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

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:rotating_light: 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: The new FIFA rankings:

:one: Argentina :argentina:
:two: France :fr:
:three: Brazil :brazil:
:four: England :england:
:five: Belgium :belgium:
:six: Croatia :croatia:
:seven: Netherlands :netherlands:
:eight: Portugal :portugal: :small_red_triangle:
:nine: Italy :it: :small_red_triangle_down:
:keycap_ten: Spain :es:
:one::one: USA :us:
:one::two: Mexico :mexico:
:one::three: Morocco :morocco: :small_red_triangle:
:one::four: Switzerland :switzerland: :small_red_triangle_down:
:one::five: Germany :de:
:one::six: Colombia :colombia: :small_red_triangle:
:one::seven: Uruguay :uruguay: :small_red_triangle_down:
:one::eight: Denmark :denmark: :small_red_triangle:
:one::nine: Japan :jp: :small_red_triangle:
:two::zero: Senegal :senegal: :small_red_triangle_down:
:two::one: Iran :iran: :small_red_triangle:
:two::two: Peru :peru: :small_red_triangle_down:
:two::three: Sweden :sweden:
:two::four: Ukraine :ukraine:
:two::five: Austria :austria: :small_red_triangle:
:two::six: South Korea :kr: :small_red_triangle:
:two::seven: Australia :australia:
:two::eight: Serbia :serbia: :small_red_triangle_down:
:two::nine: Tunisia :tunisia: :small_red_triangle:
:three::zero: Poland :poland: :small_red_triangle_down:
:three::one: Scotland :scotland: 🔻
:three::two: Hungary :hungary: :small_red_triangle:
:three::three: Wales :wales: 🔺
:three::four: Algeria :algeria: :small_red_triangle_down:
:three::five: Egypt :egypt: :small_red_triangle_down:
:three::six: Chile :chile: :small_red_triangle_down:
:three::seven: Czech Republic :czech_republic:
:three::eight: Ecuador :ecuador: :small_red_triangle:
:three::nine: Russia :ru: :small_red_triangle_down:
:four::zero: Nigeria :nigeria: :small_red_triangle_down:

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:rotating_light: Julian Nagelsmann will become Germany’s new coach! It’s HERE WE GO done. :white_check_mark::de:

(Source: @FabrizioRomano)

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Just two teams remain with a perfect record from Europe’s top five leagues:

Man City (6/6)
Inter (5/5)

Last year’s Champions League finalists :100:

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:rotating_light: The president of Colombian second division club Tigres FC, Edgar Paez, was shot dead following his team’s defeat on Saturday.

The 63-year-old was returning home by car with his daughter after the 3-2 home loss to Atletico FC when he was killed by two men on a motorbike close to the stadium

(Source: ESPN)

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Jadon Sancho’s 2019-20 Bundesliga season was different :fire:

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OFFICIAL: Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations :morocco:

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Poland refuses to play against Russia after UEFA lifts ban on Russian youth teams

“If Russian national teams are authorised to play, our national teams will not play against them. That is the only good solution,” Cezary Kulesza wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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Kylian Mbappé (24) and Erling Haaland (23) are set to dominate the Champions League for years to come :star_struck: :arrow_down:

Mbappé:

:black_small_square: 62 games
:black_small_square: 41 goals
:black_small_square: 26 assists
:black_small_square: 18th all-time top scorer

Haaland:

:black_small_square: 31 games
:black_small_square: 35 goals
:black_small_square: 5 assists
:black_small_square: 21st all-time top scorer
:black_small_square: One UCL trophy

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Santiago Giménez in his last five Eredivisie games:

:black_medium_small_square: 9 goals
:black_medium_small_square: 2 assists

:sparkles::mexico:

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Sofyan Amrabat after his full Manchester United debut as a left-back:

“I told the manager I will play where [he] needs me and where the team needs me, even if it is a goalkeeper”

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Sunday:
9’ :soccer: 18’ :soccer:

Today:
59’ :soccer:

Santiago Giménez completes his hat trick against Ajax…three days later :tophat:

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Arsenal collab with Stella McCartney for their first-ever women’s away kit 🩷

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:trophy::soccer: UCL Top scorers after Round One:

:portugal: Joao Felix — 2 goals
:argentina: Julian Alvarez — 2 goals
:brazil: Casemiro — 2 goals
:brazil: Galeno — 2 goals

Still Long! :motorway::fire:

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:shield: Unbeaten teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season:

:england: - Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal
:fr: - Nice, Rennes
:de: - Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt
:es: - Girona, Barcelona
:it: - :x:

:thinking: Whose streak is coming to an end next?

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The WSL set a new attendance record with 54,115 fans watching Liverpool beat Arsenal at the Emirates :boom:…

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A 31-year-old man has been charged with a public order offence after an image of Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery, who died of cancer in 2017, was displayed at a football match.

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Morocco, Portugal and Spain will host the 2030 World Cup, with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay hosting the the first three games to mark the tournament’s 100-year anniversary, per multiple reports :trophy:

All six teams would automatically qualify and it will be the first tournament ever to be played across multiple continents :white_check_mark:

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The United Kingdom and Ireland are now the sole bidders for EURO 2028 after Turkey’s withdrawal.

Football’s coming home… again :trophy:

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Saudi Arabia have officially announced their bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup :saudi_arabia::trophy:

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:rotating_light: FIFA’s announcement that Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Paraguay, Argentina AND Uruguay will all host matches at the 2030 World Cup, paves the way for Saudi Arabia to secure the 2034 World Cup. :saudi_arabia:

(Source: @TariqPanja)

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