⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to score a World Cup hat-trick against Spain :exploding_head:

h|t: TW/cr7raprhymes

11 Likes

:two::four::one: wins

Bruce Arena becomes the winningest coach in MLS history with New England Revolution’s 1-0 win today :clap:

11 Likes

Ajax’s record in the Eredivisie this season is absolutely crazy :exploding_head:

10 Likes

Charlotte FC set the new MLS attendance record in their first ever home game :raised_hands:

13 Likes

Only four players have hit double figures in goals and assists in Europe’s top five leagues this season.

The double-double club :fire:

12 Likes

Ex-Man United boss O’Farrell - who was hand-picked by Matt Busby - dies aged 94

As if replacing Sir Matt Busby wasn’t difficult enough for Frank O’Farrell, the Irishman had to work in the shadow of the iconic Manchester United manager.

Like Wilf McGuinness before, O’Farrell lasted just 18 months in the hotseat before he was sacked in December 1972.

14 Likes

Man United and PSG’s win percentages without their GOATs this season :goat:

13 Likes

Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud have produced more goals than Lukaku and Havertz since leaving Chelsea :eyes:

11 Likes

FIFA announce Poland will receive a bye to the World Cup qualifying final for path B and will face the winners of the match between Sweden and Czech Republic.

Poland were originally scheduled to face Russia in March

11 Likes

LIGA MX announce Querétaro sanctions, including:

:black_small_square: Home matches played behind closed doors for a year
:black_small_square: Supporters group, Querétaro Animation, banned from home games for 3 years
:black_small_square: Guilty parties banned for life from any football stadiums

10 Likes

OFFICIAL: CAS registers Russian Football Union’s appeals against FIFA & UEFA

OFFICIAL: CAS registers the appeals filed by the Football Union of Russia against the decisions taken by FIFA and UEFA to suspend Russian teams and clubs from their competitions.

Lausanne, 8 March 2022 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) registered earlier today the appeals filed by the Football Union of Russia (FUR) against the decisions taken on 28 February 2022 by the bureau of the FIFA Council (the FIFA appeal) and the UEFA Executive Committee (the UEFA appeal)(collectively, the Challenged Decisions) to suspend all Russian teams and clubs from participation in their respective competitions until further notice.

13 Likes

Goals in the 2021-22 season:

42: Lewandowski :poland:
41:
40:
39:
38:
37:
36:
35:
34:
33:
32:
31:
30:
29:
28:
27: Benzema :fr: & Salah :egypt:
26:
25: Immobile :it:

A league of his own.

12 Likes

After a 20-year partnership with Puma, Italy’s kits will be supplied by Adidas from 2023 :tshirt:

13 Likes

Los Blancos congratulate Benzema’s record with “Mount Real Madrid” poster

In the Champions League clash against PSG, Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid captain, helps the Los Blancos to eliminate the Parisians with his spectacular hat-trick.

In the mean time, the three goals and the French striker broke multiple records at once. Adding the three goals, the captain’s goal record at Real Madrid has reached 309, surpassing the club legend Alfredo Di Stefano.

14 Likes

AC Milan will sell a special edition replica Andriy Shevchenko jersey from the 2003 Champions League final which features the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

All proceeds will be donated to the Italian Red Cross’ project in Ukraine.

(via AC Milan)

14 Likes

We are witnessing a legend in the making :star_struck:

(h/t sebascouting/Twitter)

11 Likes

Will we ever get to see Messi or Ronaldo lift the Champions League trophy again? :trophy:

13 Likes

The Ballon d’Or award will go through a number of reforms ahead of the next ceremony :trophy:

14 Likes

Sebastien Haller has now scored 32 goals this season :exploding_head:

17 Likes

France Football has announced the Ballon d’Or will now be given to the best player over a standard European season rather than during a calendar year.

The 2021-22 campaign will end with the 2022 Women’s Euros, and the 2022 World Cup will be included in the 2022-23 awards.

18 Likes