⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

Portugal before Ronaldo:

Only qualified for 3 World Cups
Only qualified for 3 Euros
No major trophies

Portugal since Ronaldo:

Qualified for 5 World Cups
Qualified for 5 Euros
Won 2 major trophies

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:poland: Robert Lewandowski’s last four seasons:

:black_small_square:22/23 - 18 goals, 4 assists so far
:black_small_square:21/22 - 50 goals, 6 assists
:black_small_square:20/21 - 48 goals, 9 assists
:black_small_square:19/20 - 55 goals, 9 assists

:black_small_square:171 goals, 28 assists in 152 games.

Goal Machine. :astonished::clap:t4:

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:uruguay: Luis Suarez was unstoppable at Ajax:

:tshirt: 159 games
:soccer: 111 goals
:dart: 69 assists
:handshake: 180 goal contributions
:trophy: 2 trophies
:medal_sports: 1X Eredivisie Golden Boot.
:star: 2X Ajax Player of the Year.

LEGEND. :raised_hands:t2:

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:rotating_light: Several Muslim nations proposed wearing an anti-Islamophobia armband during the 2022 World Cup. FIFA rejected the proposal on the grounds that it violated their rules.

(Source: Sky Sports)

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Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, has died.

Wahl was covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.

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: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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