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

16 years ago, Lionel Messi took Barcelona’s legendary No. 10 shirt from Ronaldinho. Greatness followed :goat:

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After their 1-14 win against Rottach-Egern, Bayern Munich have now accumulated a winning record of 3-84 in their friendlies :flushed:

:black_small_square: 2018: 2-20
:black_small_square: 2019: 0-23
:black_small_square: 2023: 0-27
:black_small_square: 2024: 1-14

Rottach-Egern have managed to score only 3 goals in four games :sweat_smile:

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10 years ago, Didier Drogba returned to Chelsea for a second stint.

He made the most of his one-year deal, winning the Premier League and League Cup.

Legend :crown:

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It’s been 11 years since Arsenal offered £40,000,001 to Liverpool to activate Luis Suarez’s £40m release clause :eyes::moneybag:

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:dart: Players with the Most assists in the Premier League history:

:wales: Ryan Giggs — 162 assists
:belgium: Kevin De bruyne — 112 assists
:es: Cesc Fabregas — 111 assists
:england: Wayne Rooney — 103 assists
:england: Frank Lampard — 102 assists
:netherlands: Dennis Bergkamp — 94 assists
:es: David Silva — 93 assists
:england: Steven Gerrard — 92 assists
:england: James Milner — 89 assists
:england: David Beckham — 80 assists

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:rotating_light: 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: BORDEAUX WILL GIVE UP THEIR PROFESSIONAL STATUS AS A CLUB! :exploding_head::exploding_head:

Players’ contracts will be terminated, the training centre will close. :scream::x:

(Source: @SO_Girondins)

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:rotating_light: 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Bordeaux have announced that they have filed for bankruptcy, have lost their professional status and have closed their training centre! :x:

(Source: @Girondins)

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:rotating_light: Vini Jr has donated €1.3M to his foundation in the last year, directly benefiting 3,500 children. :clap::brazil:

(Source: @MarioCortegana)

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:rotating_light: Zinedine Zidane is in Paris. :fr:

He is expected take part in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games! :fire:

(Source: @RMCsport)

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Four years ago, David Silva played his final game for Man City— One of their greatest to ever do it :clap::arrow_down:

:black_small_square: 436 appearances
:black_small_square: 77 goals
:black_small_square: 141 assists
:black_small_square: 14 trophies

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It’s been one year since Isco joined Real Betis as a free agent. He marked his debut season with 19 MVP performances in La Liga. The return of the magician :dizzy:

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Vinicius has framed jerseys of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo in his home gym :fire:

Real Madrid legends :white_heart:

(via vinijr/IG)

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About a year ago, Jordan Henderson left the Premier League with as many assists as Eden Hazard and Mesut Ozil :boom:

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Endrick is unveiled as a Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabéu :star_struck:

The Blancos new No. 16 :clap:

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What trophy drought? :upside_down_face:


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:rotating_light: FIFA have sanctioned the Canadian women’s team following spying on New Zealand’s training with a drone:

:x: 6 points deduction in the Olympic tournament

:money_with_wings: Fine of 200,000 Swiss francs

:x: One year suspension for the coach and her deputies

(Source: FIFA)

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:man_student::scroll: Giorgio Chiellini has finished his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Turin University… :clap::it:

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:rotating_light::rotating_light:| JUST IN: At 25, Kylian Mbappé will become the majority shareholder of Ligue 2 club SM Caen, making him one of the 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 professional football club owners in Europe. :flushed::fr:

[@le_Parisien]

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It’s been 𝟓𝟖 years since England won the World Cup.

The men haven’t won a major trophy since.

They’ve been close, but the wait goes on…:broken_heart:

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On this day, in 1966, Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup trophy as England’s captain :heart::england:

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