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🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Roy Keane believes Michael Carrick shouldn't have been appointed as manager: "We said it from DAY ONE, we said he's not good enough for long term. He was managing a few games last season and all of a sudden he's manager of a football club which is: pre-season, expectations, recruitment, suddenly you are INVOLVED in all of that." "People last year said: 'you gotta give him the job, because of the results!', now he is not getting the result and people say: 'oh but it's the board!'. 💬 @Fo…

🚨 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧: PSG and FC Barcelona have faced each other exactly 15 times in official games since 1995: • 6 wins for PSG • 5 wins for FC Barcelona • 4 draws draws 💬 @FootballEmpireOfficial

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Al-Nassr could reportedly be SOLD amid claims that the Saudi club has accumulated nearly €184 MILLION IN DEBT! The club is reportedly looking to clear its debts ahead of a potential sale. RedBird Capital Partners, the owners of AC Milan and Toulouse, are reportedly in talks over a possible investment. CRISTIANO RONALDO COULD HIMSELF ACQUIRE A 20% STAKE IN AL-NASSR!

🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Leo Messi: "Thank you for sharing all these years with me, Argentina." "It was an immense pride to have worn this shirt and to have defended it with my soul alongside all my teammates." "I lost and I won, but this shirt was above anything else." "I always thought about BRINGING JOY TO YOU, TO THE COUNTRY." "Thank God, we did it!"

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Cristiano Ronaldo has been SUSPENDED by the Portuguese Football Federation after WALKING OUT of the national team camp following his explosive fallout with manager Jorge Jesus. This suspension has been automatically triggered under federation rules, with a disciplinary council now set to decide the length of his ban. Cristiano Ronaldo could face a ban of ONE to SIX months. Despite publicly apologizing, Ronaldo admitted he deserved to be PUNISHED for his actions.

🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Morgan Rogers believes Harry Kane should WIN the Ballon d’Or: “He has gone beyond anything people could have imagined he was capable of doing. “A TREBLE, goals in finals, goals at the World Cup, goals for Bayern. “What MORE can he possibly do? Everything he has achieved deserves to be rewarded.”

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: ESPN's top 10 Premier League transfers completed last summer: 1. Konstantinos Tzolakis 2. Jeremy Jacquet 3. Elliot Anderson 4. Luka Vuskovic 5. Mamadou Sangaré 6. Morgan Rogers 7. Tarik Muharemovic 8. Zion Suzuki 9. Christos Tzolis 10. Ronald Araujo

🚨 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪: Cristiano Ronaldo has a watch collection worth about $17m. He owns pieces from prestigious brands such as Richard Mille, Jacob & Co, Franck Muller, and Rolex. Ronaldo likes pieces with a lot of 'bling' on them.

🚨 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪: There have only been 2 goalkeepers to assist a team's 1st goal in a Premier League campaign in the league's history. • Carl Rushworth assisted Jay Dasilva for Coventry's first goal in this Premier League edition. • Peter Schmeichel himself assisted Mark Hughes for Manchester United's first goal in the 92/93 campaign. Keepers for the books!

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🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Luis Enrique: “We can EQUAL Real Madrid by winning THREE Champions Leagues in a row. 🏆🏆🏆 “We currently have a unique challenge, something almost unprecedented in European football history. “Nobody has won three consecutive Champions Leagues except Real Madrid. We can equal them. “I don’t think there is a SINGLE TEAM in Europe more motivated than us.”

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🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Chelsea sign Danny Welbeck. 🗣 Danny Welbeck: "I want to win, to improve, to get better, and it's a club with some great history. Chelsea have won a lot of trophies, and that's something that I really want to strive towards as well."

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Ballon d'Or website has confirmed that you can win the Ballon d'Or despite not winning a single team trophy that season. Six players have ever won the award without lifting a team trophy, most recently Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013.

🚨 These 4 individual awards will be handed out after the World Cup Final: 🥇 Golden Ball: ⚽️ Golden Boot: 🧤 Golden Glove: 🌟 Best Young Player:

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: FIFA will examine the possibility of expanding the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams after the success of the 48-team format. · FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the proposal will be reviewed by the organization's committees once the 2026 World Cup concludes. He argued that giving more nations a chance to participate helps grow football worldwide. · Infantino pointed to the competitiveness of the expanded 48-team tournament, highlighting surprise performances from smaller nations and the st…