⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister was not pleased with the criticism her brother received over the international break :flushed:

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:rotating_light: BREAKING! The Premier League are looking to create an All-Star XI that would face a squad made up of the best players from La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A :heart_eyes::fire:
:england: A team with De Bruyne, Haaland, Salah, Van Dijk etc
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:fr::es::de::it: A team with Mbappé, Lewandowski, Mané, Benzema, etc

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Messi :vs: Ronaldo :vs: Haaland at 22 years old

It’s not even close :robot::exploding_head:

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:argentina: 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢 𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: “The day I retire, I’m going to play a farewell match, 45 minutes in the Argentina shirt and 45 in Barcelona’s shirt.” :heart:

The end is near! :pensive::broken_heart:

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Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-2018) :portugal::heart:

One of the longest peaks ever in any player’s career. :raised_hands::fire:

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:rotating_light: The Premier League are reviving the idea of an All-Star XI, which would face the best players from La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A.

(Source: @TimesSport)

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Most league goals scored in Europe’s top five divisions this season:

◉ 11 - Erling Haaland
◉ 9 - Robert Lewandowski
◎ 8 - Kylian Mbappé
◎ 8 - Neymar

Just a couple of farmers. :man_farmer::man_farmer:

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The Indonesian football league has been suspended for one week after more than 120 football fans died on Saturday when fighting erupted between Arema and Persebaya Surabaya supporters.

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Pedro scored a five-minute hat trick for Flamengo against Bragantino.

He now has 27 goals this season :exploding_head:

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:de: Ter Stegen :vs: Mallorca:

:gloves: 3 saves
:no_entry_sign: 2 saves from inside the box
:athletic_shoe: 80% accurate passes
:ok_hand:t5: 7 long passes completed

6 clean sheets in 7 games in La Liga this season. :fire::shield:

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Florentino Perez has no doubts about Benzema’s Ballon d’Or chances :trophy:

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THE FIRST PLAYER TO SCORE :six::zero: FREE-KICK GOALS IN 21ST CENTURY.:goat:

Lionel Andres Messi for you.:clap::heart:

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Arema fans gather after at least 125 people were killed following an Indonesian league football match against Persebaya.

Many were trampled to death or suffocated after police fired tear gas during the chaos and a stampede occurred. Over 300 people were taken to hospitals.

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:soccer: Top goalscorers in the top five leagues this season:

:norway: Haaland: 14 Goals in 8 Games.
:poland: Lewandowski: 9 Goals in 7 Games.
:fr: Mbappé: 8 Goals in 8 Games.
:brazil: Neymar: 8 Goals in 9 Games.
:england: Harry Kane: 7 Goals in 8 Games.
:de: Niclas Füllkrug: 7 Goals in 8 Games.

Golden Boot race. :fire::fire:

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There are five league games left in Argentina, and only 10 points separate 1st from 10th :flushed:

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17 years
782 games
361 goals
14 trophies

Gonzalo Higuaín announces he will retire at the end of the 2022 MLS season. What a career :clap:

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Raheem Sterling and New Balance team up on a new boot inspired by the long bus journeys he made to training with his older sister growing up :bus:

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The U.S. Soccer Federation released a report on the independent investigation into abuse and sexual misconduct in the NWSL:

“Our investigation has revealed a league in which abuse and misconduct had become systemic, spanning multiple teams, coaches, and victims. Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women’s soccer, beginning in youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players.”

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Number of goals after 100 matches in major European leagues:

:norway: Haaland : 103 :exploding_head:

:brazil: Romario : 90

:brazil: Ronaldo : 87

:netherlands: van Nistelrooy : 77

:uruguay: Suarez : 59

:fr: Mbappé : 48

:england: Kane : 45

:poland: Lewandowski : 43

:argentina: Messi : 41

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Gareth Bale has released his own beer named ‘Bale Ale’ to celebrate Wales’ first World Cup appearance in 64 years :wales:🍺

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