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Football 2024 Discussion Thread


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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Fraud investigation going on around (among other things) the very, very questionable 2021 Ballon d'Or for Messi.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/soccer-football-news-psg-reportedly-lobbied-for-lionel-messi-ballon-dor-win-amid-ongoing-legal-investigation/

 

Watch out, it's not just very questionable, it's very very :lol: now i'm convinced, heywoodu. 

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I've said it before and will say it again. The Ballon Dor lost every credibility it had after 2010 and shouldn't be mentioned as an important achievement by any respectable football fan.

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:AUS Sam Kerr likely to miss the 2024 Olympics, after rupturing her ACL during training with her club Chelsea. Australia’s hope of a first ever football Olympic medal just took a serious hit. 

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Sancho is back to Dortmund on loan per Fabrizio Romano , finally he's able to escape prison of Ten Hag in Manchester Utd , no buy option included 

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How many trophies do they award per year ? I am starting to be lost with all the Ballon d´or, FIFA player of the year, Best player of the Year, it looks like every month there a player of the year award for Messi lately :d

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:SVK votes

 

Francesco Calzona ( :ITA ) Coach of :SVK : 1. Erling Haaland, 2. Kevin De Bruyne, 3. Bernardo Silva

 

Milan Škriniar  Captain of :SVK : 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Kylian MBappé, 3. Erling Haaland

 

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Štefan Tarkovič ( :SVK ) Coach of :KGZ : 1. Lionel Messi, 2. Erling Haaland, 3. Marcelo Brozovic

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23 hours ago, hckošice said:

How many trophies do they award per year ? I am starting to be lost with all the Ballon d´or, FIFA player of the year, Best player of the Year, it looks like every month there a player of the year award for Messi lately :d

Also: did all the defenders retire from football or what? :lol:  

 

I had to Google Brozovic, but apparently he is a defensive midfielder, so that's something, but....same story every year with all the hundred awards, and people on the social media going "X scored Y goals, so he is better!" :p 

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