⚽ General Football News - 2020-21 Season Open Thread

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

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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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Cristiano Ronaldo scored more league goals than any other player in Europe’s top five divisions in 2020:

  • 29 games
  • 33 goals scored
  • 76.2 minutes per goal

CR7 ON :fire:

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New year, new hope: Football offers a sunnier 2021, lit up by England’s charge into summer’s Euros

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It is hard to conceptualise it as we enter 2021 in the grip of the Covid variant, but what lies ahead this year just might be football’s golden summer.

The European Championship, concluding in London on July 11, will throw open these islands’ doors for a carnival of rediscovered freedoms and companionship, built around sport’s most beautiful game.

And, what’s more, the notion of England winning the thing, just months after the nation staggers from the depths of a deeply difficult winter, is not so fanciful.

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Real Madrid top LaLiga points ranking in 2020

Zidane’s team registered more points than anyone else during the calendar year (83), followed by Atlético (73) and Barça (68). Messi, the top scorer on 19 goals.

Real Madrid top LaLiga points table for 2020. Zidane’s team end the calendar year in pole position with 83 points, ahead of Atlético on 73 (having played two games less) and Barcelona, third on 68 points (with one game less). One of the keys to Madrid’s tally was the excellent final sprit to the title when play resumed after the Covid-19 lockdown, when Los Blancos recorded nine wins and one draw in 10 games, to clinch the league. Madrid only dropped points when they had already had been crowned champions.

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Pochettino: PSG have always had a special place in my heart


Mauricio Pochettino has expressed his gratitude towards Paris Saint-Germain after being officially presented as their new coach on Saturday.

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Barcelona confirm Coutinho will be out for 3 months after successful surgery

Barcelona confirm Coutinho will be out for 3 months after successful surgery on his left knee

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Napoli Striker Osimhen Risks Fine Of N106M For Breaking Coronavirus Rules

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Nigeria international Victor Osimhen risks being fined by Napoli after he was caught breaking coronavirus rules.
Footage has emerged of Napoli’s most expensive player in history celebrating his 22nd birthday in Lagos without regard for social distancing measures and on top of that he was not wearing a face mask.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled Pele’s record of most official goals scored in football history (757)

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Dortmund :heavy_check_mark:
Werder Bremen :handshake:
Stuttgart :heavy_check_mark:
RB Leipzig :handshake:
Union Berlin :handshake:
Wolfsburg :heavy_check_mark:
Leverkusen :heavy_check_mark:
Mainz :heavy_check_mark:

Bayern have gone behind in each of their last eight Bundesliga games… and haven’t lost a single one :lock:

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On this day in 2016, Real Madrid made Zinedine Zidane their manager:

:black_small_square: 11 trophies in two spells
:black_small_square: 157 wins in 234 games
:black_small_square: 100% winning record in finals
:black_small_square: Only manager to win a UCL three-peat

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Pelé has upgraded his Instagram bio.

Looks like Ronaldo and Messi still have a long way to go :eyes::soccer:

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:heart_eyes: Pele is like- Catch me if you can… :yum:

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Most assists in Europe’s top five leagues since August 2015:

:medal_sports: Kevin De Bruyne - 73 in 168 apps

:medal_sports: Leo Messi - 73 in 185 apps

:medal_sports: Thomas Muller - 69 in 168 apps

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BREAKING: Juventus defender Alex Sandro tests positive for Covid-19

Juventus defender Alex Sandro has tested positive for coronavirus, the Italian champions confirmed on Monday. Juventus said that “following the appearance of some mild symptoms” a test revealed the 29-year-old was positive for Covid-19.

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