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multifandomfanfic · 1 year

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could you do something where ronaldo is your ex and you broke up because he cheated but he saw you with another man at a party and he got really jealous??

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A/N: I hope you enjoy! Sorry this took so long and sorry if any descriptions of Qatar are inaccurate. Just suspend reality for a bit :)) (also, I proof-read this, but it hasn’t had a second pair of eyes look at it)

The city lights passed by your car as you made your way to the club. The World Cup was in full swing and, today, Portugal had beaten Switzerland by five goals. You wrinkled your nose. Portugal. As good of a team they were, any mention of their team, and especially a certain player, left a foul taste on your tongue.

It wasn't like you didn't love Ronaldo. You did.., well, you had loved him at one point. Months ago you had been positive your relationship was going to last forever; you were living together, you went with him to his events, and you were even certain you had spied an engagement ring in his bag once. All of that was squashed within seconds thanks to Ronaldo’s unlocked phone and a few Instagram DMs.

Within days, you had moved out of your shared house and into an apartment far away from Manchester. Ronaldo agreed to pay the first year of your rent in return for you not going public about his infidelity, but you took the high road. You did not need his help and, after what he did to you, you decided that you did not want to have any connection to him any longer. Enough was enough.

But here you were, in Qatar, the day his team beat the Swiss.

Your phone vibrated and you dug it out of your purse.

I'll have to leave a little early tonight, Emi texted you.

What? Why?

Coach wants us to get at least eight hours of sleep before some extra practice in the morning. He explained, I'm free to do whatever you want tomorrow night.

You groaned and slumped back into the car seat. Great. Just great. The only reason you were going to this club was to celebrate Emi’s friend’s birthday, whom you had never met. In fact, you hardly knew anybody on his team. You had spent so much time with Portugal and Manchester United that you hadn’t become acquainted with any of the other teams. Besides, you had only been seeing Emi for a couple of months.

“Is this it?” your driver asked.

“Yes, this is it,” you sighed. The cold night air raised goosebumps on your skin as soon as you pushed open the door. It was refreshing and briefly distracted your mind from the awkwardness awaiting you inside.

The bouncer opened the rope as you approached. The club’s exterior was lit by LED lights, beckoning people to venture inside. Quite a crowd had amounted outside, drawn by the possibility of seeing a world-class futball player in person. They watched you as you entered the building. Who were you? And why were you here?

The interior of the bar was as exuberant and bright as the exterior. The only difference was the number of people crammed within its walls. Bodies were pressed against each other, moving to the music blaring from the speakers. Two bartenders were hurriedly making drinks for the growing crowd. They had been instructed to prioritize the futball players and serve them first, but they were struggling to keep up with that demand.

You scanned the throngs of people. One or two of the men close to you looked familiar, but the lights were set just dim enough that you couldn’t distinguish people from a distance. Their forms blended into one, swaying mass.

Person after person bumped and shoved you (whether on accident or on purpose, you couldn’t tell) as you forged your way to the bar. Surely, there were too many people in the club to be safe, but nobody paid attention. They were all having fun. You were the walking embodiment of dread.

You tugged on the end of your dress. It wasn’t yours–one of the players’ girlfriends had lent it to you–and it wasn’t exactly your taste either. The color was off and it fell awkwardly on your thighs. Anyone who knew you would know the dress was not your first choice.

“Excuse me?” you asked the bartender closest to you, “Can I get one of those?”

The mixture of alcohol he was making was taking all of his attention, and he made no effort to respond. You groaned, leaned against the bartop, and began people-watching. There was no sight of Ronaldo or Emi. You weren’t expecting Ronaldo to be there, but you could never be too sure.

“Y/N!” a familiar voice called from behind you.

You turned around and smiled, “Emi!”

He pushed his way through the crowd, nodding and grinning at his friends. You recognized none of them, despite going to many of Emi’s games. Maybe you were too stuck in the past.

Once he reached you, Emi grabbed your waist and pulled you towards him.

“It’s so good to see you,” he said, leaning over slightly and began kissing your neck. Several people’s eyes landed on the two of you.

“Babe, please,” you whispered, “Not in public.”

He stepped back, “Why not?”

“I just don’t feel comfortable with it, ok?” you replied. To be honest, you had no idea why it made you so uneasy. People looking at you was one thing, but something else was off.

Emi smirked and loosened his grip on your waist, “Fine. But I will be seeing you tomorrow night.”

“It’s a date,” you chuckled. He left you one more kiss on your lips as he started to back away. He smiled and nodded his head goodbye. Before you knew it, Emi had disappeared into the mass of people.

The bartender continued to pay attention to other patrons, leaving you drinkless and bored. There was a full-length mirror behind the back of the bar. You examined yourself in it, rubbing off the lipstick that had made its way off of your lips and adjusting your hair so it fell just right on your face. A figure began to form behind you. Someone was making their way to the spot to your left. The way the lights were positioned and flashing, you could not tell who it was.. that is, until they spoke.

He ordered two of your favorite drink and, like clockwork, the bartender had them finished within seconds.

“You look good,” he almost mumbled as he took the first sip from his drink. His eyes scanned your figure, soaking in every aspect of how the dress fell on your body. You could have slapped him, “Although, I wouldn’t peg you as the type of girl to wear something like that.”

“What do you want, Ronaldo?” you spat. His face changed for a moment at the use of his last name instead of Cristiano–what you used to call him–but, within seconds, it was back to his usual, sly look. On the other hand, you could feel your face turning red. Months of pent-up rage and regret flooded back into your head. Why had you come here? Why did he have to be here?

“You haven’t changed a bit,” he said as you picked up your drink. You slammed it back down on the counter. A little sloshed over the edge and the bartender immediately wiped it with his towel. He scowled at you but smiled at Ronaldo. You pushed the glass to the farthest point on the bar that you could reach. You refused to drink it. That would make it seem like you were diving in.

