⚽ General Football News - 2020-21 Season Open Thread

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the top scorer for:

:white_check_mark: Real Madrid
:white_check_mark: Portugal
:white_check_mark: Europe’s top 5 leagues
:white_check_mark: Champions League
:white_check_mark: UEFA Euro
:white_check_mark: FIFA Club World Cup
:white_check_mark: European competitions
:white_check_mark: FIFA competitions
:white_check_mark: UEFA competitions
:white_check_mark: Europe World Cup Qualifiers
:white_check_mark: Euro qualifying

THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIMES :raised_hands:

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ON THIS DAY: In 2019, Liverpool became the first English team to complete the continental treble.

:trophy: Champions League
:trophy: UEFA Super Cup
:trophy: Club World Cup

The first time they’ve ever won the Club World Cup.

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On this day in 2012, Leo Messi scored his 91st and final goal of the year—a record that may never be broken.

And he did it in 69 games :exploding_head:

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TOP GOALSCORERS IN TOP 5 LEAGUES

:trophy:🇽🇪 English Premier League
-Mohamed Salah - 13 goals
-Son Heung-Min - 11 goals
-Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 11 goals
-Jamie Vardy - 11 goals
-Harry Kane - 9 goals

:trophy::es: Spanish La Liga
-Gerrard Moreno - 8 goals
-Lago Aspas - 7 goals
-Mikel Oyarzabal - 7 goals
-Karim Benzema - 7 goals
-Luis Suarez - 7 goals

:trophy::it: Italian Serie A
-Cristiano Ronaldo - 12 goals
-Romelu Lukaku - 11 goals
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 10 goals
-Andrea Belotti - 9 goals
-Ciro Immobile - 8 goals

:trophy::de: Germany Bundesliga
-Robert Lewandowski - 12 goals
-Erling Haaland - 10 goals
-Andrea Silva - 9 goals
-Wout Weghorst - 9 goals
-Lucas Alario - 8 goals

:trophy::fr: France Ligue 1
-Klyan Mbappe - 11 goals
-Boulaye Dia - 9 goals
-Memphis Depay - 8 goals
-Karl Ekambi - 8 goals
-Gael Kakuta - 7 goals

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Ronaldo and Lewandowski have scored 91 goals combined in 2020.

The same amount Messi scored on his own in 2012 :exploding_head:

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The Most valuable Leagues in the world.

Thoughts on this? :thinking:

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Andre-Pierre Gignac has became thge first-ever European to win CONCACAF Champions League since the format switched. It’s astonishing that it has never happened before.

Gignac achieved when Liga MX club Tigres UANL won CONCACAF CL defeating LAFC in final. He also won Golden Boot for the league overtaking his counterpart from the final Carlos Vela.

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Most assists in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane (10)
:belgium: Kevin De Bruyne (7)
:fr: Kingsley Coman (7)
:de: Thomas Muller (7)

Kane leads the way.

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Most take-ons completed in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

:argentina: Lionel Messi (60)
:fr: Ludovic Blas (51)
:es: Adama Traore (47)
:fr: Hatem Ben Arfa (46)
:fr: Romain Faivre (45)

Dribble king. :crown:

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Kieran Trippier suspended for 10 weeks after breaking FA betting rules

Kieran Trippier has been banned for 10 weeks and fined £70,000 by the FA following misconduct in relation to breaches of betting regulations.

The Atletico Madrid right back was charged by the FA in May and had to withdraw from the England squad in October for the Nations League fixture against Denmark to attend a personal hearing over the allegations.

These relate to bets placed around the time of his move to Spain from Tottenham in July 2019 - an independent commission was appointed to hear the case, with four of the alleged breaches found proven and three dismissed.

Trippier’s worldwide suspension means he is banned from all football-related activity up to and including Sunday 28 February 2021, meaning he will miss the first-leg of Atletico Madrid’s last-16 Champions League tie against Chelsea.

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Most goals scored in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

:poland: Robert Lewandowski (17)
:egypt: Mohamed Salah (13)
:portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo (12)
:fr: Kylian Mbappe (12)

Lewy is on fire. :fire:

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OFFICIAL: Ronaldo wins Globe Soccer 2001-2020 Player of the Century award

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Player of the Century at the 2020 Globe Soccer Awards after he finished ahead of Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Mohamed Salah.
A star studded event was held in Dubai the Portuguese was deemed to be the best player between 2001 and 2020, after winning five Champions League titles, three Premier Leagues with Manchester United and two LaLiga Santander trophies with Real Madrid, as well as the Nations League with Portugal.

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Lewandowski wins the 2020 Globe Soccer Player of the Year award1609098735684

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Real Madrid named Globe Soccer 2001-2020 Club of the Century1609098802593

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Bayern win the 2020 Globe Soccer Club of the Year
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Guardiola wins Globe Soccer 2001-2020 Coach of the Century1609098952377

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Hansi Flick wins the 2020 Globe Soccer Coach of the Year
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OFFICIAL: Atlético Madrid have reached a mutual agreement to terminate Diego Costa’s contract with the club

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Top scorers of 2020

Premier league

Bundesliga

Seria A

Ligue1

La Liga

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Real Madrid keep slipping up against the smaller sides

By dropping two points at Elche on Wednesday night, Real Madrid once again showed their weakness at seeing off the smaller teams this season.
The 1-1 draw with Los Franjiverdes at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero saw Los Merengues’ six-game winning run come to an end, and it was all the more disappointing given the strong opposition they have beaten in recent weeks, such as Sevilla and Atletico Madrid.

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