⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

:rotating_light: Aleksander Ceferin is set to stay on as UEFA President until at least June 2027 after being unopposed in the leadership election.

(Source: @RobHarris)

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Italian legend Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.

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Former Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 from pancreatic cancer

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Arsenal’s men will wear special all-white kits for their FA Cup match against Oxford and the women will wear all-white training kits for their match against Chelsea as part of the club’s ‘No More Red’ campaign to keep young people safe from knife crime and youth violence :clap:

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Sophia Smith is the US Soccer Female Player of the Year :fire:

The 22-year-old is the youngest player to win the award since Mia Hamm in 1994

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According to Le Parisien, Jean-Manuel Nedra, 29, who plays for Aiglon du Lamentin in Martinique’s first division, was found at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport with 100kg of cocaine in his luggage. Nedra and his partner were arrested and was placed in pre-trial custody.

Nedra isn’t the most well known footballer in the world, but he has represented his country at international level.

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Top scorers across Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues :boom:

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Top 4 highest paid footballers in the world :moneybag:

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Big congratulations to Pierre-Emile Højbjerg who is named the Danish Male Footballer of the Year :denmark:

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:rotating_light: Benfica are under investigation for MATCH-FIXING related to the period between 2016-2020.

Rui Costa, the club’s president is one of the individuals involved.

(Source: @MailSport)

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: :wales: Gareth Bale Officially Retires from Club and International Football: A Look At Bale’s Greatest Career Moments

Lucas Pérez paid half of his own transfer fee to secure a move away from Cádiz to his hometown team Deportivo, who are in the third division of Spanish football.

Sunday, he scored twice in his second debut for the team :blue_heart:

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Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football :fr:

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Hugo Lloris has made more appearances (20) at the men’s World Cup than any other goalkeeper in the tournament’s history.

◉ 145 caps
◉ 1x Nations League
◉ 1x World Cup

And he captained his nation 121 times. :fr:

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:rotating_light: Al-Nassr head coach Rudi Garcia has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut in Saudi Arabia is set to be in a friendly against PSG and Leo Messi.

(Source: @SkySports)

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145 games. Four World Cups. Two World Cup finals. One World Cup trophy.

France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris announces he’s retiring from international football :gloves:

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Manchester City and Puma drop a limited-edition Chinese New Year kit :waxing_crescent_moon:

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44-year-old Gianluigi Buffon started in goal for Parma against Inter Milan at the San Siro in the Coppa Italia today.

It’s been 25 years since he made his Coppa Italia debut for Parma in 1997.

Buffon turns 45 years old later this month. One of the all-time great GKs.

:goat::wine_glass:

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Manchester United haven’t won a major trophy since 2017.

Erik ten Hag has only been in charge six months and has got them into the Premier League top four and into the semifinals of the Carabao Cup :clap:

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Newcastle haven’t won a major domestic trophy for 68 years.

Eddie Howe’s side are three games away from glory in the Carabao Cup :trophy::eyes:

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