⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

[Samuel]

Mauro Icardi scored twice to settle the Istanbul derby

[Samuel]

Arsenal Women have set a record of 14 consecutive wins in the WSL.

They remain unbeaten this season

[Goodness]

Luis Suárez says goodbye to Nacional after winning the Uruguayan championship

He will be a free agent in January

[Goodness]

Fewest goals conceded in Europe’s top seven leagues this season:

◎ Barcelona: 4
◎ Benfica: 5
◉ Juventus: 7

Meanwhile, Inter Milan have conceded 17, their worst tally since 2011/12.

[Samuel]

All eyes on the clash at the top of the Europa League draw

[Goodness]

Only Napoli and PSG remain unbeaten in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues

[Samuel]

Neymar Jr. stats for Brazil:

121 games
75 goals
54 assists
129 goal contributions

Straight to the World Cup.

[Samuel]

Raphinha stats for Brazil:

11 games
5 goals
4 assists
9 goal contributions

Since the Copa America, only Neymar has more goals and assists for Brazil than Raphinha.

[Samuel]

Fikayo Tomori has made more successful tackles than any other English centre-back in Europe’s top five leagues since the start of last season.

Still not enough to get in the England squad

[Samuel]

The 5 most valuable U21 players in Europe after the latest transfermarkt update:

Pedri (€100m)
Jude Bellingham (€100m)
Jamal Musiala (€100m)
Bukayo Saka (€90m)
Pablo Gavi (€90m)

The Now & the Future.

[Samuel]

Lionel Messi for PSG:
18 Games
12 Goals
14 Assists
26 goal contributions

Erling Haaland for Man City:
17 Games
23 Goals
3 Assists
26 Goal contribution

That’s world class.

[Samuel]

A hero’s return for Karim Benzema and his Ballon d’Or in Lyon.

The Frenchman was born in Lyon, came up through their youth system and won four league titles with the club before moving to Real Madrid

[Samuel]

Joan Laporta believes Barcelona are set to receive an initial bonus of €1 billion if the breakaway European Super League goes ahead

[Samuel]

Antonio Rüdiger has donated all his expected World Cup earnings to help 11 children undergo surgery in Sierra Leone, the country where his mother is from, per MARCA

[Sholadoye]

Benzema says Ronaldo hasn’t reached out to him after winning the Ballon d’Or.

[Sholadoye]

Aaron Lennon announces his retirement from football

[Samuel]

Bayern: 82
PSG: 63
Leipzig: 58
Napoli: 57
Manchester City: 57

Bayern have the most goals for teams in Europe’s top five leagues across all competitions. Crushing it

[Samuel]

Players with the most assists in the European top five leagues 2022/23:

Lionel Messi (10)
Kevin De Bruyne (9)
Neymar (9)
Randal Kolo Muani (9)

Kings of Assists.

[Samuel]

Neymar and Vinicius stats this season before the World Cup 2022:

Neymar jr. for PSG:
20 games, 15 goals and 12 assists

Vinicius Jr. for Real Madrid:
21 games, 10 goals and 5 assists

Showtime.