⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Most goals prevented per 90 minutes in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

◉ Edouard Mendy
◎ Walter Benítez
◎ Alfred Gomis
◎ Pau López
◎ Aaron Ramsdale

Mendy’s replacement at Rennes makes the list. :clap:

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Didier Drogba has been appointed World Health Organization Ambassador for Sports and Health :clap:

He will help promote the benefits of physical activity, healthy lifestyles and the value of sports, particularly for youth :handshake:

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England have been ordered to play at least one match behind closed doors after the Football Association were hit with a stadium ban for the violence that marred the Euro 2020 final.

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in 2018 Cesc Fàbregas has received a Guinness World Records for becoming the fastest player to provide 100 assists in the Premier League!

Cesc Fàbregas said: “I’m not the fastest, I’m not the strongest, I’m not the most flexible, I don’t jump high but to achieve this record in my career is one of the proudest things.”

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Santi Cazorla at 36 years of age being presented with the 2020/21 QSL Player of the Year award.

He scored 13 goals and registered 11 assists in just 20 games last season. :fire:

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FC Barcelona have revealed the new design for future Camp Nou :stadium:

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Gio Reyna will likely miss the USMNT November World Cup qualifiers with his hamstring recovery taking longer than expected, per Roger Gonzalez

This includes USA vs. Mexico on November 12.

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Cancel all your plans this week :heart_eyes:

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The European Super League is back with a new proposal that ‘will please every football fan’

  • No permanent members.
  • Clubs qualify based on domestic performances.
  • 20 clubs, all European Leagues will be given a chance to qualify.
  • A 2nd division with 20 other teams.
  • Provide fans with financial help in order to attend away games and will limit ticket prices.

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Most opponents scored against in UCL history.

Sit back and enjoy them :goat:

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: :brown_circle: Why is FIFA insisting on staging the World Cup every two years?

FIFA president Infantino confirms that FIFA Club World Cup 2021 will be in UAE in early 2022

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Updated FIFA world rankings:

  1. Belgium
  2. Brazil
  3. France
  4. Italy
  5. England
  6. Argentina
  7. Spain
  8. Portugal
  9. Mexico
  10. Denmark

England drop two places to 5th after draws with Poland & Hungary.

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Messi and Ronaldo refuse to let the next generation take over :crown:

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Everyone wants a piece of Ronaldo :eyes::grin::grin::grinning::grinning:

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𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢 gave 29 penalties to his teammates in his career :handshake:

:brazil: Neymar - 11
:uruguay: Suarez - 9
:cameroon: Eto’o - 3
:fr: Griezmann - 2
:brazil: Coutinho - 2
:sweden: Ibrahimovic - 1
:fr: Mbappé - 1

In 9 of these penalties, Messi could have completed a hattrick! :exploding_head::crown:

Unselfishness should be a stat :clap:

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Leo Messi, 2021:

:tshirt: 49 games
:soccer: 40 goals
:a: 14 assists
:medal_sports: 27x MOTM
:1st_place_medal: La Liga topscorer
:1st_place_medal: Copa América topscorer
:1st_place_medal: Copa América most assists
:1st_place_medal: Copa América Player of the Tournament
:trophy: Copa América winner
:trophy: Copa del Rey winner
:argentina: South America all time topscorer record

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Gerard Pique is now level with Roberto Carlos as the highest scoring defender in Champions League history :star:

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For the first time since 1997, Canada have entered the top 50 in FIFA’s men’s world rankings.

They started the year in 72nd place and have since jumped to 48th :muscle::canada:

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