⚽ General Football News - 2020-21 Season Open Thread

AC Milan hold the longest unbeaten streak in Europe’s top five leagues this season having not lost any of their last 15 games.

Stefano Pioli working wonders with the Rossoneri.

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Tottenham 2-0 Brentford: Sissoko and Son fire Mourinho’s men to Wembley

Moussa Sissoko and Son Heung-min scored as Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham ended Brentford’s EFL Cup run in the semi-finals.

Tottenham booked a place in the EFL Cup final as Moussa Sissoko and Son Heung-min got the goals in a 2-0 victory over Brentford.

Thomas Frank’s Championship promotion-chasers headed into the match bolstered by a 16-match unbeaten run and victories over four other Premier League sides in this season’s competition, but Sissoko’s 12th-minute header punctured any early enthusiasm.

Son then streaked clear of their defence to hammer home his 16th goal of the season and grant Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho his latest shot at silverware.

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Jose Mourinho has never lost a League Cup final :eyes:

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José Mourinho becomes just the third manager to reach the EFL Cup Final with three different teams

:white_check_mark: Chelsea
:white_check_mark: Manchester United
:white_check_mark: Spurs

The Special One returns to Wembley once again.

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Son Heung-Min record this season:

Premier League:
:tshirt:- 16
:soccer: - 12

Europa League:
:tshirt: - 7
:soccer: - 3

EFL Cup:
:tshirt: - 3
:soccer: - 1

Whatever competition; Son Heung-min is a goal machine.

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:memo: DEAL DONE: Beijing Guoan have appointed former West Brom manager Slaven Bilic as their new head coach on a two-year contract to replace Bruno Genesio. (Source: @FCBeijingGuoan)

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Breaking : AC Milanʼs Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic have tested positive to Covid-19, official statement confimed.

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The most valuable footballers in Europe, according to CIES Football Observatory :eyes:

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Napoli Striker Osimhen Is Most Valuable Nigerian Player In Europe At N35.1 Billion

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been ranked as the most valuable Nigerian player in Europe’s top five leagues composed of La Liga, English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1, accoridng to a recent study by CIES Football Observatory.1609708988808

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‘Should Certainly Be Possible’ - Genk’s Dessers Boldly Predicts Nigeria Will Reach World Cup Quarterfinal1609968620200

Racing Genk striker Cyriel Dessers has predicted that the Super Eagles will reach the quarterfinal of the World Cup in the coming years.

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Rashford is now the world’s MOST VALUABLE footballer at £149m1609968721799

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is the world’s most valuable player and worth a staggering £150million, according to the lates calculations by CIES Football Observatory.

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EFL CUP FULL TIME RESULT: Man Utd 0-2 Man City

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Manchester City reach their fourth consecutive League Cup final.

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Manchester City have reached the final of the League Cup for the last four seasons.

Consistent.

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Most League Cup trophies…

8 - Liverpool
7 - Manchester City
5 - Aston Villa
5 - Manchester United

Manchester City & Liverpool dominating as usual. :eyes:
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Schalke’s last 30 Bundesliga games:
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They’re now just one game away from equalling the record winless run in Bundesliga history.

Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga this season:
◉ 04 points
◉ 04 managers

Living up to the club name. :grimacing:

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  • Norwegian Cup 2013: 1-2
  • Norwegian Cup 2013: 2-2
  • Norwegian Cup 2017: 0-3
  • League Cup 2020: 2-3
  • FA Cup 2020: 1-3
  • Europa League 2020: 1-2
  • League Cup 2021: 0-2

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has never won a semi-final in 90 minutes as a manager.

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Thanks to Daniel Maldini’s match against Juventus last night, the Maldini’s dynasty has now played 1000 games with Milan in Serie A (647 Paolo, 347 Cesare and 6 Daniel).

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Manchester City are only the second side to reach four consecutive League Cup finals, after Liverpool who did so between 1981 and 1984.

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Man United have 10 players more valuable than Messi in CIES market value list

Marcus Rashford is the world’s most valuable footballer at a cool £150million, Kylian Mbappe’s worth is depreciating rapidly and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is the defender worth the most.1609968721799

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Aston Villa have announced they have closed their Bodymoor Heath training ground "after a significant Coronavirus outbreak.

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