“I asked you what you wanted,” you seethed, arms crossed across your chest, “Can you answer my question?”

He rolled his eyes and looked around as if you were the only person in the room who did not know what he was going to say. He then leaned closer, “You could do much better than an Argentinian. That’s all I wanted to say.”

You froze. Your mouth hung agape, your mind was apparently empty of any good comebacks. After a moment you managed a “Are you kidding me?” and a small, all-too-exaggerated laugh. The audacity this man had. He cheated on you, not the other way around.

“Do you think I’m joking? I’m just stating the obvious, darling,” Ronaldo smirked. He leaned against the bar, drink in hand. Triumph was written all over his face.

You pulled out twenty dollars from your purse and slammed it onto the bar to cover your drink. You stood up straight, staring your adversary in the eyes.

“I’m done with your bullshit, Ronaldo. Do I need to remind you whose fault it was that we broke up? It wasn’t me!,” you shouted just loud enough so the people closest to you could hear, “Have a good life.”

You stormed past him, purposely bumping into his shoulder on the way to the back. Your feet carried you past the mob of bodies. Instead of annoying you, they acted to your benefit, creating an almost impenetrable sea for Ronaldo to cross to get to you. You made it to the back exit swiftly and, without hesitating, escaped the room.

The chilly air greeted you like an old friend. Your dress was hardly enough to keep you warm, but it didn’t matter. Compared to the inside of the bar and its patrons, it felt more friendly and calm in the frigid night.

You pulled out your phone and started searching for an Uber to take you home. You began walking down the alleyway, enveloped in the screen in front of you rather than paying attention to your surroundings. That was why you nearly jumped out of your skin when you felt a cold hand grab a hold of your arm.

You whipped around and tried to strike the attacker with your bag but, after a moment, you saw that it was none other than Ronaldo. Despite recognizing him, you still managed to hit him with your purse. You ripped your arm from his grasp and backed up. You weren’t truly scared of him, not at all, but he repulsed you so much that you wanted to distance yourself from him as much as you possibly could.

“What the hell are you doing?!” you exclaimed.

“Y/N, listen to m–”

“No, tell me what you think you’re doing!”

“I don’t know what I–” he stuttered, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly and shifting his weight.

“You don’t know what you’re do–”

“Y/N, would you just listen to me, please?!” Ronaldo finally begged. He stood with his arms extended to you, silently pleading with you to let him speak, “Please?”

You checked your phone and then crossed your arms, “You have two minutes, Ronaldo, then I never want to see you again.”

“That’s fine, that’s perfect,” he took a step back. He looked at the sky as he took a deep breath. The stars were shining down on the two of you, illuminating the alleyway just enough that you could see Ronaldo’s breath and the sweat dripping down his face. What was bothering him so much?

He sighed, exasperated with his own thoughts, “Y/N, I.. you know I love you right?”

You did not reply, nod, or shake your head. You kept your eyes glued on him but, on the inside, your stomach was turning. This conversation could lead nowhere good. In the months since your break-up, you had thought about getting back together plenty of times. Yet, in reality, you could never let yourself do that. He cheated on you once. He had broken your trust. That could not happen again.

“I know you do. And I know, I hope, that deep down you still love me,” Ronaldo continued, trying to get any reaction out of you, but none came, “I will never love another woman as much as I love you. You were the light of my life, the thing that made me smile every single day without fail. You enchant me, Y/N, and I went and screwed everything up. Will you forgive me?”

You scoffed, your arms only crossing tighter in front of your chest, “Don’t give me this ‘I love you most ardently’-esque crap. You cheated on me, Ronaldo. I have proof!”

“And I regret it every day! Y/N, you don’t understand how much I’ve beat myself up over this. I love you! You make me happy!”

“Ronaldo, if I really made you happy, frankly, we would not be in this situation right now,” you said, pursing your lips. You shrugged, “I am sorry, but I can’t forgive you.”

With that, a grey sedan drove to the end of the alleyway behind you. You checked the description on your phone–it was your ride.

“That’s me,” you said. The amount of water vapor in front of Ronaldo’s mouth only increased as he grew angrier and more confused. His mind was running, trying to find some solution to have you back, or to get you to at least forgive him, but he could not find one.

“Can you at least call me Cristiano?” he finally called out as you started to walk away.

You turned around. After a moment, you nodded, and made eye contact with him once more, “Alright, Cristiano. As I said earlier, I hope you have a good life.”

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zingaplanet · 1 year

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Can you explain the carraville ship to me please (like context and the steps of the relation and so on? If it isn't too much)?

I see your posts and I grow curious.

R U KIDDING?? IT'D BE MY PLEASURE!! I feel a huge responsibility to represent the carraville fandom lol, so my dear carraville mutuals pls do help fill the blanks n lol hope you don't regret this ask cause as you know, I have a slight tendency to go on a maniacal j-stor length rant hahaha

So basic's basic first, who are they? They're football pundits! They work for sky sports (the major broadcaster of premier league football in the UK), and their work encompass commentating on matches, giving their analysis on tactics, players etc, we'll go into details later. But there's an incredible background story to how they came to work together and here's where the fun begins!

Righto so, if you know my blog, I'm always most fascinated with enemies or rivals who came together in the end despite their differences (or actually BECAUSE of their differences like fedal!). I just thought that this is one of the most uniquely special and incredibly powerful bonds that represents how amazing human relationships can be, it is often our opposites who understand us the most!

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville encapsulates this relationship perfectly but also perhaps most comically. They are an example of how ironically funny life can be as they are technically THE SAME PERSON but from opposite sides (hey WE LOVE MIRROR OPPOSITES!)

