madrid:
353 goals
5× Champions League
4× La Liga
5× Club World Cup
4× UEFA Super Cup
3× Copa Del Rey
3× Spanish Super Cup
1x Ballon d’Or
The best €35m they ever spent. 
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10 years ago, Tim Howard put up a heroic performance with 16 saves vs. Belgium 
It’s still the record for most saves in a single match at a World Cup.
Secretary of Defense 
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Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)
Fernando Batista (Venezuela)
Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay)
Néstor Lorenzo (Colombia)
All four Copa América group winners have Argentine coaches 
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It’s been 14 years since Luis Suárez was sent off for a handball in the 2010 World Cup quarterfinals.
Ghana went on to miss their penalty to win it in extra time, and Uruguay would end up advancing to the semis after winning a penalty shootout 
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With the exception of the final, Copa America knockout games will not feature extra time. They will go straight to penalties if tied after 90 minutes.
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ARGENTINA DEFEAT ECUADOR ON PENALTIES TO REACH THE COPA AMÉRICA SEMIFINALS
Emi Martínez steps up when his country needs him the most… AGAIN
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Jesse Marsch has been in charge of Canada for a total of 6 matches.
He’s got them in the Copa América semifinals 
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Adidas has revealed that the legendary 11pro football boots will be rebranded in tribute to Toni Kroos.
The boots will now be called the ‘TKpro.’ 
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15 years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled in front of 80,000 fans at the Bernabéu.
450 goals
16 trophies
The start of something special 
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Champions League
La Liga
Copa del Rey
Supercopa de España
UEFA Super Cup
Club World Cup
Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal
DFL-Supercup
FA Cup
Thiago Alcântara is retiring from football after an incredible career, per Fabrizio Romano
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𝗨𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗬 𝗩𝗦. 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗔 
Thiago Alcântara’s stats by Club & Country:
Bayern Munich: 31 goals, 37 assists
Barcelona: 11 goals, 20 assists
Liverpool: 3 goals, 6 assists.
Spain: 2 goals, 9 assists
4x La Liga
2x Copa del Rey
3x Supercopa de España
2x UEFA Champions League
2x UEFA Super Cup
2x FIFA Club World Cup
7x Bundesliga
4x DFB-Pokal
3x DFL-Supercup
1x FA Cup
1x Community Shield
1x League Cup
UEFA Team of the Year (2020)
Bundesliga Team of the Season (2016/17)
UCL Squad of the Season (2019/20)
IFFHS Men’s World Team (2020)
PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2021/22)
Happy Retirement, Baller! 
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It’s really been 10 years since Brazil and Germany met in the 2014 World Cup semifinals.
The scoreline 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 doesn’t look real 
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UEFA have appointed Felix Zwayer, who was previously convicted of match-fixing and banned for six months in 2005 after taking a €300 bribe from another official, as the referee for England vs. the Netherlands on Wednesday.
Jude Bellingham was fined €40,000 for publicly questioning Zwayer’s integrity in a post-match interview after Borussia Dortmund lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich in 2021.
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Only Iker Casillas has a better save percentage than Jordan Pickford in Euros history out of the goalkeepers who have played 10+ games in the tournament 
UNREAL 
(via OptaJoe/X)
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