⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

:argentina: Lionel Messi stats in 2022:

:tshirt: 49 games
:soccer: 32 goals
:dart: 29 assists
:handshake: 61 goal contributions

35 years Old. :raised_hands:t2:

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Hakan Calhanoglu with the ultimate respect for Cristiano Ronaldo :clap:

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Just a normal start to the season for this man :goat:

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England’s ages at the next World Cup:

:england: Bukayo Saka (25)
:england: Mason Mount (27)
:england: Trent Alexander-Arnold (28)
:england: Declan Rice (27)
:england: Marcus Rashford (29)
:england: Ben White (29)
:england: Jude Bellingham (23)
:england: Phil Foden (26)

Ready to hit their prime :muscle:

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Michael B. Jordan is part of a consortium that is now a part-owner of Premier League side Bournemouth

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:brazil: Neymar Jr is having an incredible season:

:tshirt: 22 games
:soccer: 17 goals
:dart: 13 assists
:handshake: 30 goal contributions

The Magician. :fire::fire:

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:dart: Most assists this season so far (Club):

:argentina: Lionel Messi (14)
:belgium: Kevin Se Bruyne (13)
:brazil: Neymar JR. (12)
:fr: Kolo Muani (10)
:fr: Ousmane Dembele (7)

:fire::fire::fire:

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Fernando Santos is out as Portugal head coach, per multiple reports.

After taking over in 2014, he led them to the Euros in 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in 2019 :portugal:

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After 143 caps, one World Cup and one European Championship, Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football :es:

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced a new Club World Cup competition that will start in 2025 with 32 teams :trophy::earth_americas:

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The men’s and women’s World Cup trophies at Lusail Stadium :camera_flash:

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Karim Benzema has rejected an invitation from French president Emmanuel Macron to attend the World Cup final, sources have told ESPN.

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Karim Benzema announces that he’s retiring from international football on his 35th birthday.

The Frenchman scored 37 goals in 97 games since making his debut in 2007 :fr:

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Argentina have declared today a national holiday to celebrate their World Cup triumph in Buenos Aires :trophy::tada:

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:rotating_light: FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to hold the World Cup every THREE years in a bid to transform international football.

(Source: @MailSport)

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:rotating_light: Antoine Griezmann and Hugo Lloris were ‘happy’ when Karim Benzema left the France squad due to injury.

They never accepted his return in the first place because of their leadership status within the group.

(Source: @Romain_Molina)

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:rotating_light: Benjamin Pavard made several remarks from the bench or in training to his teammates, which the staff considered very inappropriate.

There were very tense words between the player and Didier Deschamps.

His attitude caused a negative atmosphere. :fr:

(Source: @Romain_Molina )

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Ibrahima Konaté and Dejan Lovren are the last two players to lose BOTH the World Cup final and Champions League final in the same year.

They both played for Liverpool at the time.

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