⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

Official. Former Atletico Madrid and Brazil captain Miranda has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 :wave:t2::brazil:

Good luck with your future, João!

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Over 2 million people requested tickets to witness Cristiano Ronaldo’s first game in Saudi Arabia against PSG, sources have told ESPN :exploding_head:

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Mbappe’s volley in the World Cup final is nominated for the Puskas award.

Already iconic :triumph:

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FIFA have opened an investigation into Argentina’s World Cup final antics that caused uproar across the globe.

The organisation have “opened proceedings” against the likes of Lionel Messi and Emi Martinez for potentially breaking FIFA’s disciplinary code.

During the celebrations, the Aston Villa ‘keeper was spotted making several jabs at Kylian Mbappe, who was the top goalscorer of the competition after netting a hat-trick on the final day.

FIFA have issued a statement confirming their investigation, saying: “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association due to potential breaches of articles 11 (Offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play) and 12 (Misconduct of players and officials) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, as well as of article 44 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Regulations in conjunction with the Media and Marketing Regulations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, during the Argentina v. France FIFA World Cup final.”

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The Bangladesh Football Federation says Argentina are expected to visit the country for a friendly in June with final talks ongoing :bangladesh:

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Napoli have released a special edition Valentine’s Day kit :heart:

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20-year-old Yunus Musah is the 2022 U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year :dizzy:

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Beginning with a trial at the Club World Cup next month, referees will be able to communicate VAR decisions over a microphone to the stadium :studio_microphone:

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One month ago today, we witnessed one of the greatest World Cup finals ever :trophy:

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Premier League games set to last 100 MINUTES next season as World Cup-style time-keeping set for global roll-out.

Yesterday’s business meeting of the International FA Board at Wembley saw a series of significant decisions that will change the face of - with extra added time in each half becoming part of the game.

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Two goals and a Man of the Match award on his debut in Saudi Arabia :medal_sports:

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Charlotte FC defender Anton Walkes has died following a boating accident in Florida

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:rotating_light: Dani Alves was placed in police custody for alleged sexual assault on December 30 in a nightclub in Barcelona.

He is currently being questioned by the police.

(Source: @ABCDeportes)

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:rotating_light: Erik Ten Hag has had a meeting with Marco Reus’ agent about a potential move.

The Dortmund midfielder has only 6 months left on his £200,000-a-week contract so could be available on a free transfer.

(Source: @cfbayern)

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Dani Alves is being held on charges of sexual abuse after giving a statement to police, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Full story: Dani Alves held without bail on sexual assault charges

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Vincent Kompany’s Burnley are on course to hit 100 points in the Championship this season.

He learnt from the best :handshake:

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:rotating_light: OFFICIAL! Achraf Hakimi is elected the best Arab sportsman of the year at the Joy Awards ceremony :clap::heart_eyes::morocco:

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Barça Femeni won the Spanish Women’s Super Cup for the second season running and extend their unbeaten run in domestic competitions to 58 games :astonished::fire:

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Two weeks after retiring from football, Gareth Bale announces he’ll participate in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next month :man_golfing:

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Phil Jones signed for Manchester United in 2011 and is still at the club to this day.

Since then, he’s worked under Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Ryan Giggs, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick and now Erik ten Hag.

Wild :exploding_head:

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