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

Angel Di Maria retires from Argentina as a legend:

:soccer::soccer::soccer: Goalscorer in three-straight finals
:trophy::trophy: 2x Copa América winner
:trophy: World Cup winner
:trophy: Finalissima winner

What a special player :blue_heart:

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Argentina put an end to Colombia’s 28-game unbeaten streak. It was the longest unbeaten streak in world football.

What an incredible run they had :clap:

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England have announced that Gareth Southgate will leave his role as England manager :england:

102 games
64 wins
20 draws
18 defeats
63% win rate
2 major finals
…0 trophies :cry:

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Xherdan Shaqiri announces his retirement from international football. He’s the only player ever to have scored at the last three Euros 𝐚𝐧𝐝 World Cups. Always delivering on the biggest stage :switzerland::triumph:

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Argentina’s newest badge :crown:

Four trophies in three years. Royalty.

(via Selección Argentina in English)

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:rotating_light: Enzo Fernandez releases a statement on the video with racist and offensive language. :eyes:

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Spain’s Euros win moves them up to third in the men’s world rankings :chart_with_upwards_trend::es:

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Luis de la Fuente is the first manager to win the U19 Euros, U21 Euros, Nations League and now the European Championship :trophy::es:

Conquered every level :clap:

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:rotating_light: France has banned its female athletes from wearing the hijab while competing in the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

(Source: @SuppressedNws)

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:rotating_light: OFFICIAL: The new Europa League and Conference League balls for the next season… :soccer:


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UEFA have started a disciplinary process against Spain captain Álvaro Morata and player of the tournament Rodri for singing about a sovereignty claim on Gibraltar at the team’s European Championship title celebration.

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Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng was handed a suspended fine and a warning after a Munich court on Friday found him guilty of premeditated bodily harm against his former partner.

The €200,000 ($217,760) suspended fine (€5,000 per day for 40 days) must only be paid if Boateng commits another offence.

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With his move to AC Milan, Alvaro Morata has now accumulated over €200m in transfers over the last 10 years :flushed:

h/t transfermarkt

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:date: On this day, in 2004, Didier Drogba signed for Chelsea for £24m from Marseille. :fire::white_check_mark:

:stadium: 381 matches
:soccer: 164 goals
:dart: 86 assists
:trophy: Premier League: 4
:trophy: FA Cup: 4
:trophy: League Cup: 3
:trophy: Champions League: 1
:medal_sports: Golden Boot: 2
:medal_sports: African Player of the Year: 2

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:rotating_light::rotating_light:| Most valuable players in the world. :moneybag:

[@Transfermarkt]

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Paulo Dybala, Federico Chiesa, and Kai Havertz each got married to their partners this week :heart::ring:

(via orianasabatini/IG, lucybramani/IG, sophiaaemelia/IG)

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:rotating_light::rotating_light:| BREAKING: European Leagues and the FIFPRO Europe players union are taking legal action against FIFA over the “saturated” and “unsustainable” international match calendar.

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Julián Álvarez has won 14 different trophies at 24 years old:

:argentina: World Cup
:argentina: Copa America
:argentina: Finalissima
:red_circle: Argentine Primera
:red_circle: Copa Libertadores
:red_circle: Copa Argentina
:red_circle: Supercopa Argentina
:red_circle: Trofeo de Campeones
:red_circle: Recopa Sudamericana
:large_blue_circle: Champions League
:large_blue_circle: Premier League
:large_blue_circle: FA Cup
:large_blue_circle: UEFA Super Cup
:large_blue_circle: FIFA Club World Cup

He’s now looking to go for an Olympic Gold Medal with Argentina :argentina::1st_place_medal:

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It’s been four years since Liverpool broke their 30-year drought and lifted the Premier League :champagne:

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The end of Morocco vs. Argentina was wild :exploding_head:

:black_small_square: Morocco led 2-1 going into stoppage time
:black_small_square: Cristian Medina scored for Argentina in the 90+16th min
:black_small_square: Fans stormed the pitch and objects were thrown at players
:black_small_square: After order was restored and both teams had left the field, they discovered the match was actually suspended
:black_small_square: The teams returned to an empty stadium two hours later
:black_small_square: VAR ruled Medina’s goal offside
:black_small_square: The final three minutes were played and Morocco won

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