How, you ask? So football pundits don't just get plucked out of journalism school, they are mostly former players, and very specific ones: Those that have strong characters (that ppl actually found interesting to watch on telly), and those that have brilliant tactical minds. So both of them are incredibly witty and funny, and they're great readers of the game!

And this actually comes from their playing days. So both Neville and Carragher were defenders. Carragher especially played centre back (Neville played right back) and were leaders of their team for a long time, which meant they had to organise everyone while reading the game at the same time. But here's the catch:

They played for 2 different clubs who have the oldest, fiercest longstanding rivalry in the premier league (UK football) and perhaps even in the world: Carragher played for Liverpool FC and Neville played for Manchester United. In here they call this the Northwest Derby, as they are both clubs from cities of Northern England who are historically most successful both achiement-wise and size-wise.

So... they used to LOATHE each other, and this isn't just the passive-agressive détente Messi and Ronaldo used to have during el clasico matches, oh no, English football in the early 2000s was quite violent, and both Neville and Carragher were amongst the staunchest characters in their teams. There are reasons for this, which comically prove that they are actually the same person!

Aside from playing in the same position as each other (though on opposite sides of the field), they also have similar backgrounds/relations to their clubs. They are ONE-CLUB MEN. Now this is very rare in football and have gone quite extinct nowadays, but basically, they are LOCAL boys who were born in their cities (i.e., Liverpool and Manchester), grew up supporting their clubs, and their club identity became their identity so much so that they only ever played in that club for their whole professional career (i.e., they were never transferred nor loaned). They also came from working-class backgrounds in Northern England (Liverpool and Manchester are basically only separated by the M62 highway).

Being local lads means they were the most LOYAL of the bunch, and are also rare breed leaders since they've been with Manchester United and Liverpool FC from their youth academies. They've never left the city and usually have quite an important leadership roles within the team.

But Carragher and Neville were never star players (nothing of the Virgil Van Dijk defenders type you found nowadays). They didn't have amazing skills etc yet they have the most caps (number of appearances) in their club games, and they were still playing matches even close to their 40s. Make no mistake they were actually really good players, both with significant england caps (even during the golden generation of Rooney, Ferdinand, Becks, Lampard, etc!) This is because even tho managers can buy star players, they could never buy loyalty nor replaced the way these two know their club and led their peers. They were sort of the emotional backbone of the clubs so to say.

This also means that their roles have always been as supporting characters and with them it's quite literally. So Carragher (or Carra as we call him) is best mates with non other than Liverpool former captain and forever supertstar, Steven Gerrard. Meanwhile Neville grew up and is still best mate with the global superstar, spice-girl married David Beckham. Carraville were often vice-caps for a long time, taking a sidelined but important role.

Even more mirror symbolisms (it's all a bit poetic really): both LFC and Manchester United have red as their club colours! (Everton and Man City are the blue side of their cities). Neville was part of the Man United team that won EVERYTHING in english football (including the unrepeated treble), but they never really dominated Europe (as Carragher likes to point out). Carragher was part of an underestimated LFC team who didn't win much of local cups but did one insane miracle and beat Paolo Maldini's superstar AC Milan team after being 3-0 down IN THE SECOND HALF in the 2005 Champions League final in Turkey. That night was called one of the greatest comebacks in football, dubbed "the miracle of Istanbul!"

NOW on to the crazy bits:

After they retired, both of them were invited to do this programme on SkySports called Monday Night Football. It's actually one of the most prestigious and highly difficult punditry programmes to do in football, since it's hours of LIVE analysis, dissecting the game one by one using statistics, and reacting live to the teams' tactics as they watched the match.

Safe to say the sky producers must have had the biggest balls on the planet when they decided to put those two together in one studio. The first few shows were quite patchy, but LO BEHOLD the strangest things happened: Gradually the animosity of rivalry turned into something more of a friendly banter (AKA what the english calls a very passive aggressive curmudgeon way of saying they're becoming awfully fond of each other but are too 😤 stupidly 😤 manly 😤 to admit it 😤). Once they realised they're not on opposite teams anymore, their walls came down and people called them two peas in a pod as they started noticing how similar they are to each other!

But this old rivalry makes for a hilariously fun relationship! They hold no barrels and take every. single. opportunity. to slander and make fun of each other. This includes turning each other into memes and petty saving all of each other's past football analysis lest the opportunity arrives when the moment proves them absolutely wrong to make fun of each other on social media.

Fact is: Even though they'd rather be shot dead than get caught saying it in public, they've actually become best mates lol. They still argue endlessly over football, and as the English call it, the season's never officially begun before a Neville-Carragher high-pitched argument on live TV. They even left their former teammates speechless, as they were known to be one of the most aggressive loyalists to their clubs. Neville used to not even be able to walk through Liverpool without getting mangled lol once he had to have a police escort just to get to the stadium, yet nowadays they get greeted by everyone in their respective cities 🥲

So in a nutshell: They are basically the definition of school scoundrels who used to beat the shit out of each other every week being put together in detention (by skysports) and ended up becoming besties lol. I have to say they are probably the most hilarious relationship development you could ever witness lol:

Ok so if you've made it this far (I AM IMPRESSED) and by some crazy reason decided that you still want some more, here are some starter packs for you:

This ad they did for fifa perfectly encapsulates the disgruntled fond and hilarious nature of their relationship!

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Here is a compilation of them turning into 5 year olds in front of each other, and debating until only dogs can hear them!

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Here is Carragher hilariously tackling Neville on a charity football match after they retired cause they ARE that petty lol

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P.s. carraville mutuals lmk if i missed anything!

