ESPN have ranked the top 25 players of the 21st century:
Nine years ago, Zidane started the first of his two stints as Real Madrid manager.
Trophies followed 
Oliver Kahn is in talks to buy Bordeaux. 
The club has debts of €118m and are now in the 4th tier of French football. 
(Source: @BILD)
Seven years ago, Liverpool sold Coutinho to Barcelona for $188.3M
They bought Alisson and Virgil van Dijk for a combined $187.9M
Coutinho: 106 Barça games, won the UCL on loan at Bayern, played for five clubs since
VVD and Alisson: 13 major trophies at Liverpool and still going strong 
It’s been 13 years since Thierry Henry returned to Arsenal on a two-month loan.
In his first game back he scored 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 winner against Leeds in the FA Cup.
His final Premier League game was a 91st-minute winner against Sunderland with Arsenal in a tight top-four race.
Happy 34th birthday, Eden Hazard.
◉ 622 club games
◉ 126 Belgium caps
◉ 200 goals
◉ 14 trophies
He completed 916 take-ons during his seven Premier League seasons, more than any other in the division in that time and holds the record for the most take-ons ever completed in a European Championship game (12 vs. Hungary in 2016).
He is the only Chelsea player to win the Premier League Playmaker Award, doing so in his final season at the club.
His final Premier League season by numbers in 2018/19:
◎ 37 games
◎ 138 successful take-ons
◎ 80 chances created from open play
◎ 16 goals
◉ 15 assists
One of the best dribblers to ever grace the Premier League. 
Goals, assists, trophies—Eden Hazard’s 2014-15 season was one to remember 
The Belgian turns 34 today 
Didier Deschamps will step down as France coach after the 2026 World Cup. He has an impressive record since joining in 2012 
World Cup
Nations League
166 games
106 wins
31 draws
29 losses
347 scored, 152 conceded
𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Erling Haaland is the Norwegian Player of the Year for the 5th time in his career. 
Not bad for a 24-year old.
Two teams remain 𝗨𝗡𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗡 in Europe’s top five leagues this season:
◉ Juventus (after 19 games)
◉ PSG (after 17 games)
Will either side complete their league campaign without defeat? 
It’s Luis Díaz’s 28th birthday. He’s been flying high for Liverpool this season with 10 G/A in 13 Premier League starts 
Six years ago, Leo Messi became the first player ever to reach 𝟒𝟎𝟎 La Liga goals. Still the only one to do it. King things
ON THIS DAY: In 2018, Ronaldinho announced his retirement from professional football.
◉ 719 games
◉ 97 Brazil caps
◉ 313 goals
A 2x FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or winner.
The man who made so many of us fall in love with football. 
It’s been 15 years since Leo Messi became the youngest player to score 100 goals for Barcelona 
A sign of things to come.
Palmer, Wirtz, and Yamal are the only players aged 22 or under with more goal involvements than Amad Diallo in Europe’s top five leagues this season.
Great company 
Nicolas Jackson’s training club, Casa Sports, did not receive the €185,000 solidarity fee as part of his transfer to Chelsea… because the Senegalese federation forgot to include the name of the club in the player’s sports passport. 
FIFA has ruled and decided that the fee is NOT owed to the club. 
(Source: @snewsafrica)
Who’s your favourite ever FC Barcelona stopper?
