⚽ General Football News 2022-23 Season- Open Thread

Antoine Griezmann is going to be a busy man today … all three of his children share the same birthday! :sweat_smile::partying_face:

April 8. 2016
April 8. 2019
April 8. 2021

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Never forget that Luis Suárez won TWO career European Golden Boot’s during Ronaldo and Messi’s dominance :flushed:

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Real Madrid legend Marcelo adds yet another trophy to his collection with Fluminense! :star::trophy::brazil:

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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé were both named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023 list :star2:


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OFFICIAL: Sadio Mané has been suspended by Bayern Munich for his altercation with Leroy Sané following their loss to Manchester City

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James Rodriguez:

:black_small_square: September 2020: signs two-year contract with Everton
:black_small_square: September 2021: leaves Everton, joins Qatari side Al-Rayyan
:black_small_square: September 2022: Joins Olympiacos after Al-Rayyan terminates his contract
:black_small_square: April 2023: Olympiacos terminates his contract

:man_shrugging:

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Messi and Ronaldo have now scored exactly the same number of goals in Europe’s top five leagues :balance_scale:

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Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape by French prosecutors, it was announced on Friday.

The Morocco international was accused by a 24-year-old woman who made a complaint to police on Sunday, February 26.

That has now been followed five days later by a formal indictment against the 24-year-old former Inter, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid player, AFP reported.

After the initial complaint, PSG issued a statement to French media that was supportive of Hakimi, stating he had “firmly denied the accusations and trusts justice”.

L’Equipe quoted Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, as saying Hakimi “firmly denied the accusations made against him” when he spoke to police on Thursday.

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Erling Haaland is flying in the Golden Boot race :dart:

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:rotating_light: Jorge Sampaoli is the new Flamengo head coach! :brazil::writing_hand:

(:camera_flash: @Flamengo_en)

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The streets will never forget Yaya Touré’s 2013/14 season for Manchester City :sparkles:

One of the greatest ever seen from a midfielder in Premier League history :clap:

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Never forget that a 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored in five straight Champions League matches for Manchester United :sparkles:

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A reminder that Virgil van Dijk was only 8 points away from winning the Ballon d’Or :ballot_box:

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Emi Martinez has faced 30 shots in his last eight matches, saving 28 of them :fire:

On another level :chart_with_upwards_trend:

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Eduardo Camavinga is one Copa del Rey final away from completing club football with Real Madrid :exploding_head:

:trophy: LaLiga
:trophy: Champions League
:trophy: FIFA Club World Cup
:trophy: UEFA Super Cup
:trophy: Spanish Super Cup

He’s only 20 years old :baby:

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The United States and Mexico will bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup :us::mexico:

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Inter (UCL)
Milan (UCL)
Roma (UEL)
Juve (UEL)
Fiorentina (UECL)

Italy has FIVE semifinalists in European competition :it:

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There have been calls for former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo to be deported from Saudi Arabia following an obscene gesture in his most recent game for Al-Hilal.

Ronaldo was seen grabbing his crotch as he left the pitch in his last match, and Saudi lawyer Nouf bin Ahmed has tweeted that she plans to launch an official complaint against him.

This indecent gesture could even be enough to see Ronaldo deported, she lawyer claims.

“It is considered a crime of public dishonor, and it is one of the crimes that entails arrest and deportation if committed by a foreigner,” she tweeted.

This certainly seems like one to watch as Ronaldo faces further humiliation this year after a difficult time to his end at Man Utd, where he had his contract terminated after a public spat with the club via an interview with Piers Morgan.

(Source: Caughtoffside)

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Teams with the fewest goals conceded in Europe’s top five leagues this season:

Barcelona: 9
Napoli: 21
Lazio: 21
Atlético: 22
Real Madrid: 24
Newcastle: 25
Lens: 25

:flushed:

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Al Nassr have been eliminated from the King’s Cup by Al Wehda :exploding_head:

This is Al Nassr’s second cup elimination of the season :x:

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