#yes the cat is out of the bag i am maniacally obsessive over enemies to lovers lol #they are just such a fluffy feel good corner of sporting relationships tho!#also they work in media that means NEW CONTENT every week #tell me honestly did we convert you or scared you away by our obsessions?#carraville mutuals fill me in!#some sports cross-over!#i love when my mutuals overlap #football rpf #sports rpf #tennis #premier league #liverpool fc #manchester united #jamie carragher #gary neville #football pundits #enemies to lovers #fedal

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footnotesandendings · 3 months

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The defender Aymeric Laporte, formerly of Manchester City and a Spain international, plays for Al-Nassr, the club of Cristiano Ronaldo. While the Portuguese, speaking at an awards event in Dubai, on Friday said the Pro League was better than France’s Ligue 1, his teammate spoke far less favourably. Laporte said it has proven difficult to adapt to his new surroundings in an interview with Spanish newspaper AS. “It is a big change compared to Europe, but in the end it is all about adaptation,” said the five-time English Premier League winner. “They have not made it easy for us. In fact, there are many players that are discontented. We are working on it every day, negotiating so to speak, and to see if it improves a little because this is something new for them too, having European players who already have a long career. Maybe they are not used to this and have to adapt to a little more seriousness. Laporte acknowledged the financial rewards on offer, and said he had no plans to leave but Henderson’s exit, and talk of dissatisfaction from Roberto Firmino and Karim Benzema, both linked with loan moves back to Europe, has thrown deep doubts in what became a gold rush for players last summer. “Many of us have also come here not only for football,” said Laporte. “Many of us are happy with that, but I am also looking for something beyond that is not the economic part and such. In terms of quality of life, I expected something different because in the end here you spend three hours a day in the car. Riyadh is a waste of traffic, of time wasted in the car.” - Aymeric Laporte spills some beans https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/20/many-are-discontented-aymeric-laporte-lifts-lid-on-life-in-saudi-football

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yudgefudge · 10 months

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What Saudi Arabia is currently doing is sportswashing, and it is NOT okay.

Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of individuals, groups, corporations, or governments using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing. [wikipedia]

By signing multiple [washed] players for their league and not producing any young "talent" all they're doing is drawing attention away from their own nationals and trying to fit in already popular footballers. They want you to watch the Saudi league without thinking of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia, along with basically the rest of the middle east has committed multiple human rights violations in terms of migrant workers, sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, the list goes on. And they get away with a lot of it because they are viewed as "unflinching" religious states - the same unflinching state that bent their own Islamic law just so Ronaldo could play for them, reportedly - and get conservative backing. But when the left (or to be honest, decent human beings) try and criticize them and bring these things to light, they disguise them through participating in sports events. I'm only familiar with the [recent] football examples of this:

Manchester City & Newcastle being [majorly] owned by Emirati and Saudi GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Newcastle is literally DIRECTLY OWNED by the Saudi government through their treasury jesus

PSG literally being fucking owned by Qatar???

The 2022 World Cup being held in Qatar (Saudi also bid on the 2023 Women's WC as well but lost)

And obviously, Saudi Arabia beginning to push its own football league by signing (poaching) multiple players and not fostering any of their own talent.

Human right violations are not Muslim doctrine.

By playing for, and promoting, the Saudi league, you are either saying you don't care about the human right violations going on in the region, or you agree with them.

Every player is part of the problem. Including that one you like.

In these trying times, let's not lose the plot. I've seen people on Twitter, Instagram and even on here try and spin Saudi league criticism into some sort of islamophobia thing when that's as far from the point as you could get. It is anti-Muslim to commit the violations that are currently going on in the middle East.

Just had to remind you all.

Read more abt sportswashing on the wikipedia article and its attached sources

#football #long post #this is shit and I just threw this together I hope it makes at least some level of sense #its been bothering me and I wanted to say something about it #as someone who is NONE of the things saudi arabians like (african; gay; non-binary; feminist; funny)#saudi arabia #saudi league #al nassr #never tagging that again yuck

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dan6085 · 11 months

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Top 20 football (soccer) players of all time, with some details:

1. Pele - Known as the king of football. Widely considered one of the greatest and most complete players ever. Scored over 1000 career goals.

2. Diego Maradona - Argentine attacking midfielder known for his dribbling skills, vision, and creativity. Famous for the "Hand of God" goal against England.

3. Lionel Messi - Current Argentine striker for Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the best dribblers in history. Known for his goalscoring and playmaking abilities.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo - Portuguese forward for Manchester United and Real Madrid. Famous for his skills, athleticism, goalscoring ability, and free kicks.

5. Zinedine Zidane - French midfielder known for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique. Famous for his volley in the 2002 World Cup final.

6. Ronaldo - Brazilian striker known for his pace, dribbling and clinical finishing. Widely considered one of the greatest goalscorers ever.

7. Johan Cruyff - Dutch forward and later coach known for revolutionizing "Total Football." Considered one of the greatest and most influential players of all time.

8. Franz Beckenbauer - German defender and later midfielder known as "Der Kaiser" for his elegant style, leadership and vision on the pitch.

9. George Best - Northern Irish winger known for his pace, tricks, and goalscoring. Often cited as one of the first real "superstars" of the game.

10. Ronaldinho - Brazilian midfielder and forward known for his creativity, tricks, dribbling, and joyful style of play. Won the Ballon d'Or in 2005.

11. Alfredo Di Stefano - Argentine forward who played most of his career for Real Madrid. Known for his vast skillset, tactical intelligence and goalscoring.

12. Eusebio - Portuguese striker famous for his speed, goalscoring ability, and powerful long-range shots. Won the Ballon d'Or and Golden Boot in 1965.

13. Michel Platini - French midfielder well known for his shooting, passing, free kicks and radar-like vision. Won the Ballon d'Or three times in the 1980s.

14. Ferenc Puskas - Hungarian striker and later Real Madrid forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time.

15. Garincha - Brazilian winger known for his dribbling, pace and trickery on the ball. Helped Brazil win two World Cups in 1958 and 1962.

16. Paolo Maldini - Italian defender for AC Milan. Considered one of the greatest defenders ever for his composure, balance, anticipation and leadership.

