⚽️ 2024/25 Season - General Football Latest News and Updates

FIFA announce the 12 stadiums that will be hosting the 2025 Club World Cup :stadium:

The final will be at MetLife on July 13.

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Today is Olivier Giroud’s 38th birthday and to celebrate we’ve made a thread of Giroud’s worldies. :popcorn:

One of the most underrated players ever. :point_down::thread:

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:rotating_light: 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: FIFA have banned Samuel Eto’o for 6 months from attending Cameroon matches for offensive behaviour and misconduct.

(Source: @FIFAcom)

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After 1,016 games and 38 trophies, 40-year-old Andrés Iniesta is finally hanging up his boots. One of the greatest to ever do it :sparkles::es:

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A reminder that Andres Iniesta is still the only player to have been named Player of the Match in:

:trophy: Euros final
:trophy: World Cup final
:trophy: Champions League final

One of the greats.

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South American countries have won a combined 10 World Cups out of a possible 22, and no nation has won more than Brazil :exploding_head:

Only 10 countries compete in Conmebol, the governing body of football in South America.

Mighty :muscle::earth_americas:

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It’s been 21 years since Cristiano Ronaldo made his Champions League debut :star2:

Since then:
Most goals (140)
Most appearances (183)
Most final wins (5)
Most goals in a season (17)
Most goals in knockout stages (67)

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It’s Zlatan Ibrahimović’s 43rd birthday :arrow_down::lion:

:black_small_square: 558 goals
:black_small_square: 230 assists
:black_small_square: 32 trophies

Legend

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:rotating_light: 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are set to qualify for the Club World Cup.

Confirmation is expected this month.

(Source: @JacobsBen)

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:rotating_light::rotating_light:| BREAKING: Paul Pogba can start TRAINING with Juventus from January and start playing matches in March.:running_man::white_check_mark:

He just had his 4 year drugs ban REDUCED to 18 months by CAS.

[@SamiMokbel81_DM]

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Paul Pogba is returning to football in March 2025 :rotating_light:

The Juventus midfielder won his appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport and his ban has been reduced from four years to 18 months.

Pogba in a statement:

‘Finally the nightmare is over, I can look forward to the day when I can follow my dreams again…’

‘This has been a hugely distressing period in my life because everything I have worked so hard for has been put on hold’

:back:

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:trophy: World Cup
:trophy: 2x EUROs
:trophy: 4x Champions League
:trophy: 9x La Liga
:trophy: 3x Club World Cup
:trophy: 3x Super Cup
:trophy: 6x Copa del Rey
:trophy: 7x Supercopa
:trophy: 3x Japanese trophies

The greatest midfielder of all time has officially confirmed his retirement. :wave::pensive:

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Unbeaten teams in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

:england: Arsenal, Manchester City
:fr: Lens, Monaco, PSG
:de: Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig
:it: Juventus
:es: Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid

Whose run will last the longest? :eyes:

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Wayne Rooney has been charged with misconduct by the FA over his behaviour before and after being shown a red card during Plymouth Argyle’s win over Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

Rooney was sent off after kicking a bottle into the crowd as his frustration boiled over following Blackburn’s equalising goal.

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Two years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 𝟕𝟎𝟎𝐭𝐡 club goal.

Now he’s on 769 and still going strong :speaking_head:

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Five months after leaving Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has been announced as ‘global head of soccer’ at Red Bull :eyes:

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Former Sheffield United defender and Greece international George Baldock has died at the age of 31.

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Aurélien Tchouaméni will captain France this international break in Kylian Mbappé’s absence :fr:

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:memo: DEAL DONE: Ronaldinho becomes the new owner of Greenville SC, an American third division club! :us::moneybag: :brazil:

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:rotating_light: This year, the winner of the Ballon d’Or will not be interviewed by France Football before the ceremony. Therefore, the winner will find out on the night of the ceremony. :email:

(Source: @MarioCortegana )

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