⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Ashley Cole has joined Frank Lampard’s backroom staff at Everton.

Reunited :handshake:

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Edouard Mendy has made FOUR finals in the last year :clap:

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All these duos are now playing at Barcelona :eyes:

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:black_small_square: He was the first player to score more than 20 Premier League goals for 5 consecutive seasons and was voted the best Premier League player of the 2000s :crown:

:black_small_square: The MOST Premier League Golden Boot awards in history (4) :soccer::fire:

:black_small_square: He’s an INVINCIBLE, too. :exploding_head::clap:

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛! :clipperton_island::sunglasses:

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OFFICIAL: De Gea becomes 1st goalkeeper since 2016 to win PL Player of the Month

David de Gea has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month, becoming the first goalkeeper to win the award in six years.

The 31-year-old made 22 saves across four games for Manchester United in January, helping them move up into the top four of the Premier League.

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There’s only one player Declan Rice would want in the clutch moments :triumph:

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Kovacic scoops January’s EPL Goal of the Month award for Liverpool strike

Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic has won January’s Premier League Goal of the Month after his spectacular volley against Liverpool.

The strike came during Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against the Reds and sparked a comeback as the London side trailed 2-0 when Kovacic pulled one back.

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Happy birthday GOAT

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The GOAT turns 37 today





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Bayern Munich top the list of best-selling jerseys in Europe of 2021 :chart_with_upwards_trend:

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Zlatan on his time at Man United :eyes:

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37-year-old defender Sol Bamba calmly slotting in a penalty at Old Trafford to help knock Man United out of the FA Cup, less than a year after beating cancer… on World Cancer Day.

Some things are just meant to be :clap:

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Every single club Cristiano Ronaldo has scored against :star_struck:

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Do you remember Fábio Coentrão?

Former Real Madrid defender, 2x Champions League winner decided to retire from football at the age of 33.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s best friend has decided to work as a fisherman, owning a fleet of boats.

He said: “Life in the sea is not a shame, as many people think. It is a job like any other. Not only that, the sea is beautiful and we need it. People who love the sea and who want to experience the sea need to follow their dream.”

Respect. :portugal::clap:

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Who remembers this absolute legend Joseph Minala at 17-years-old when he played for Lazio. He’s 22 on the right.

Still blows my mind :joy:

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Some of the most jaw-dropping tattoos in football :art:

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Throwback to 2016/17 when 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨 scored 10 goals from quarter finals to the final of Champions League:

:soccer: 5 goals vs. 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐞𝐫’s Bayern Munich
:soccer: 3 goals vs. 𝐎𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐤’s Atletico Madrid
:soccer: 2 goals vs. 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐧’s Juventus

This Champions League knockout run will never be matched. There is a reason Ronaldo is called the Mr. Champions League :crown::portugal::goat:

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Lionel Messi has scored a goal in every calendar year since 2005 :exploding_head:

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#Ronaldo becomes first person to pass 400m Instagram followers

Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person to pass 400 million followers on Instagram.

Ronaldo has established himself as one of football’s all-time greats across a glittering 22-year career, breaking all kinds of individual records for goals while also winning the biggest team prizes the game has to offer.

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Cristiano Ronaldo drives his new Cadillac Escalade into Manchester United training

Cristiano Ronaldo reported back to Manchester United training in style today, having pulled up in his £150,000 Cadillac Escalade - his birthday present from his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.

The superstar celebrated his 37th birthday on Sunday alongside his partner, who gifted him the sleek, pimped-out SUV.

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