⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

[Jay]

Lionel Messi has reached 760 career goals! The fastest player to do so!!!

[Sholadoye]

Switzerland fans

[Samuel]

Argentina are currently on the longest unbeaten run in international football.

The World Cup starts in 240 days

[Samuel]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic explains why he’s missed out on the Ballon d’Or

[Samuel]

Paul Pogba wants to play for something

[Goodness]

The USMNT will officially clinch World Cup qualification if they avoid losing to Costa Rica by 6 goals on Wednesday.

They haven’t lost by 6 goals since a 1979 friendly against France (6-0) in New Jersey.

[Goodness]

Players in football history who have scored in every minute (1-90) of a game:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Cristiano Ronaldo
Luis Suarez

Elite list.

[Goodness]

Goalkeepers to register an assist in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season:

Ben Foster
Alisson
Jose Sa
Yassine Bounou
Jasper Cillessen
Pepe Reina
Mike Maignan
Yann Sommer
Marco Bizot
Pau Lopez

[Goodness]

Best duel success rate in Europe’s top five leagues this season (50+ contested):

◉ 84.8% - John Stones (66)
◉ 76.9% - Chris Smalling (108)
◉ 72.1% - Virgil van Dijk (165)
◉ 72.0% - Raphaël Varane (107)

[Goodness]

Best mins per assist record in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season (5+ assists):

1⃣ O. Dembele - 84 mins
2⃣ P. Pogba - 127 mins
3⃣ T. Muller - 132 mins
4⃣ L. Messi - 143 mins
5⃣ L. Majer - 146 mins

[Goodness]

The 5-sub rule is set to become permanent in IFAB’s rules of the game.

(Source: sport)

[Samuel]

Christian Pulisic did the worm celebration for 15-year-old USMNT fan Mason Ogle,

[Samuel]

Marco Verratti has the best dribble success rate (86%) in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season ( minimum of 40 dribbles attempted)

[Samuel]

Bolton Wanderers is the only Premier League team Sergio Aguero never scored against

[Goodness]

“I’m the one who’s going to decide my future. Nobody else. If I feel like playing more games, I’ll play; if I don’t feel like playing more, I don’t play. I’m in charge. Period.”

Aged 37, how long can Portugal’s GOAT keep going?

[Goodness]

Tickets for this summer’s Women’s Euro 2022 final at Wembley sold out in less than an hour

[Goodness]

The USMNT unveiled a ‘qualified’ banner despite needing one more result against Costa Rica to officially reach the World Cup

[Samuel]

After a six-year battle with leukemia, Cercle Brugge goalkeeper Miguel Van Damme has passed away at the age of 28.

Rest in peace.

[Samuel]

Portugal before Ronaldo:

Only qualified for 3 World Cups
Only qualified for 3 Euros
No major trophies

Portugal since Ronaldo:

Qualified for 5 World Cups
Qualified for 5 Euros
Won 2 major trophies