⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Saturday: Manchester United vs. Manchester City.

:crossed_swords::popcorn:

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Roberto Firmino will miss at least a month after suffering a hamstring injury vs. Atletico, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed

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Xavi: “In the last 15-20 years, the best central midfielder is Scholes.” :scream:

Cristiano Ronaldo: “Scholes is the best I’ve played with.” :astonished:

Leo Messi: “At La Masia, his name was mentioned a lot. He’s a teacher.” :open_mouth:

Kids today will never understand how good Paul Scholes was :raised_hands::red_circle:

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All-time top MLS goalscorer Chris Wondolowski has announced his retirement

:one::seven: seasons
:one::seven::one: MLS goals

Legend :raised_hands:

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OFFICIAL: Newcastle United appoint Eddie Howe as head coach

Newcastle’s new Saudi-led regime have finally appointed their first manager, with Eddie Howe having signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to take over at St James’ Park.

The 43-year-old had been out of a job since leaving Bournemouth following their relegation from the Premier League two seasons ago, but after talks progressed last week and he watched their draw at Brighton from the stands, Howe was officially confirmed in the post on Monday.

‘It is a great honour to become head coach of a club with the stature and history of Newcastle United. It is a very proud day for me and my family,’ Howe said.

'This is a wonderful opportunity, but there is also a lot of work ahead of us and I am eager to get onto the training ground to start working with the players.

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Rashford ‘withdraws from England squad for WCQ’ to work on fitness

Marcus Rashford ‘has pulled out’ of Gareth Southgate’s upcoming England squad for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino.

The Manchester United striker will instead remain with his club and work on regaining his sharpness, according to the Telegraph.

Rashford is still working his way back to match fitness following his long lay-off for surgery at the start of the campaign.

He was also taken ill after United’s 2-2 draw against Atalanta in Bergamo and consequently missed two days of training last week.

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In 2015, Pogba lost the UCL final

2016, Griezmann lost the UCL final
2016, Pogba and Griezmann also lost the Euro’s

2017, Pogba scored a goal and won the Europa

2018, Griezmann scored a goal and won the Europa

In 2018, Pogba and Griezmann both scored and won the World Cup. :heart:

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Most combined goals 𝙖𝙣𝙙 assists in Europe’s top leagues :point_down:

:es: Karim Benzema: 17
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mohamed Salah: 17

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Paul Pogba has been ruled out of France’s World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Finland after suffering a right thigh injury.

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Paul Parker: Harry Maguire should be STRIPPED of captaincy

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to strip Harry Maguire of the Manchester United captaincy because he isn’t ‘a good fit’ and the decision to promote him ‘didn’t make any sense,’ claims former United title winner Paul Parker.

Maguire was elevated to the role of captain following the departure of Ashley Young to Inter Milan back in January 2020.

The £80million defender - a world record fee for his position - is an established international with England but for Parker, he doesn’t suit the profile required to captain a club as big as Manchester United.

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Marcus Rashford received his MBE today for services to vulnerable children in the UK during the pandemic :clap::medal_military:

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70 games played since signing in 2019 :ambulance:
Five games played this season :grimacing:

Is Aaron Ramsey on his way back to the Premier League :motorway:

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The Best FIFA Men’s Player will be awarded on 17th Jan 2022. The vote will begin on 22nd Nov, end on 10th Dec

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Marcus Rashford is giving his MBE award to his Mum :heart:

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Lionel Messi trained with the Argentina national team ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil.

Messi missed PSG’s last two games because of “knee and hamstring pains,” according to the club.

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US Soccer Federation and Nike announced they’ve agreed a long-term deal to extend their partnership with USMNT and USWNT.

It’s the largest commercial agreement in the history of the US Soccer Federation and will focus on elevating the profile of the women’s game globally.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the proud owner of what is thought to be the world’s most expensive watch, priced at an outrageous £371,000.

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Ranking up every single Balon d’ Or nominees.


Diaz leading the first line,
Ronaldo following up,
Chelsea’s joginho and Liverpool Mo sallah in the last five,
Benzema who has been exceptional and of course the one man who is always among the nominies for the past couple of years . Lionel messi
And of course the one man who cannot just stop scoring. Lewandowski

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USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter has confirmed that Christian Pulisic will not start in their World Cup qualifier vs. Mexico on Friday.

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The Premier League announces a mid-season break starting November 14 next year, one week before the World Cup starts in Qatar :calendar:

The league will restart on December 26, just eight days after the World Cup final.

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