⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

Bruno Fernandes ‘involved in a car crash with star escaping serious injury’

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has escaped serious injury after being involved in a car crash this morning, according to reports.

The Press Association claim that midfielder Fernandes, 27, emerged unscathed after an incident involving his Porsche - and he is expected to train as usual today.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina have announced that their newborn baby boy has died.

Thinking of them during this difficult time :pray:

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Carlo Ancelotti has picked his team to support at the World Cup :canada:

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Wayne Rooney’s Derby County have been relegated to the third tier of English football :neutral_face:

They were handed a 21-point deduction this season due to breaches of profitability and sustainability rules.

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39-year-old Pepe is still at the top of his game :muscle:

(via tonny_316/TW)

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USMNT will play a friendly against Morocco on June 1 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, reports Pat Brennan.

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Fast & Furious announce their latest film, FAST X.

Kazuyoshi Miura (55), Gigi Buffon (44), Joaquin (40), and Zlatan Ibrahimović (40) were playing professionally when the first film of the franchise was released in June 2001 :flushed:

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The Orlando Pride’s new away kit “Luna” is inspired by NASA’s Artemis Program, a project that aims to land the first woman and person of color on the moon.

The kit features an image of Artemis, the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology :new_moon: (:camera_flash: Orlando Pride)

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D.C. United has contacted Gareth Bale’s agents over a switch to MLS, reports Steven Goff

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Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt has smashed the record for the most expensive football jersey in history, after an early bid of £4 million at auction :argentina:

The previous record was £157,750, the selling price for Pele’s 1970 World Cup final shirt :moneybag:

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Reminder: Donny van de Beek was a Ballon d’Or nominee in the last season he played under Erik ten Hag :eyes:

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Club Brugge are placing 24,000 QR codes around their stadium so any spectator can report racism and abuse as it happens :iphone:

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Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt is about to become the most expensive football shirt ever :moneybag:

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Is Ronaldo aging better than Messi? :wine_glass:

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Italy are the Laureus World Team of the Year after winning Euro 2020 :trophy:

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Robert Lewandowski wins the Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award for breaking Gerd Müller’s record for most goals scored (41) in a single Bundesliga campaign, and his work with UNICEF :sparkles:

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Porto’s 58-game unbeaten streak in the league comes to an end after losing 1-0 to Braga.

What a run :clap:

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During Real Betis’ Copa del Rey trophy celebrations, 40-year-old Joaquín announced he will continue playing for one more year.

Legend :green_heart:

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Real madrid have high standard in the champions league

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Two of the most decorated footballers in history :trophy:

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