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

This time last year, Leo Messi lifted his 𝟒𝟒𝐭𝐡 trophy and became the most decorated footballer of all time :goat:

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Breaking: Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan has retired from international football, he announced on social media.

Forever a German legend :de:

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A reminder that Ilkay Gundogan has scored in three of football’s biggest derbies :fire:

:es: El Clásico
:england: Manchester derby
:de: Der Klassiker

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Viktor Gyokeres has started the season for Sporting on fire:

3 games :stadium:
3 goals :soccer:
3 assists :dart:

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:date: On this day, 21 years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal. :portugal:

:goat: Since then:
:billed_cap: 212 caps
:soccer: 130 goals
:trophy: EURO 2016
:trophy: Nations League
:star2: Top scorer in the history of international football
:white_check_mark: Top scorer in World Cup qualifying
:white_check_mark: Top scorer in EUROs qualifying

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21 years ago, Ronaldo’s legendary Portugal career began :portugal::arrow_down:

:black_small_square: Portugal’s all-time leading scorer
:black_small_square: Won Euro 2016 and the 2019 UEFA Nations League
:black_small_square: All-time leader in male international goals
:black_small_square: Played in five World Cups and six Euros

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Cristiano Ronaldo launched his own YouTube channel and of course it hit 1M subs in just over an hour :speaking_head::tv:

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World Cup winner Manuel Neuer announces his international retirement after 15 years and 124 apps. A Germany icon :gloves:

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The new Champions League format is going to take some getting used to :eyes::trophy:

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Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the world record for becoming the fastest YouTube channel to hit 1 million subscribers (90 minutes) :exploding_head::goat:

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Phil Foden and Wayne Rooney are the only Englishmen to have been named the Premier League Player of the Season, FWA Footballer of the Year and the PFA Player’s Player of the Year in the same season :trophy:

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Rodri has still never won an individual award at a major football awards ceremony :exploding_head:

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The last time Arsenal had 5+ players in the PFA Team of the Season was 20 years ago, which included six of their Invincibles :heart:

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are still the only Premier League players to win both the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season :trophy::trophy:

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Newly promoted Como 1907 have signed over 10 players this summer, including Sergi Roberto, Raphael Varane, Pepe Reina, and Alberto Moreno, and 19-year-old midfielder Nico Paz is set to join from Real Madrid.

What a transfer window manager Cesc Fabregas and stakeholder Thierry Henry are having as Como begin their first season back in Serie A in 23 years :clap:

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:rotating_light:Estevão has been called up to the senior Brazilian national team. :brazil:

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:date: On this day, 12 years ago, Chelsea signed César Azpilicueta for just £7m. He is the only player who has won every possible trophy with the club:

:white_check_mark: Champions League
:white_check_mark: Premier League
:white_check_mark: Europa League
:white_check_mark: FA Cup
:white_check_mark: League Cup
:white_check_mark: Super Cup
:white_check_mark: Club World Cup

CLUB LEGEND! :trophy:

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When Thiago Silva joined PSG in 2012, he arrived as the most expensive defender of all time.

When he left four years ago, he departed Paris with 23 trophies during his time at the club :saluting_face:

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When a ‘finished’ Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Man United and did this in the first season:

:trophy: Two Premier League POTM awards
:soccer: Man United’s top scorer in all comps
:clap: Man United’s Goal of the Season
:bust_in_silhouette: Premier League Team of the Year
:star: Man United’s Player of the Year

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12 years ago, Luka Modrić joined Real Madrid. Early in his first season at the club, he was voted La Liga’s worst signing in Marca. Some might say it worked out…and he’s still going strong :wine_glass:

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