⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

The USWNT and the USMNT have accepted new agreements that will for the first time guarantee equal pay for games and for World Cup prize money :handshake:

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Carlos Tevez sees a happier Messi with Argentina :argentina:

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U.S. Soccer, USWNT and USMNT have announced their new collective bargaining agreement that will guarantee equal pay for the first time, which includes World Cup prize money

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his retirement from international football with Gabon.

Aubameyang represented his nation for over 10 years and wore the captain’s armband :gabon:

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Barcelona will play Inter Miami in a preseason friendly in Florida on July 19! :us:

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Marco Verratti can’t bear the thought of Kylian Mbappe leaving PSG :tired_face:

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Antonio Rudiger paid a surprise visit to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to say goodbye after supporting the CW+ charity during his time at Chelsea :blue_heart:

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Salima Mukansanga, Stephanie Frappart and Yoshimi Yamashita will become the first female referees to officiate at a men’s World Cup at Qatar 2022 :raised_hands:

They’ll also be joined by assistant referees Neuza Back, Kathryn Nesbitt and Karen Diaz Medina :handshake:

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Clubs that progress into the KO stages of the UCL from 2024-25 season will have their route to the final seeded and pre-drawn, based largely on their group ranking.

Country protection will also be scrapped in the KO stages, sources have told ESPN.

:writing_hand: es.pn/3LEc9Wo

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PSG think Mbappe is going to Madrid.

Madrid think Mbappe is staying at PSG.

(via LaurensJulien/TW)

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Real Madrid have booked the luxury hotel “Aubergue du Jeu de Palme” in Chantilly, France for the UCL final :heart_eyes::european_castle:

(h/t Marca)

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𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐌𝐔𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀 :crown::rwanda:

The first African female referee set to officiate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup :trophy:

A proud moment for Africa :clap:t5:
Game changers! :clap:t5:
Women power! :clap:t5:

We are here for it ALL! :raised_hands:t5:

#GOALAfricaWomen

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Erling Haaland bought all of his Borussia Dortmund team-mates Rolex watches worth up to €15,000 as a farewell gift, according to Bild :money_mouth_face:

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Jurgen Klopp wasn’t impressed with Everton fans invading the pitch :eyes:

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AFCON ref Janny Sikazwe has been selected to referee at the World Cup.

Imagine if this happened in the final :sweat_smile:

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N’Golo Kante is Chelsea’s everything :blue_heart:

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:moneybag: The wage bills of the top 5 European league leaders:

:fr: PSG: €470M
:es: Real Madrid: €401M
:england: Manchester City: €258M
:de: Bayern: €192M
:it: AC Milan: €100M

(Source: Gazzetta_it)

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William Saliba tells Marseille he wants to stay at the club after spending this season there on loan, per RMC Sport

Arsenal bought the central defender for $34M in 2019 and sent him out on loan three times—he’s yet to make a senior appearance for the club :grimacing:

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