⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Totally agree with Busquets!

It’s just crazy to think of World Cup every 2 years!! Apart from the player burnouts, the infrastructure, hotels and other facilities that are built in host countries for World Cup is just too much to be later wasted by remaining idle / under-utilized.

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Wow! That’s just incomprehensible! :sweat:

RIP :pray:

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#Neymar earned 400 million euros in his first season at PSG.

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Neymar signed for Paris Saint-Germain back in 2017, and an unusual clause in that original contract has been brought to light once again.

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Ruben Loftus-Cheek enjoyed an emboldening start to his Chelsea career but with the 2021-22 season underway the midfielder finds himself staring down the barrel of last chance saloon.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has trained with his new Manchester United team-mates for the first time since re-signing for the club from Juventus.

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Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) have ruled in favour of LaLiga and postponed two of this weekend’s matches in the Spanish top flight: Sevilla vs Barcelona and Villarreal vs Alaves.

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England manager Gareth Southgate admits only time will tell regarding how Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United will impact Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.

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English clubs spent a huge £1.15billion on transfer fees this summer, more than teams in Spain, Germany and France combined.

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Gerard Pique has hinted that the 2021-22 campaign could be his last, with the World Cup-winning defender vowing to retire as a Barcelona player.

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Following a difficult summer for Barcelona due to their difficult financial situation, many senior players have accepted a salary reduction, with Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets the first to do so.

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Jesse Lingard has reportedly turned down the offer of a new contract at Manchester United due to concerns over game time.

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Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly paid the scorching weather in Manchester on Tuesday no mind after wearing an expensive jumper indoors for his return to Carrington.

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West Ham coach Stuart Pearce insisted that Jesse Lingard is ‘too good a player’ to warm the bench at Old Trafford.
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Real Madrid will be home at last this Sunday when they finally return to their iconic - and new-look stadium, the Bernabeu.

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The Japan Football Association said Thursday it has relinquished its right to host this year’s FIFA Club World Cup following discussions with world football’s governing body, amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

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Liverpool believe FIFA has no basis with which to ban Premier League clubs from selecting South American players who were refused permission to go on international duty this weekend.

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After a chaotic summer transfer window, Barcelona are targeting the renewal of a core of players they believe to be the future of the club - Ansu Fati, Ronald Araujo, Pedri and Ousmane Dembele.

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There are not many 12-year-olds who suddenly find themselves as the centre of attention in the world of football.

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Last week: Ronaldo broke the record for most goals in men’s international history.

This week: Messi broke record for most goals by a South American in men’s international history.

Enjoy every moment :goat:

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