⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

:soccer: MESSI GOAL!!!

:point_right: 11th Argentina goal in 2022
:point_right: 44th international friendly goal
:point_right: 91st total goal for Argentina
:point_right: 786th senior career goal

GOAT. :goat::clap:t4:

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:white_check_mark: Messi’s Argentina are now 3⃣6⃣ games unbeaten! They will play to equal the record in their first World Cup game against Saudi Arabia next Tuesday.

:1st_place_medal: :it: 37 games (2018-21)
:2nd_place_medal: :argentina: 36 games (2019-) :chart_with_upwards_trend:
:3rd_place_medal: :es: 35 games (2007-09)
:3rd_place_medal: :brazil: 35 games (1993-96)
:3rd_place_medal: :algeria: 35 games (2018-22)

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The FA have charged Ivan Toney with 232 separate breaches of their betting rules.

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Sébastien Haller announced he will undergo surgery to remove a tumor that he has been receiving treatment for since July.

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:rotating_light: United Kingdom and Ireland have submitted their joint bid to host Euro 2028. :uk::ireland:

(Source: @SkySportsNews)

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The respect Ronaldo has for Messi :raised_hands:

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:rotating_light::es: NEW:

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has been left ‘surprised’ after receiving a message from the head of the Spanish FA congratulating him on his international retirement, despite having yet to retire for his country.

What is happening? :sweat_smile::rofl:

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:small_blue_diamond:Most assists in football history

:argentina:Leo Messi: 346
:wales:Ryan Giggs: 268
:england:David Beckham: 251
:argentina:Angel Di Maria: 250
:portugal:Luis Figo: 244
:brazil:Neymar: 243
:serbia:Dusan Tadic: 237
:de:Thomas Muller: 236
:uruguay:Luis Suarez: 236
:belgium:Kevin De Bruyne: 235
:fr:Thierry Henry: 235
:de:Mesut Ozil: 234
:portugal:Cristiano Ronaldo: 233
:es:Cesc Fabregas: 230
:us:Landon Donovan: 226


:exclamation:According to some sources, :netherlands:Johan Cruyff, :brazil:Pele and :hungary:Ferenc Puskas have about 330 assists, but they aren’t mentioned in the list; because the exact numbers of their assists aren’t known. Because of the lack of advanced sources (like social media) and not recording assists in their era, their accurate stats are unknown.

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PSG’s Sergio Ramos named BEST DEFENDER OF ALL TIME at Globe Soccer Awards 2022 :trophy:

Efootballnews

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Just a day before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in earnest at Qatar, Portugal talisman Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday, shared an exclusive look of his new wax statue for the Madame Tussauds wax museum.

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This photo has…

• 1,814 apps
• 12 Ballon d’Ors
• 70 trophies
• 1,604 goals
• 581 assists

Lionel Messi x Cristiano Ronaldo — there will never be anything like this ever again. Be thankful to have watched them :goat::goat:

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★Neymar in 2022 :point_down:

39 Games
36 starts
30 Goals
18 Assists
69 Dribbles
122 Key passes
31 Big chances created
254 Duels won
46 Tackles
133 Times fouled
3 Penalties won

This is his year🔥

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:rotating_light: Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person on earth to have HALF A BILLION Instagram followers. :calling:

500 MILLION. :eyes::exploding_head:

(:camera_flash: Cristiano/IG)

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the first person in history to hit 500M followers on Instragram :chart_with_upwards_trend:

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:netherlands: Cody Gakpo stats this season for Club & country:

• PSV: 20 Games, 13 Goals & 17 Assists

• Netherlands: 9 Games, 4 Goals & 2 Assists

Remember the name!! :clap:t4::fire:

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Cristiano Ronaldo posted his new watch on Instagram that features 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 header he scored against Manchester United.

Shortly after, it was announced that he and Manchester United are parting ways :sweat_smile:

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:rotating_light: Manchester United’s market valuation rose by 17% after owners the Glazer family said they are considering selling the club.

[Source: Sky Sports]

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Colombian footballer Andres Balanta has died after collapsing during training.

Balanta, who was playing for Argentinian side Atletico Tucuman, has unfortunately passed away after collapsing during training, the club have confirmed.

Local newspaper La Gaceta confirmed that Balanta has a history of fainting whilst playing for one of his previous clubs Deportivo Cali.

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