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

[Samuel]

Drake placed a $300,000 bet on Canada to beat Argentina in the Copa America semifinal

(via champagnepapi/IG)

[Samuel]

Residents from Toni Kroos’ hometown of Greifswald, Germany paid tribute to him after his retirement by gathering and forming “TONI 8” in the middle of the town

A beautiful gesture for the legend

[Samuel]

Imagine signing Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Xabi Alonso in the same summer.

That’s exactly what Real Madrid did in 2009

[Samuel]

Roberto Firmino has become a pastor in Brazil with his wife in the church they founded together.

Wow!

[Goodness]

THE REIGNING CHAMPION REACHES THE 2024 COPA AMERICA FINAL!

[Goodness]

| Most goals in international football:

130 - Cristiano Ronaldo
109 - Leo Messi
108 - Ali Daei

Leo Messi has surpassed Ali Daei to claim the position of the second highest scorer in men’s international football history.

[Goodness]

| JUST IN: Thomas Müller has decided to 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘 from the German national team.

[@cfbayern]

[Samuel]

Lille defender Leny Yoro posted his first tweet in over a month to respond to an X account impersonating him and claiming that he didn’t want to join Manchester United

[Goodness]

Colombia has reached their first Copa América Final in 23 years!

What an incredible moment for them

[Goodness]

| Colombia is on a 28-game unbeaten streak:

WWWWWWDDWWWWDDDWWWWWWWWWWDWW

This marks the longest 𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐍 run in the nation’s history.

[Goodness]

COLOMBIA VS. ARGENTINA IN THE COPA AMÉRICA FINAL

[Goodness]

| James Rodriguez holds the record for the 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 assists (6) in a single Copa America edition.

[Samuel]

James Rodriguez with his SIXTH assist of Copa América!

HIS TOURNAMENT

[Samuel]

Jude Bellingham is set to become the next EAFC cover star, per multiple reports

[Samuel]

It’s been 14 years since Nigel de Jong made this challenge on Xabi Alonso during the World Cup final. Just a yellow

[Samuel]

14 years ago, Andrés Iniesta scored in the 116th minute to win the World Cup.

He celebrated by showing a message to friend and Espanyol captain Dani Jarque who died at 26: ‘Dani Jarque, always with us’

He’s still loved by Espanyol supporters even though Barça are their biggest rivals.

Class

[Goodness]

On this day, five years ago, Antoine Griezmann left Atlético Madrid to join Barcelona!

Fee: €120M

If he isn’t the worst signing in history, then who is?

[Goodness]

| NEW: The English FA will tempt Gareth Southgate into staying until at least the 2026 World Cup regardless of what happens in the #EURO2024 final.

[@SamiMokbel81_DM]

[Goodness]

Fabrizio Romano could potentially feature on the new EA FC 25 game in Career Mode.

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗚𝗢

(Source: @fut_camp)

[Goodness]

Copa America 2024 final…

𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐀

Who will lift the trophy