⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Yacine Brahimi celebrated before scoring the goal that sealed Algeria’s Arab Cup final win on Saturday :boom:

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Their best years :exploding_head:



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:portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 60+ Goals :soccer: for four consecutive years.
:spiral_calendar:2011: 60
:spiral_calendar:2012: 63
:spiral_calendar:2013: 69
:spiral_calendar:2014: 61
Total: 253 Goals :soccer: in 4 years

And Messi in those 4 years.
:spiral_calendar:2011: 59
:spiral_calendar:2012: 91
:spiral_calendar:2013: 45
:spiral_calendar:2014: 58
Total: 253 Goals :soccer: in 4 years, exactly the same as Ronaldo

:heart_eyes:

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It’s hard to believe Kylian Mbappé is only turning 23. Since making his debut at 16, he’s won:

:black_small_square: World Cup
:black_small_square: 4x Ligue 1
:black_small_square: 3x Coupe de France
:black_small_square: 2x Coupe de la Ligue
:black_small_square: 2x Ligue 1 Player of the Year
:black_small_square: Golden Boy
:black_small_square: Kopa Trophy

And he’s just getting started :zap:

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OFFICIAL: UEFA rule that Tottenham forfeit their Europa Conference League fixture with Rennes, postponed on December 9 due to COVID cases.

The 3-0 loss means Spurs are out of the competition

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Robert Lewandowski is the only player from Europe’s top five leagues that scored more goals in 2021 than Kylian Mbappe :fr::chart_with_upwards_trend:

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EA released three newspaper stands across NYC, Paris and London to celebrate the launch of the six new Next Generation FUT players on FIFA 22 :newspaper:

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Barcelona play their last game of 2021 today.

It’s been a year to forget :pensive:

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At 21 years old, Dusan Vlahovic has already equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s best return of 33 Serie A goals in a calendar year :exploding_head:

He has one more game to beat his tally, which is the most anyone has scored since 1960 :eyes:

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AC Milan and Inter Milan reveal the plans for their new stadium that will replace the San Siro.

Welcome to “The Cathedral” :it:

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Mbappe’s PSG teammates got him a special shirt for his birthday :sweat_smile:

(via Juan Bernat)

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Victor Osimhen says he is available for selection at the Africa Cup of Nations despite missing the last month through injury :nigeria:

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Ronaldo finished as Juventus top scorer for 2021.

Messi finished as Barcelona top scorer for 2021.

They both left in the summer :astonished:

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Goals scored for club & country at the age of 23 years old:

◎ Lionel Messi (140)
◎ Cristiano Ronaldo (102)
◉ Kylian Mbappé (198)
◎ Messi + Ronaldo (242)

Mbappé is setting a serious pace. :exploding_head:

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Stars of the 2010 World Cup still doing their thing today :rewind:

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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with a seventh count of rape alleged to have taken place in July this year.

The club suspended Mendy back in August.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi finish 2021 as Juventus and Barcelona’s top scorers despite leaving in the summer :goat:

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Only Robert Lewandowski scored more goals than Dusan Vlahovic this year :scream:

He is world football’s next great No.9.

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Robert Lewandowski on Cristiano Ronaldo :vs: Lionel Messi.

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Giovanni Simeone, son of Diego, is having the best season of his career at Hellas Verona:

16 games
12 goals
2 assists
1.01 goals/90 minutes
89 minutes/goal

He’s currently 3rd in the Serie A Top Goalscorer charts, just behind Ciro Immobile and Dusan Vlahovic. :fire:

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