⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

[Samuel]

Neymar let Philippe Coutinho take the penalty.

He knew how much it would mean.

[Samuel]

Just Zlatan things

[Samuel]

Vinicius Jr. acquired 120 tickets for Brazil’s game vs. Chile with the hope of celebrating his first international goal with family and friends

He delivered

[Samuel]

Argentina haven’t lost a game since July 2019

[Samuel]

What’s next for Lionel Messi after the 2022 World Cup?

[Sholadoye]

Ibrahimovic: ‘I’ll play until I see someone better than me’

Zlatan Ibrahimovic doesn’t want to retire from football and ‘regret it for the rest of his life’, so the Milan veteran ‘wants to play as long as possible.’

The 40-year-old Swedish forward has scored eight goals and provided two assists in 18 Serie A appearances this season for the Rossoneri, being an important figure for the squad both on and off the pitch. He has struggled with both Achilles tendon problems and knee issues this season, forcing him to miss a number of matches.

[Jay]

Thiago Silva has been honoured on the Maracana walk of fame!!!

[Jay]

Lionel Messi has reached 760 career goals! The fastest player to do so!!!

[Sholadoye]

Switzerland fans

[Samuel]

Argentina are currently on the longest unbeaten run in international football.

The World Cup starts in 240 days

[Samuel]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic explains why he’s missed out on the Ballon d’Or

[Samuel]

Paul Pogba wants to play for something

[Goodness]

The USMNT will officially clinch World Cup qualification if they avoid losing to Costa Rica by 6 goals on Wednesday.

They haven’t lost by 6 goals since a 1979 friendly against France (6-0) in New Jersey.

[Goodness]

Players in football history who have scored in every minute (1-90) of a game:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Cristiano Ronaldo
Luis Suarez

Elite list.

[Goodness]

Goalkeepers to register an assist in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season:

Ben Foster
Alisson
Jose Sa
Yassine Bounou
Jasper Cillessen
Pepe Reina
Mike Maignan
Yann Sommer
Marco Bizot
Pau Lopez

[Goodness]

Best duel success rate in Europe’s top five leagues this season (50+ contested):

◉ 84.8% - John Stones (66)
◉ 76.9% - Chris Smalling (108)
◉ 72.1% - Virgil van Dijk (165)
◉ 72.0% - Raphaël Varane (107)

[Goodness]

Best mins per assist record in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season (5+ assists):

1⃣ O. Dembele - 84 mins
2⃣ P. Pogba - 127 mins
3⃣ T. Muller - 132 mins
4⃣ L. Messi - 143 mins
5⃣ L. Majer - 146 mins

[Goodness]

The 5-sub rule is set to become permanent in IFAB’s rules of the game.

(Source: sport)

[Samuel]

Christian Pulisic did the worm celebration for 15-year-old USMNT fan Mason Ogle,