⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

:bar_chart: Stat leaders in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues for February:

:soccer: Goals - H. Diallo, M. Rashford, V. Osimhen (5)
:a: Assists - R. Guerreiro (4)
:closed_lock_with_key: Key passes - R. Cabella (20)
:muscle: Tackles - J. Galan, G. Mensah (22)
:gloves: Saves - M. Bizot, G. Donnarumma (23)
:thermometer: WS Rating - L. Messi (9.10)

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Just Fontaine who scored a record 13 goals, the most in a single World Cup, will always be remembered :fr:

History-maker. Football legend :heart:

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:white_check_mark: 2 hat tricks in 3 games
:white_check_mark: Saudi Pro League Player of the Month

Cristiano Ronaldo is shining in Saudi Arabia :star2:

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Just Fontaine, the player with the most goals during a single World Cup (13), has passed away at the age of 89 :rose:

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Leo Messi is gifting these gold iPhones to the entire Argentina squad and staff :star_struck:

(via idesigngold/IG)

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Giannis Antetokounmpo has joined Nashville SC’s ownership group :basketball::handshake::soccer:

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Pele’s daughter, Kely Nascimento, shared this heartwarming story about Antonela, Messi and her late father :heart:


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Alejandro Garnacho has been called up to the Argentina national team for the first time.

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Future Chelsea player Andrey Santos is named to the senior Brazil squad for the first time.

The 18-year-old midfielder scored eight goals in 13 games and captained the U20s :brazil:

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Alejandro Garnacho is called up to the Argentina squad for the first time for their friendlies against Panama and Curacao :star2::argentina:

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:tophat: 3/3 :tophat:

Shoutout to the :goat: hat-trick numbers:

:black_small_square: Most hat tricks in men’s international football: Ronaldo (10)
:black_small_square: Most hat tricks in La Liga: Messi (36)
:black_small_square: Most hat tricks by an active men’s player: Ronaldo (62)
:black_small_square: Most Champions League hat tricks: Ronaldo :handshake: Messi (8)

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:rotating_light: FIFA are seriously considering a new “game clock” rule in football, where the clock stops when the ball goes out of play.

Their hope is that it will put an end to time-wasting.

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Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged and questioned by prosecutors following allegations of rape made against him.
AFP report that the 24-year-old Morocco international was quizzed by the Hauts-de-Seine Territorial Security on Thursday and has subsequently been charged.

Accusations of sexual assault from a 24-year-old woman were made on February 26.

The incident in question is alleged to have taken place on February 25 at Hakimi’s home in the Boulogne area of Paris.

Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, told Le Parisien in a statement released on Tuesday that the player had done nothing wrong, saying: “The accusations are false. He is calm and is at the disposal of justice.”

Hakimi attended the FIFA Best Awards ceremony in Paris on Monday and formed part of PSG’s training session on Friday morning ahead of their Ligue 1 fixture with Nantes on Saturday.

(Source: Goal)

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Jack Grealish has signed a boot deal with PUMA worth around $12M a season for five years, reportedly making it the most expensive deal ever for a British player :athletic_shoe:

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Arsenal won the FA Women’s League Cup for the 𝐬𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐡 time.

No club has won it more :1st_place_medal:

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Napoli’s streak torn yesterday :x: Can Dortmund surpass them? :smirk:

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Antoine Griezmann says what’s up to his new wax statue in Paris :call_me_hand:

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Here are the longest active unbeaten runs in Europe’s top divisions…

◉ 18 - Stade de Reims
◉ 12 - Brentford
◎ 9 - Nice
◎ 8 - Atlético Madrid
◎ 8 - Borussia Dortmund

30-year-old Will Still is playing Football Manager in real life and Thomas Frank is proof that Moneyball has meaning.

Manager of the Year candidates. :ballot_box:

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In 2020, Forbes estimated that Flamini’s stake in his Biochemicals company was worth £10billion. :money_mouth_face:

That is 30x more than the estimated net worth of Cristiano Ronaldo, whose fortune is believed to be around £370m.

Mathieu Flamini is now worth a cool £11.6billion after hanging up his boots, and the former Arsenal star could now buy any club in the world - including Manchester United

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