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🚨 UPDATE: Bruno Fernandez becomes the first ever premier League player to get 3 red cards before the 2nd leg of the season 👏🏼

The legendary Burkina Faso striker Aristide Bancé has played for 24 clubs in 14 countries 🤯

🇩🇪Germany: Mainz 05, Augsburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Kickers Offenbach.
🇧🇪Belgique : Lokeren, Beerschot AC.
🇺🇦Ukraine : Metalurh Donetsk.
🇹🇷Turkey : Samsunspor.
🇦🇪UAE: Al-Ahli.
🇶🇦Qatar : Umm Salal.
🇫🇮Finland : HJK Helsinki.
🇰🇿Kazakhstan : FC Irtysh Pavlodar.
🇪🇬Egypt : Al Masry.
🇿🇦 South Africa: Chippa United.
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire: ASEC Mimosas, Stade d'Abidjan, Athletic Adjamé, RFC Daoukro, Williamsvills.
🇱🇻Latvia : Riga FC.
🇬🇳Guinée : Horoya AC
🇧🇫Burkina Faso: Santos Burkina, US Armed Forces.

His career has lasted 20 years 🙌🏽
King of the game 👑

MAMADOU SAKHO was suspended for 4 years over DOPING allegations, which were later proven FALSE, leading to his ACQUITTAL. 😢

4 whole years were wasted, and his football career was shattered. He was awarded 13 million euros in compensation, but no amount of money can make up for what he lost in his career. ☹️

He currently plays in the Erovnuli Liga of GEORGIA for F.C. Torpedo Kutaisi. WISHING YOU SUCCESS WHEREVER YOU ARE. 🇫🇷

The 8 teams that made it to the quarterfinals of the
EFL Cup are all Premier League sides 😎

⚪️ Spurs v Man Utd 👹
🔴 Arsenal v Crystal Palace 🦅
🏁 Newcastle v Brentford 🐝
😇 Southampton v Liverpool 🛑

Pick your semi finalists

🚨 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙈𝙀𝘿: 🇳🇬 Nigerian striker Gift Orban has been dropped from the first-team squad of French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais due to disciplinary issues. ⚽️🚫

Lyon's technical director, Pierre Sage, confirmed to L’Equipe that Orban, along with Ivorian star Wilfried Zaha, has been removed from the squad for misconduct.

The decision came after both players refused to train with teammates who have not been playing regularly, as well as those who didn't feature in Lyon's UEFA Europa League match against Scottish side Rangers.

Orban, who arrived at Lyon with high expectations, now finds himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, raising concerns about his commitment to the team.

Orban was linked with a move away from Lyon in the summer will now face the challenge of rebuilding his reputation and commitment to the team while training with the youth squad.

What is going wrong for Gift Orban? He has so much potential. 🤔

POCHETTINO ERA

Mauricio Pochettino suffered his first defeat in only his second match in charge of the US national team on Tuesday as his side lost 2-0 to Mexico in a friendly in Guadalajara.
Raul Jimenez opened the scoring midway through the first half with a superb long-range free kick that soared over the US wall and angled into the top-right corner to the delight of fans at Estadio Akron.

El Tri took firm control of the match early in the second half when the ball fell to Cesar Huerta in front of goal and he whipped a quick shot past diving US goalkeeper Matt Turner to double their advantage.

In January… Maxi Oyedele joined Non-League side Altrincham on loan for the final 6 months of the season, from Manchester United’s U21s.

This summer, he signed for Legia Warsaw… And just received his first ever senior international call up for Poland. This weekend, he came up against Cristiano Ronaldo & Portugal. 2024 been a crazy year for him 🤯🇵🇱

Never forget when Mexico defeated Brazil to take the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics 🥇🇲🇽

They defeated a Brazil side that featured Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Alex Sandro, Hulk, Lucas, Oscar, and Neymar 😳

• In 2005, he won the Golden Boot with Villarreal.

• In 2009, he won the Golden Boot again with Atlético Madrid.

• In 2010, he was the top scorer of the World Cup with Uruguay.

• In 2011, he came to make history with the Nerazzurri, but injuries deprived him of that .. 💔🇺🇾👑

Wojciech Szczęsny is set to sign for Barcelona today after completing his medical and attending Barcelona vs Young boys last night.

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Best save success rates in Serie A last season (30+ apps):

◎ 80.0% - Yann Sommer
◎ 75.2% - Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
◎ 74.7% - Michele Di Gregorio
◉ 73.6% - Wojciech Szczęsny

➡️ In 2017: Arturo Vidal posted a photo with the text: "Rest easy, my children, Dad has to work and take Chile to the World Cup."
❌ CHILE WAS ELIMINATED FROM THE WORLD CUP.

➡️ In 2019: Before the Copa América semifinals against Peru, he declared: "Playing against Peru won’t be as tough as if we had to face Uruguay."
❌ CHILE WAS ELIMINATED 3-0 BY PERU.

➡️ In 2020: Before the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich, he declared: "Bayern knows they're not playing against a Bundesliga team tomorrow; they're playing against Barça."
❌ FC BARCELONA WAS THRASHED 8-2 AND ELIMINATED.

➡️ In 2021: Before a match against Real Madrid, he declared: "I spent two years at Barça, and matches against Madrid are always the best. I’ll celebrate a win with Inter and also with the people of Barcelona."
❌ INTER WAS ELIMINATED.

➡️ In 2022: He declared about qualifying for the World Cup: "For everyone talking about us not going to the Qatar World Cup, we will go and shut many mouths."
❌ CHILE WAS ELIMINATED FROM THE WORLD CUP.

➡️ In 2023: He attended the Club World Cup and declared: "Madrid, we’re going to break your back."
❌ FLAMENGO WAS ELIMINATED IN THE SEMIS.

➡️ In 2024: Before the Superclásico against U: "You can’t lose to U, I hope we never lose the classic."
❌ COLO COLO LOST THE CLASSIC.

➡️ In 2024: Before the quarter-finals against River, he declared: "The prettiest goal I scored at Colo Colo was against Alianza Lima, but the one on Tuesday will be even prettier."
❌ COLO COLO WAS ELIMINATED.

That's why you shouldn't speak too soon 😬🤣

Youngest players to feature in the Inter Milan squad and OBAFEMI MARTINS was among.

What an iconic player he was 🇳🇬👏🏾👏🏾