⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

[Samuel]

Herve Renard is the first manager to win a game at the Women’s World Cup and at the Men’s World Cup

[Samuel]

Pep Guardiola, Xavi, and Arteta progressed from La Masia to managing the biggest clubs in the world:

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Xavi (FC Barcelona)
Arteta (Arsenal)

Impressive journey!

[Samuel]

Neymar Jr. had 218 successful dribbles in the 2016/17 season, the most that season!

Unstoppable!

[Goodness]

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a Women’s World Cup today.

This tournament continues to inspire and break boundaries for future generations

[Samuel]

Diego Godin says goodbye

627 professional appearances
161 Uruguay caps
LaLiga
Europa League
Copa del Rey
European Super Cup
Spanish Super Cup
Copa America

[Samuel]

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi want to retire together

[Samuel]

EA FC24 will include an official Ballon d’Or ceremony for the first time
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[Samuel]

Never forget, Lewandowski scored 5 goals in 9 minutes after coming on as a substitute, a record that may never be broken!

Gold!

[Samuel]

OFFICIAL: Footballers with the most Guinness World Records:

Lionel Messi — 41
Cristiano Ronaldo — 40
Lewandowski — 9
Kylian Mbappe — 5
Neymar jr — 4

[Samuel]

Odds for Ballon d’Or candidates, according to Skybet.

- Messi 75%
- Haaland 19%
- De Bruyne 2%
- Rodri 2%
- Mbappe 1%

[Goodness]

Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid’s top scorer of all time and 2nd top assister.

Karim Benzema is Real Madrid’s 2nd top scorer of all time and top assister.

Both signed in the same transfer window…

L E G E N D S

[Samuel]

Goals in must-win matches within 24 hours of each other

Messi and Ronaldo are still connected

[Samuel]

Lionel Messi is the World Soccer Player of the Year 2022.

Congratulations

[Samuel]

3 games played
3 goals scored

Karim Benzema is on fire for Al Ittihad.

[Goodness]

Bernard Kamungo was a Tanzanian refugee who moved to Texas when he was a teen. In his senior year, his brother signed him up for North Texas SC’s open tryouts, where he was signed and eventually caught the eye of FC Dallas.

Last night, he scored an unreal goal vs. Inter Miami

[Goodness]

Not only did Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie start and play in every single minute of her country’s WWC campaign, but she also holds a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology from Yale University.

Alozie also works as a part–time cancer research technician at the Texas Children’s Hospital.

Star on and off the pitch

[Daniel]

Brazilian forward HULK broke up with his wife of 12 years back in July 2019, having three children.

He came out and officially confirmed that he is dating his ex-Wife’s NIECE and the pair got engaged.

He is now engaged to his children’s cousin…