⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

Karim Benzema’s agent has claimed he would have been available to play for France from the World Cup round-of-16 stage, but was sent home prematurely by coach Didier Deschamps and the team’s medical staff.

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A reminder that no one has had more goal contributions in Europe’s top 5 leagues than Cody Gakpo this season :triumph::fire:

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Hajime Moriyasu will continue as Japan’s national team manager going into the 2026 World Cup.

This is the first time a Japan manager has remained in the position following a World Cup in it’s history :jp::clap:

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Qatar University will turn the room Leo Messi stayed at during the World Cup into a mini museum :argentina:

The university campus was Argentina’s home base for their entire stay in Doha.

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:brazil: Ronaldo Nazario won his 1st Ballon d’Or in 1997 at the age of 21.

:tshirt: 70 games
:soccer: 59 goals
:dart: 15 assists
:handshake: 74 goal contributions
:trophy: 2 trophies

The Best striker in the history of Football. :raised_hands:t4::clap:t4:

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A post was merged into an existing topic: :soccer: Pele - The King Of Football!

A post was merged into an existing topic: :soccer: Pele - The King Of Football!

Earlier this season, Enock Mwepu was forced to retire at the age of 24 due to a hereditary heart condition.

Now, he’s rejoined the club as an academy coach, helping to develop the next generation.

Things you love to see :clap::blue_heart:

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Al-Nassr have DOUBLED their following in just a few hours since announcing the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo :chart_with_upwards_trend:

The Ronaldo effect ™

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Al-Nassr fans appear to be getting their hands on Cristiano Ronaldo kits at the team store :eyes:

(via MUATH_ALJANDAL/Twitter)

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:star2: Only 2 players in Football History have these:

:trophy: League trophies
:trophy: League Cups
:trophy: UEFA Champions League
:trophy: FIFA World Cup
:trophy: UEFA Euro/Copa America
:soccer: Brace In a World Cup Final
:soccer: Goal in UCL final
:medal_sports: World Cup Golden ball
:1st_place_medal: Euro/Copa Best Player
:star: Ballon d’Or
:star2: FIFA Best Player of the Year

Lionel Messi & Zinedine Zidane, The Great Number 10s. :raised_hands:t4::goat:

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:soccer: La Liga Top Scorers All-time:

:argentina: Lionel Messi (474)
:portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo (311)
:es: Telmo Zarra (251)
:mexico: Hugo Sánchez (234)
:es: Raúl (228)
:argentina: Alfredo Di Stéfano (227)
:fr: Karim Benzema (226)
:es: César Rodríguez (211)
:es: Quini (219)
:es: Pahiño (212)

:fire::fire::fire:

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Cristiano Ronaldo has likely played his final Champions League game. His record in the competition is ridiculous:

:black_small_square: Five-time winner
:black_small_square: Most goals (140)
:black_small_square: Most goals in a UCL season (17)
:black_small_square: Most goals in the knockout stages (67)
:black_small_square: Most appearances (183)
:black_small_square: Seven-time top scorer
:black_small_square: Only player to score in three finals
:black_small_square: Only player to score in 11 straight games

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‘Finished’ Cristiano Ronaldo last season:

:trophy: Most Premier League POTM awards
:trophy: Most Man United POTM awards
:trophy: Man United’s Player of the Year
:soccer: Man United’s top scorer
:soccer: Man United’s Goal of the Season
:bust_in_silhouette: Included in Premier League Team of the Year

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Mbappé and Messi led the way in 2022 :handshake:


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Lionel Messi’s 2022 >>>

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:dart: Most assists in 2022:

:argentina: Leo Messi - 30
:belgium: Kevin De Bruyne - 27
:serbia: Dušan Tadić - 27
:brazil: Neymar - 20
:fr: Ousmane Dembélé - 20

Happy New year. :fire::tada::clap:t4:

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:uruguay: Luis Suarez stats by Clubs:

:es: FC Barcelona: 195 goals & 113 assists
:netherlands: Ajax- 111 goals & 69 assists
:england: Liverpool- 82 goals & 46 assists
:es: Atletico- 34 goals & 6 assists
:netherlands: FC Groningen- 15 goals & 7 assists
:uruguay: Nacional- 8 goals & 3 assists

:trophy: 19 trophies

:white_check_mark: Luis Suarez joins Gremio on a 2-year deal.

LEGENDARY STRIKER. :fire::clap:t4:

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The Premier League remains the best league in Europe, according to UEFA :1st_place_medal::bar_chart::eu:

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:rotating_light: The absence of Neymar in Brazil for Pelé’s funeral is causing a lot of talk in his home country.

Some wonder how he was able to pressure PSG to allow him to return to Brazil for carnival in the past and today not be able to come to pay tribute to Pele.

(Source: @RMCsport )

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