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Moises Caicedo is the only midfielder in Europe's top five leagues this season with over 20 interceptions, 30 tackles and 50 duels won ⚔️ @sportsdirect_eng

🚨🗣️ Sadio Mané on African Players and the Ballon d’Or: "I think things are changing a lot now. You can see players like us, or like this new generation: Osimhen, Nico Jackson... All playing for big teams in the biggest leagues.” "It’s coming. I don’t know if I’m the best person to talk about it, but I believe African players can really be up there." “I finished in the top five three times, and that’s why I say things are changing. African players are getting more and more recognition when it comes to these kinds of awards." @sportsdirect_eng

Raphinha received ZERO MAJOR individual awards for THIS 2024/25 season.. 🇧🇷😳 👕 64 games ⚽️ 38 goals 🅰️ 23 assists ⭐️ 61 G/A in 64 games 🎯 5 goals vs Real Madrid 🎯 Hattrick vs Bayern Munich 🏆 La Liga 🏆 Copa del Rey 🏆 Spanish Super Cup @sportsdirect_eng

Thibaut Courtois names his top three goalkeepers right now 🧤 @sportsdirect_eng

Paul Pogba will be included in the AS Monaco squad to face Rennes on Saturday in Brittany and the plan is for him to play a few minutes, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Pogba has not played a single game in 26 months. We might be POGBACK! 🔥 @sportsdirect_eng

Achraf Hakimi has been named African Player of the Year! 🇲🇦 @sportsdirect_eng

🚨🗣️Karim Benzema on Ousmane Dembélé: "He has overcome very difficult moments. He's a good guy and on top of that, he's a phenomenon: a great player." "What he did at PSG: it's exceptional. He won the Ballon d'Or thanks to his many goals and he scored them in decisive moments. He fully deserved it." @sportsdirect_eng

Camp Nou finally reopens as Barça return home on November 22 Barcelona confirmed they will face Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou for the stadium’s long-awaited reopening after two years playing at Montjuic. The remodelled ground—costing €1.5bn and delayed by a year—will initially hold 45,401 fans, rising to 105,000 once the top tier is finished. Earlier in November, 23,000 supporters attended an open training session as part of the stadium testing. UEFA must still approve the venue for the December 9 Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Barça had to use their Johan Cruyff ground for two matches at the start of the season due to missing safety permits. The previous Camp Nou dated back to 1957 and seated 99,000. @sportsdirect_eng

Mikel Oyarzabal has now scored five goals and recorded four assists for Spain in World Cup qualifiers ⚽️🎯 Every time he’s called up, he delivers👏 @sportsdirect_eng

🚨 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧: Lionel Messi has now scored 896 career goals! @sportsdirect_eng

🗣️ Francesco Totti: “Put Messi in Roma for 25 years and tell me, how many Ballon d’Or would he win?” Ten? Nope, none of them. Do you know why? Because the Ballon d'Or is not only about talent, but also about the team you play on and the titles you win. Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, had he played those same 25 years in Rome, would have won more Ballon d'Or than he has today. Cristiano has shown that his success is from his ambition and his constant work.” @sportsdirect_eng

A win would send Portugal to the World Cup... ...they're losing 2-0 to Ireland 😬 @sportsdirect_eng

🚨 Lamine Yamal vs. Kylian Mbappe right before turning 18 years old: Lamine Yamal: · 124 games 👕 · 30 goals ⚽ · 35 assists 🅰️ · 0.52 G/A per game Kylian Mbappe · 37 games 👕 · 5 goals ⚽ · 8 assists 🅰️ · 0.35 G/A per game @sportsdirect_eng

Messi at the Camp Nou 😃 @sportsdirect_eng

🚨 Rodrygo has scored 0 goals in his last 29 games for Real Madrid!🤯❌ @sportsdirect_eng

Lionel Messi reached a new MILESTONE last night, 400 career assist! 🇦🇷 👕 1133 games ⭐️ 1294 G/A ⚽️ 894 goals 🅰️ 400 assists THE MOST G/A IN FOOTBALL HISTORY! ✨ @sportsdirect_eng

Today's Manchester City vs. Liverpool game will be Pep Guardiola's 1000th game as a manager! 💫 @sportsdirect_eng

Morocco coach Regragui: “Achraf Hakimi will be with us for AFCON, on and off the pitch”. “If there’s a player who can make a fast comeback, that’s Hakimi. I am confident. We will only play him when he’s 100% ready”. @sportsdirect_eng

The return of Ousmane Dembélé is expected by the end of November. Ousmane hopes to be available for the Champions League match against Tottenham. @sportsdirect_eng

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: FIFA The Best Men's Player of the Year nominees. 🇫🇷 Dembele 🇲🇦 Hakimi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappe 🇵🇹 Nuno Mendes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Cole Palmer 🇪🇸 Pedri 🇧🇷 Raphinha 🇪🇬 Mohammed Salah 🇵🇹 Vitinha 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal Who deserves to win? @sportsdirect_eng