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:de: Happy birthday to one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Marc André ter Stegen who turns 31 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 530 games
:gloves: 211 clean sheets
:trophy: 4x La Liga
:trophy: 5x Copa del Rey
:trophy: 3x Supercopa de España
:trophy: 1x UEFA Champions League
:trophy: 1x UEFA Super Cup
:trophy: 1x FIFA Club World Cup
:trophy: 1x FIFA Confederations Cup

:1st_place_medal: kicker Goalkeeper of the Year (2011/12)
:star: 2x UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season
:gloves: UEFA Save of the Season (2014/15)
:star: UEFA Team of the Year (2018)
:star: 3x ESM Team of the Year

:white_check_mark: Barça Goalkeeper with most clean-sheets in a single La Liga season (24).

Very impressive. :clap:t4:

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David Beckham turns 48 today.

A footballing icon on and off the pitch :heart_eyes:

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:es: Happy birthday to one of the best midfielders in history of football, Cesc Fabrigas who turns 36 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 845 games
:soccer: 140 goals
:dart: 250 assists
:handshake: 390 goal contributions
:trophy: 1x World Cup
:trophy: 2x Euro champions
:trophy: 1x Club World Cup
:trophy: 2x PL Champions
:trophy: 1x Spanish Champions
:trophy: 1x UEFA SuperCup
:trophy: 1x Europa League
:trophy: 2x FA Cup
:trophy: 1x Spanish Cup
:trophy: 1x English league cup
:trophy: 2x English Super Cup

:star: 2006 golden boy
:star: 07/08 PFA young player of the year
:star: 2x UEFA TOTY

What a Player. :raised_hands:t4::clap:t4:

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It is Dennis Bergkamp’s 54th birthday today, and to celebrate we thought we’d create a thread of some of the best goals, moments and quotes of his career. :thread::netherlands::point_down:

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Happy birthday to Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid’s Champions League final hero of last season :gloves:

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Andres Iniesta is the only player to have been named Man of the Match in:

Euros final :trophy:
World Cup final :trophy:
Champions League final :trophy:

The midfield maestro turns 39 today!

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Real Madrid’s most decorated player with 25 trophies, Marcelo celebrates his 35th birthday today:

Champions League (5)
La Liga (6)
Club World Cup (4)
UEFA Super Cup (3)
Copa del Rey (2)
Spanish Super Cup (5)

:exploding_head:

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:brazil: Happy birthday to one of greatest Left-back of all time, Marcelo Vieira who turns 35 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 648 games
:soccer: 54 goals
:dart: 111 assists
:trophy: 6x La Liga
:trophy: 2x Copa del Rey
:trophy: 5x Supercopa de España
:trophy: 5x UEFA Champions League
:trophy: 3x UEFA Super Cup
:trophy: 4x FIFA Club World Cup
:trophy: 1x Campeonato Carioca
:trophy: FIFA Confederations Cup (2013)

:star2: 3x UEFA Team of the Year
:star2: 6x FIFA FIFPro World XI
:star2: 4x UCL Squad of the Season

GREATNESS :clap:t4:

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:netherlands: Happy birthday to one of the best midfielders in the world, Frenkie de Jong who turns 26 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 267 games
:trophy: 1x Eredivisie
:trophy: 1x KNVB Cup
:trophy: 1x Copa del Rey
:trophy: 1x Supercopa de España

:star: Eredivisie Player of the Season: (2018/19)
:star: Eredivisie Team of the Season: (2018/19)
:star: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: (2018/19)
:star: UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season (2018/19)
:star: Johan Cruyff Trophy (2018/19)
:star: UEFA Nations League Finals YPOTT (2019)
:star: IFFHS Men’s World Team (2019)

Midfield Maestro. :magic_wand:

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:cote_divoire: Happy birthday to one of the best midfielder in history of football, Yaya Toure who Turns 40 today!

:tshirt: 718 games
:soccer: 122 goals
:dart: 85 assists
:trophy: 1x Alpha Ethniki
:trophy: 1x Greek Football Cup
:trophy: 2x La Liga
:trophy: 1x Copa del Rey
:trophy: 1x Supercopa de España
:trophy: 1x UEFA Champions League
:trophy: 1x UEFA Super Cup
:trophy: 1x FIFA Club World Cup
:trophy: 3x Premier League
:trophy: 1x FA Cup
:trophy: 2x Football League Cup
:trophy: 1x FA Community Shield
:trophy: 1x China League One
:trophy: 1x Africa Cup of Nations

:star: 4x African Footballer of the Year
:star: 7x CAF Team of the Year
:star: 2x BBC African Footballer of the Year
:star: 1x Manchester City Player of the Year

LEGEND! :clap:t4::clap:t4:

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:portugal: Happy birthday to one of the best defenders in the world right now, Ruben Dias who turns 26 today!