17. Bobby Charlton - English midfielder known for his goalscoring, attacking drive and longevity with Manchester United.

18. Garrincha - Brazilian right winger known for his trickery, dribbling and balance. Widely considered one of the greatest dribblers of all time.

19. Roberto Baggio - Italian forward known as "Il Divin Codino" for his playmaking, goalscoring and renowned haircut. Won FIFA World Player of the Year in 1993.

20. Roberto Carlos - Brazilian full back known for his accurate shooting power, attacking prowess and free kick technique. Helped Brazil win the 2002 World Cup.

Hope this overview provides a good summary of some of the greatest football (soccer) players of all time based on their skill, impact and accomplishments.

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all-about-cr7 · 2 years

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Has Ten Hag an agenda to humiliate and destroy CR7?

Cristiano was the top scorer and Player of the Year last year. He didn’t have a pre-season due to mourning the death of his newborn son. He wanted to leave, but the Glazers didn’t approve for marketing reasons. Now Ten Hag is mistreating him. So what do you expect from CR7?

Before the match, Ten Hag said Cristiano will play. He lets him warm up in the second half, just to send him back to the bench. So that’s not disrespecting one of the greatest players ever???

Cristiano absolutely did the right thing by leaving. He should have walked down the tunnel way before, as Ten Hag told Cristiano Ronaldo to warm up and then sent him back to the bench.

Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham, 19.10.22

♫ Viva Ronaldo♫ Old Trafford was singing as Cristiano warmed up. Then Ten Hag put him back on the bench.

Rio Ferdinand is spot on: “My only thought could be is that Cristiano Ronaldo is being saved for the weekend against Chelsea. That's the only way that I see it, logically, that he did not play. I think Ronaldo will be absolutely fuming with that, naturally. I wouldn't expect anything different from him. I think the big problem Erik ten Hag has got is that, coming up to this next window, he has to think very carefully about what he does. If he doesn't see Ronaldo as a starter in his team more often than not, I think he has to release him from his contract. He has to let him go. It's not fair on anybody, on the club, on Ronaldo, on Ten Hag, that the first question after every game is "Why didn't Ronaldo start?" That will be a story. United won 2-0 and the leading story will be about Ronaldo. That can't be right. You sit here and think, why did Man Utd not just let him go if Ten Hag knew he didn't want Ronaldo in his plans. That's the baffling thing for me.”

#Cristiano Ronaldo #Manchester United #erik ten hag #rio ferdinand #quotes about Cristiano #my opinion #Ten hag is a hypocrite and a liar

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wordsbyhisheart · 2 years

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When you go to a job interview, you put on the best and most expensive clothes to look presentable in front of the boss. What makes you put on jogging pants and a Manchester United shirt with "Ronaldo" on the back when you have a conversation with Allāh in your prayer?

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aus-wnt · 2 years

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If you have access can you post this?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/05/09/vision-skill-swagger-goal-confirms-sam-kerr-worlds-best-striker/

The goal that confirms Sam Kerr as the world's best female striker

A genius on the pitch, Chelsea's Kerr exudes confidence off it too, taking on a pitch invader and replicating iconic, shirt-off celebration

It takes a special type of striker who predicts what they are going to do to an opposition team before a game and then follows it through to perfection. That, though, is what Sam Kerr is. She is the perfect centre forward, a human cheat code for Chelsea.

Her prophecy to team-mate Erin Cuthbert on Saturday that she would score a wonder goal in Chelsea’s title decider against Manchester United the following day was a bold one, but the Australian has the genius to back it up and duly did.

In fact, she delivered not once but twice. Her first, an equaliser, was a sweetly struck, first time volley from the edge of the area, that swerved and dipped under the crossbar. Most players would not have even attempted the shot, let alone first time with the ball dropping in the air.

But it was the second which really highlighted Kerr’s awareness, intelligence and clinical instincts. When Mary Earp's - the Manchester United goalkeeper - clearance was headed back towards the edge of the area, Kerr already knew what she was going to do. She had seen that Earp had moved out of her six-yard box to kick the ball clear and was slightly to the left of centre 12 yards or so off her line.

In one movement, Kerr took the ball down on her chest, swivelled to get her body position at the right angle and then delicately, not powerfully, lifted a volley over the head of the retreating Earps and into the net. She was 25 yards out when she hit it and the weight on the finish, the arc of the ball, was sublime.

"She is decisive in the main moments," said her manager Emma Hayes. "She knows she can cope with these situations and deliver when it really, really matters. Most importantly, she has joy in what she's doing."

At the age 28, Kerr is, indeed, the ultimate big game hunter. There was the 92nd minute winner against Aston Villa back in March, two equally crucial goals in two London derby wins against Tottenham too when Chelsea had Arsenal breathing down their necks in the title race and now two goals to help deliver the title, just when Chelsea looked like they were wobbling.

This WSL title is Kerr's sixth major trophy in two years in the capital, and now has a remarkable 41 goals in 42 WSL games. They are the sort of figures Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo notched in their prime and which people said nobody would ever repeat. Kerr has done just that in a Chelsea shirt and if anything she is still getting better as an all-round striker, inside and outside of the box. That is why she has won the WSL golden boot.

The most incredible thing is how often she makes chances for herself. She is able to convert opportunities most players would not even recognise as such, as well making the most of the creative players she has around her in the wonderful side put together by manager Emma Hayes.

She is just as devastating in front of goal for Australia and it was Kerr’s goals in the Olympics last summer that knocked Team GB out in the quarter-finals.

But what makes her so good? It is not just her skill and ability, it is also the way she uses her brain. She anticipates things as well as anyone, seeing things happen before other players do. She combines that with the bravery and technique to execute what she wants to try.

As her promise to Cuthbert showed, she does not do self-doubt. In the nicest possible way, the Australian knows precisely how good she is. That is why she scored two wonderful goals, not one.

