⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Louis Van Gaal is the new manager of Netherlands. The former Man Utd boss has come out of retirement and signed a 18-month contract. (Source: De Telegraaf)

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Alex Scott makes history :clap::video_game:

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Karim Benzema has tested positive for COVID-19, Real Madrid have confirmed :loudspeaker:

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Christian Eriksen will not be allowed to play for Inter Milan again unless the defibrillator installed after his cardiac arrest while on Denmark duty is removed, the Italian Football Association has revealed.

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Christian Eriksen would need to have his defibrillator removed in order to return to action at Inter, says Italy’s technical scientific committee.

Officials say Eriksen must prove that he is clear of any health concerns to resume his professional career at San Siro.

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BREAKING: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new contract with the club until 2024, with the option of a further year.

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:spiral_calendar: 29th July 1996: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signs for Manchester United.

:spiral_calendar: 24th July 2021: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signs a new deal, remaining as Manchester United manager until at least 2024.

25 years on and the love affair between United and Solskjaer continues. :japanese_ogre:

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s overall record in charge of Manchester United:

:stadium: 151 Games
:white_check_mark: 85 Wins
:handshake: 32 Draws
:x: 34 Defeats

:bar_chart: 56% Win Ratio
:bar_chart: 1.9 Points Per Game

A new deal until 2024. :writing_hand:

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Atletico Madrid confirmed Geoffrey Kondogbia has tested positive for coronavirus after undergoing medical test on Friday morning.

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A post was merged into an existing topic: :red_circle: Barcelona pre season 2021:fixture schedule, Result, live updates and More

‘Forza Ivan’

AC Milan’s squad show their support for CEO Ivan Gazidis who was diagnosed with throat cancer earlier this month :heart::black_heart:

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Some pre-season scores from around Europe today :point_down:

:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 QPR 4-2 Manchester United :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
:it: Juventus 3-1 Cesena :it:
:es: Barcelona 3-1 Girona :es:
:de: Bayern 2-2 Ajax :netherlands:
:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal 4-1 Millwall :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
:de: Dortmund 0-2 Athletic Club :es:
:fr: PSG 1-0 Orleans :fr:
:it: Milan 5-0 Modena :it:

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Robert Lewandowski Voted German Player of The Year

For the second year running!

Lewandowski, who bettered Gerd Mueller’s 49-year-old scoring record in May as he netted his 41st Bundesliga goal of the season, received 356 of the 563 votes on offer.

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Thomas Tuchel has been voted Germany’s Coach of the Year :blue_heart:

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BREAKING: Aston Villa confirm assistant head coach John Terry has left the club.

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On This Day: In 2010, Raul left Real Madrid after 16 years

He joined Schalke where he was so good the club retired the no.7 shirt in his honour, despite only spending two seasons in the Bundesliga

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Robert Lewandowski has signed a deal with Amazon Prime to make a documentary on his life story set to premiere in 2022 :clapper:

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been told he has “more responsibility” at Juventus now by Massimiliano Allegri, who says he “expects a lot” from the striker in 2021-22.

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PSG announced that Sergio Ramos injured his left calf in training and will start training in a week.

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Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech is ready to get the Premier League campaign started after the team’s 2-1 win against Bournemouth in pre-season friendly on Tuesday.

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