⚽ General Football News - 2020-21 Season Open Thread

Argentina 1-0 Uruguay: Messi lifts La Albiceleste to first Copa America win

Match Report

Uruguay hadn’t beaten Argentina in the Copa America since 1989 and they went behind early on to Rodriguez’s header.

The Real Betis midfielder started for his country for the first time since June 2019 and he justified that decision when he converted a cross from Lionel Messi after 10 minutes.


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Raiola meets with PSG chief to discuss Pogba amid Man Utd transfer uncertainty

Super-agent Mino Raiola has met with Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi to discuss the future of Manchester United star Paul Pogba amid uncertainty over his future.

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How Man Utd could line-up next season as four most likely signings emerge

Like most top clubs in Europe, Manchester United’s transfer business is moving at a slow pace due to the European Championships.

It’s a hard time to get deals done - but it appears plenty of groundwork continues to take place behind the scenes.

Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane, Kieran Trippier and Tom Heaton all appear to be amongst the realistic priorities for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with more ambitious moves for the likes of Harry Kane, Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo unlikely.

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OFFICIAL: Luuk de Jong will leave Netherlands camp due to knee injury

Sevilla’ striker will leave the Dutch camp because of a knee injury.

Luuk de Jong suffered a knee injury in training on Tuesday in a collision with Cody Gakpo.

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Barcelona released a statement on Wednesday confirming that Ousmane Dembele has a ruptured hamstring tendon in his right knee and will require surgery.

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DID YOU KNOW!!!# Modric is both the youngest and the oldest Croatian goalscorer in the Euros

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Lionel Messi will become a free agent in seven days’ time if an agreement is not reached with Barcelona to renew his contract, as the Argentina international keeps the Catalan club on edge. Could this be possible??:flushed::flushed::flushed:

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Barcelona congratulate Messi on his birthday and await news on his contract

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On this day 15 years ago, Ronaldo​:brazil: became the first man to Score 15 goals at the world cup​:hugs::hugs:

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Two legends on International stage record

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Argentina great Lionel Messi is poised to win a record of 148th cap for his country. Stats Perform looks back at his international career.

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Official: Ousmane Dembélé has undergone surgery in Finland today. He’ll be out for approximately four months.

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Lionel Messi scored twice in Argentina’s Copa America win over Bolivia to move into the top 10 men’s international goalscorers.

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Real Madrid surpass 100 million followers on Instagram

Even with international football taking centre stage, with the European Championship and Copa America underway, Real Madrid continue to grow.

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Frenkie De Jong and Aitana Bonmatìhave been officially named Barcelona’s best players of the 2020-2021 season.

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Tottenham have confirmed the appointment of Nuno Espirito Santo as their new head coach as the long and frustrating wait for a new manager comes to an end.

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A day that Barcelona fans have long dreaded has come, as Lionel Messi is no longer a Blaugrana player. A whole 7,504 days after his first contract with the club was signed, on a napkin no less, the forward’s contractual link to the club has ended.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Instagram’s rich list for the first time.

The research has estimated how much each celebrity can make per post :moneybag:

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OFFICIAL: Juan Mata has signed a contract extension with Man Utd until 2022 :memo:

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BREAKING: 2014 World Cup-winning midfielder Toni Kroos announces his retirement from international football after winning 106 caps for Germany :de:

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