Australian sports stars have always tended to exude confidence in a way that more reserved and modest Brits have struggled to do. There is nothing polite about Kerr.

You only have to remember the way she dealt with a male pitch invader in Chelsea’s Champions League game against Juventus. When the stewards were slow to deal with the attention seeker, Kerr bided her time and delivered a powerful, and well placed, shoulder barge that sent him tumbling to the floor where he was apprehended.

Not many players would also have the confidence to replicate Brandi Chastain’s iconic, shirt-off goal celebration from the 1999 World Cup final, won by the USA, but Kerr did and has been lauded for it by Chastain herself.

She is a new global superstar for the women’s game, one who "tries things that maybe others wouldn’t,” as she put it on Sunday.

That is because most players know they are not good enough to pull them off. Kerr is and she knows it. And that is the secret to her success.

#Sam Kerr #Chelsea Women #Chelsea WFC #Chelsea FCW #Matildas #AUSWNT

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Best football trios we'd miss

The definition of "trio" is "the group of three people or things". Today, the word trio only resonates in our heads when these three stick together. While these players have phenomenal individual stats, they have blended really well to create good teammates that can wreck havoc on the opponent on the pitch. In this post we'd be talking about the greatest football trio in recent times, how they got separated, and their current status. Here's a list of football trios (in recent times) that will greatly be missed. If you didn't get to witness them, I advise you to watch their highlights on YouTube!

Messi - Neymar - Suarez The Trinity was brought together by Luis Enrique (ex-Barcelona coach). During their time, Messi was the best number 10, Suarez was the best number 9, and Neymar was the best number 11. You can imagine the kind of chaos FC Barcelona cooked for the world with that combo. This football trio scored more goals than the entire Madrid squad in 2015 with 122 goals! They went on to break their own record the next year with 131 goals. They are arguably the best goal scoring trio in football They have one Champions League, two La Liga titles, and one Club World Cup, including a treble. All these in four seasons. The fun fact about this trio? They are good friends off the pitch. It ended when Neymar left for PSG for a record-breaking fee of 222 million as the most expensive signing at the time. Currently, Neymar and Messi play for PSG, while Suarez is yet to find a new club after leaving Atletico Madrid.

Mo Salah - Roberto Firmino - Sadio Mane Jurgen Klopp brought Liverpool back to it's glory days with these three. This football trio were so fast, they could tear defense apart in minutes. Roberto Firmino helped with his intelligence while Salah and Mane with their dribbling skills and speed. They complemented each other so well that the broke plenty of goal records under Klopp. They helped Liverpool win their first league title in about 30 years, entered the champions league finals three times in four years, winning one of them, and a club world cup. The trio scored a total of 250 goals together. In 2022 they got broken apart by Mane who forced a move to Bayern Munich. Salah and Firmino still remain at Liverpool.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale At the time of MSN, Real Madrid needed something similar to match up their arch rivals FC Barcelona. The BBC trio proved to be competent enough to do so. The football trio scored 97 goals in their first year together. They spear-headed the record breaking Champions League three-peat, all having note worthy UCL final goals. And four Champions League trophies in total. In addition to the two La Liga titles won. They redefined the counter-attacking style of football in their time. They broke apart after five years when Cristiano moved to Juventus. Currently, Benzema is still playing for Madrid, Bale plays for an American team, MLS, while Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to his childhood team, Manchester United.

Xavi, Iniesta and Busquest We still don't know how Pep Guardiola cooked this but they'd go down as the most perfect Midfield trio in recent years. The fun part? They are all Spanish players, meaning they played together for club and country and the three were starters! They were know for their great passing abilities and vision. They were the heart of the team at the time. Xavi and Iniesta remain the only two midfielders to appear in the Ballon d'or top 3 more than once! From 2008-2015, they won't 3X UCL, 5X La Liga, and 2X CWC, excluding some other minor cups not mentioned. They broke up when Xavi left in 2015. Currently, Xavi coaches FC Barcelona, Iniesta plays for a Chinese club and Busquest still a Barcelona player. In conclusion, it is a dream of every football club to have their players team up together, to create magic that beautifies the moment. The easiest way this can be achieved is when players have a good relationship on and off the pitch. Also, getting more playing time together. Other trios not mentioned above include:

Neymar - Mbappe - Cavani: They got broken up when Cavani left for Manchester united. Currently, Neymar and Mbappe still play for PSG while Cavani is yet to find a new club as he has run out of contract with Manchester united. Ribery - Robern - Robert Lewandoski: They got broken up in 2019, when Ajren Robben and Franck Ribery left the club at the same time. Currently, Lewandoski plays for FC Barcelona, Ajren Robben came back from retirement to play for his boyhood club Groningen while Franck Ribery plays for Serie A club Salernitana. Don't forget Modric, Kroos and Casimero. I didn't add them because they are yet to be separated. Which of these trio do you consider the greatest? drop your thoughts in the comment box below. Read the full article

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“Women can be up to six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts taking part in the same sports.”

Beth Mead has called on football’s authorities to launch a detailed investigation into why so many top female players have suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries — and said that such research would already be in progress had male stars been affected to the same degree.

Mead, the 27-year-old Arsenal forward, won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (Spoty) award for her goals which led England to glory at the European Championship this summer. However she is facing a long spell out of the game after rupturing an ACL last month during a match against Manchester United, and says she wants to use her recovery time to take part in a research project. She has concerns that the packed schedule could be a factor.

Her partner and Arsenal team-mate, Viviane Miedema, suffered exactly the same injury last week during a Champions League game against Lyon, making it ten senior Women’s Super League players sidelined with ACL problems among the 12 teams.