:trophy: 1x Primeira Liga
:trophy: 1x Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
:trophy: 2x Premier League
:trophy: 1x EFL Cup
:trophy: 1x UEFA Nations League

:star: 1x Premier League Player of the Season
:star2: 1x UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season
:dizzy: 1x FWA Footballer of the Year
:star2: 1x Primeira Liga Best Young Player of the Year
:star2: 1x UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament
:star: 1x Primeira Liga Team of the Year
:star2: 1x PFA Premier League Team of the Year
:star: 1x Manchester City Player of the Year

:studio_microphone: “I’m a defender. I’m there to defend. If not me, then who else will take pride from defending? It gives me pleasure to make the other team feel powerless”

Very Impressive. :clap:t4:

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:fr: Happy birthday to one of the best wingers in the world, Ousmane Dembele who turns 26 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 294 games
:soccer: 66 goals
:dart: 71 assists
:trophy: 1x DFB-Pokal
:trophy: 3x La Liga
:trophy: 2x Copa del Rey
:trophy: 2x Supercopa de España
:trophy: 1x FIFA World Cup

:star2: Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year (2015/16)
:star: UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI (2016)
:star2: Bundesliga Rookie of the Season (2016/17)
:star2: Bundesliga Team of the Season (2016/17)

:studio_microphone:Xavi — ‘Dembele, at his position, with hard work, he can be the best footballer in the world.’

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:argentina: Happy birthday to one of the best coach in the world, Lionel Scaloni who turns 45 today! :birthday:

:trophy: FIFA World Cup
:trophy: Copa América
:trophy: Finalissima
:3rd_place_medal: Copa America third place

:star: IFFHS Men’s World’s Best National Coach (2022)
:star: The Best FIFA Men’s Coach (2022)

:speaking_head:Messi — "Scaloni had said it - he knows how to suffer when he must suffer, read the games, when to withdraw and when to press. He is a very good coach who leaves nothing to chance.”

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:chile: Happy birthday to one of the greatest box-to-box midfielders of all time, Arturo Vidal who turns 36 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 812 games
:soccer: 144 goals
:dart: 90 assists
:handshake: 234 goal contributions

:trophy: 3x Primera División de Chile
:trophy: 5x Serie A
:trophy: 2x Coppa Italia
:trophy: 3x Supercoppa Italiana
:trophy: 3x Bundesliga
:trophy: 1x DFB-Pokal
:trophy: 2x DFL-Supercup
:trophy: 1x La Liga
:trophy: 1x Supercopa de España
:trophy: 1x Copa do Brasil
:trophy: 1x Copa Libertadores
:trophy: 2x Copa América
:2nd_place_medal: FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up (2017)
:2nd_place_medal: Champions League runner-up (2014/15)

:star: 2x Bundesliga Team of the Season
:sparkles: Best Chilean Player Abroad (2011)
:crown: Juventus Player of the Year (2012/13)
:star: 2x Serie A Team of the Year
:star: 1x ESM Team of the Year
:star: 3x Copa América Team of the Tournament
:crown: Chilean Footballer of the Year (2016)

The Warrior. :clap:t4::fire:

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:argentina: Happy birthday to Argentine warrior Rodrigo De Paul, who turns 29 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 437 games
:soccer: 52 goals
:dart: 63 assists
:handshake: 115 goal contributions
:trophy: 1x FIFA World Cup
:trophy: 1x Copa América
:trophy: 1x Finalissima
:sparkles: Copa América Team of the Tournament (2021)

:speaking_head:— “I’d go to war for Messi if he asked me to.”

:white_check_mark: He conquered America, Europe and The World for his captain and his country.

An incredible midfielder. :clap:t4:

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:england: Happy birthday to one of the best young players in the world, Phil Foden who turns 23 today! :birthday:

:tshirt: 237 games
:soccer: 63 goals
:dart: 49 assists
:trophy: 5x Premier League
:trophy: 1x FA Cup
:trophy: 4x EFL Cup
:trophy: 2x FA Community Shield

:dizzy: 2x Premier League Young Player of the Season
:star2: 2x PFA Young Player of the Year

Incredible. :clap:t4:

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