Five of the top 16 players on the 2022 Ballon d’Or women’s award shortlist have torn an ACL — the winner Alexia Putellas, Catarina Macario and Marie-Antoinette Katoto, plus Mead and Miedema. In fact, all three winners since the women’s award was launched in 2018 have had an ACL injury at some point, with Ada Hegerberg and Megan Rapinoe also sidelined for long spells. All in all, it is estimated that women can be up to six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts taking part in the same sports.

Sarina Wiegman, the England women’s head coach, has backed Mead’s call for a detailed study, saying that men’s and women’s physiology is different, and has called on Fifa and Uefa to get involved.

Mead, who has not given up hope of recovering in time for the World Cup next summer, said: “Look at the top Ballon d’Or players who have done it. I see myself as quite a robust player but this has still happened. You look at Viv, she’s quite a robust player and we’ve not been players generally hit with injuries so I do think we need to look into it a lot more.

“I think if that happened with [Lionel] Messi, [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Antonine] Griezmann there’s probably going to be a lot more done when those things happen.

“It’s something that needs to be looked into, and something I would like to push forward. Me and Viv would really like to get involved and put it out there a little bit, hopefully we can look into some stuff and it would be a positive use of our time.

“There doesn’t seem to be a lot going on. Unfortunately this has happened to us but hopefully it can kick somebody up the arse to go on and start doing something.”

Mead believes the demands being placed upon modern players could be contributing to the issue. “The scheduling could be a lot better,” she said. “We won the Euros and a couple of weeks later we are back into camp again, not really any time to switch off. We do it because it’s our job and we love what we do but at the same time we need to look after players a lot better.

“It could be a combination of all of it. You can say us after the Euros, we had a lot going on as well in our lives — it’s a change.”

Miedema, the Holland forward, has written off her chances of making the World Cup, which takes place in Australia and New Zealand in July and August, but Mead, who was the top scorer (with six goals) and player of the tournament at the Euros, is refusing to do so.

“I’m two weeks post-op now and I’m in a really good position,” she said. “It’s difficult to put a timestamp on it with this injury because you can wake up one morning and it’s stiff and you can’t do anything and another morning you feel you could run on the pitch.

“I’m going to take it each day as it comes, that’s what mum has always told me. I will work my hardest and I will work my arse off in that gym to get myself in the best possible position for next year.”

Wiegman, who won the Coach of the Year award at Spoty, also called for a reform of the schedule.

“The FA is investigating it. The top, top-level players will have five consecutive tournaments in a row,” she said. “The demands of the game on the top players are getting higher and higher. They need a break too, they need some rest. We have to find a way because now we get too many injuries.

“We also have to look at who has got an ACL — what’s her programme? What does it look like? Get the bigger picture so you get the right things out of this research. Fifa, Uefa and the federations have to do something about this.

“There hasn’t been that much research about women’s football. Women are built differently to men; the hips and the knees are different, the angles are different. There’s lots of research in the men’s game, not the women’s game.”

The FA said its monitoring programme has shown ACL injuries represent 1.3 per cent of the total number of injuries in the top two tiers of women’s football in England, with hamstring injuries the most common at 11 per cent.

A spokesman said: “We will continue with our injury and illness surveillance work, which will continue to give us important medical insight into women’s football.”

Q&A: How women are more vulnerable to devastating injury By Molly Hudson

What is an ACL? An ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. It is a tough band of tissue joining the thigh bone to the shin bone at the knee joint. It runs diagonally through the inside of the knee and gives the knee joint stability. Damage to it often results in surgery.

What is the prognosis? The most common injury to an ACL is a tear or rupture. This requires surgery and can rule out an athlete for up to a year. Elite athletes can have surgery once the swelling has gone down through private medical teams. Waiting lists on the NHS for a grassroots player with a ruptured ACL can be several months and even years.

Are there differences between men’s and women’s ACLs? While research is reasonably scant, as Beth Mead has highlighted, it is thought the biological differences between men and women make females more likely to rupture their ACL. This is because women’s hips are wider, so the angle in which their knee plants in the ground is different. Women tend to have less muscle mass in the knee which means it is more likely to overstretch, while the early stages of the menstrual cycle can also make ligaments laxer, and therefore more vulnerable to rupture.

Women can be up to six times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts taking part in the same sports. Football is a particularly high-risk sport given the sudden twists and turns of the knee joint. Many ACL injuries occur without contact with an opponent.

How can it be prevented? Prevention is the key — there is no medical “cure” as such, but prehabilitation is used by all the top clubs. This can vary from monitoring players’ menstrual cycles to potentially lowering the intensity of training when they are most vulnerable, to strength and conditioning work around the muscles in the knee and the glutes. In recent months, player load — the amount of games and high-intensity work — has been highlighted as another concern.

If we know this, why do we need more research? As with many areas of women’s sport, the research conducted is small-scale and limited. Female players are taking part in an unprecedented number of games at present, requiring a physical output higher than ever as the standard rises and the game becomes more professional. We simply do not know the affect this has on ACL’s and other injuries in women. 

#what a babe

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Arsenal announced Beth Mead is out with a ruptured ACL. (Get well soon, Beth)

Lena Oberdorf is back to training with Wolfsburg, but is unavailable for their UWCL Match against AS Roma.

Manchester United confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo is to part ways with Man United by mutual agreement.

Argentina loses 2-1 to Saudi Arabia.

Mexico draws 0-0 with Poland.

#it must be something in the air #or something in the water #beth mead #lena oberdorf #cristiano ronaldo #arsenal #manchester united #vfl wolfsburg frauen #gerwnt #england lionesses

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Things you said without thinking

(Sir Alex)

You would like to say that you regret the words as soon as they come out of your mouth but the truth is: you didn’t even realize what you had done until you looked up and caught the glimmer of tears into Gary’s eyes. It catches you off guard, kills the next shout in your throat.

You’ve always gone easy on him - not in the sense that you were soft with him or that he got away with anything special - but you always knew your disappointment was enough. Gary can put himself down enough by himself, his own harshest critic. Reality is the mirror he looks in every morning, reality being the friends he plays with, the gifted, the geniuses, the Giggsy, the Scholes, the Ronaldos. Everything he isn’t. You know you don’t need to remind him of it. You never do.

Except you just did. You just did because you’re two-nil down and he fucked up a cross. You just did because you are mad; you just did and did it loudly, publicly; you just did and did it horribly.

“You just need to set your head straight and stop playing like a fucking sissy!”

You watch him now, dark eyes flying up to the ceiling because they’re swimming in tears already and if he blinks, they’ll spill over. That won’t happen. He stands there in the middle of the dressing room, shoulder to shoulder with Rio, and he says nothing, just rolls his eyes up and tilts his head in a nod and doesn’t say anything. His back stays straight - the captain of Manchester United - but you can see. He doesn’t swallow, his throat knotted, his hands fisted by his sides. From the back it probably looks like nothing is wrong, like he’s just mad, ready to talk back, but you can see the way his breathing stutters, comes back quicker; you can almost hear the rabbit fast beat of his heart. The color is gone from his face.

In the years to come you’ll wish you had just kept screaming. You think then nobody would have noticed. But you didn’t because you hadn’t meant to break and you know Gary - Gaz, tiny Gaz in his oversized kit - and you know you’ve shattered. It’s probably the horror on your face that gives it away too. In the silence that has fallen in the dressing room, you watch the realization sink in. Rio’s head whips to the side, Rooney’s mouth hits the floor.

Stop playing like a fucking…

You remember him being sixteen and Eric raging at the school teacher that had taken too long to break up the playground fight. They had brought him back with an icepack on his broken nose and a sprained wrist wrapped up in paper towels and tape.

“His own fault” - the teacher had said with a shrug - “he started it.”

And he’d whipped his head around and scoffed at Gary when the boy had tried to speak up. “You kiss a guy, you’s asking for it.”

And you’d thought “Well, this is a headache” but you’d also thought that anyone who manages to kick a fake potted plant at their math teacher's head from across a room and hit him too is a headache worth having. But it was your headache to have and his business to keep.

Rio’s hand is on Gary’s shoulder. Your captain blinks, looks down at his shoes. Then he looks up, looks at you, a bit more steady.

“Bit hard to do, boss.” - he says - “But I can probably not fuck up the cross again.”

You hug him, later, coming victorious off the pitch. You don’t say “I’m sorry” because there aren’t words to acknowledge the magnitude of your mistake. You will do so later or maybe you won’t; maybe you’ll let the mental tally of all the people who’ve shied away from his touch in the second half do the talking at the next transfer window. For now, he hugs you back and you feel him shake:fear, relief, a mix of both. Before he goes for the interviews, you take a moment to adjust his captain’s armband firmly in place.

#Sir Alex & Gary Neville #fanfic #tiny fic #I had a list of prompts starting with things you said for october and it went downhill #tw homophobia #homophobic slurs #tw outing #being outed #the situation is fucked up #because I was talking to a coworker about use of slurs and micro aggressions and how words aren't just words #their connotations often stay the same even when you use them outside of a certain context #and it matters

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I know you have been on footblr for a while, so I was hoping for your opinion/help on something, sorry if my English is not good. I'm feeling really sick and disheartened at the amount of s3xual criminals in football right now, my team is Manchester United and there is gossip that a certain player who was revealed as a horrible man might be coming back to play this new season of games, as well as the Ronaldo already being on the team. I love Manchester United, they are my father's team and his father's too but I am having difficulty trying to continue to love them as much as I did. If you or any of your followers have any advice I would be very thankful. Again sorry if I have bad English.

tw sexual assault

hi your english is absolutely fine but pls don't feel you need to apologise for it either way!

sorry you're having a tough time with all this <3 it really is so shit to be anyone other than a straight white man when you're watching sport because you're just constantly reminded you're not welcome. there's countless examples of times we've been made to feel like that in every sport, but it feels like it's constant in football. there's obviously no right answer here because how we react to things like this is so individual and what works to make one person feel safe won't work for others, but as a community we have to ensure we're holding these clubs, players and staff (and ourselves) to an acceptable standard - i can't even say high standard because i feel like not assaulting people is a pretty low bar to reach. rapists and abusers cannot be allowed to have a public career earning millions in peace. it is not a human right to be a millionaire playing football every weekend, despite what men in twitter replies would have you believe.

this is definitely an issue i've struggled with a lot in my head because it feels so unfair that the only people who seem to care about issues like this and work to raise awareness of and change them are the people affected. we as women or people of colour or lgbtq people or members of any marginalised community can talk and talk and talk about problems we see in football and how they impact us, and these men will still continue to have full careers, legions of supporters and suffer no consequences for their actions because they can kick a ball in the right direction. trying to get it into mens heads that ronaldo shouldn't be playing football because victims should matter more than goals is literally like talking to a brick wall and it's exhausting

i don't actually have an answer to your question or really any advice because i'm still working on dealing with this myself, but the main thing is keeping yourself and those around you safe, protected and educated. whether that's by taking a step back or changing your relationship with the club or whatever it takes that's up to you and i can't tell you what to do there, but just know we're all in the same boat on here and footyblr really is a safe space if you surround yourself with the right people <3

#sorryyyyy sorry sorry if this makes no sense i just have a lot of thoughts about it so corralling them all is hard #let me know if u need clarification on any of it or if you disagree about any of it #it's a very sensitive and personal issue so talking about it can be hard and i don't want any of it get misconstrued!#but hopefully this helps in some way #asks

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Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr Win PFA Player of the Year Awards

Liverpool’s Salah beats last year’s winner Kevin De Bruyne

Phil Foden and Lauren Hemp retain young player awards

— PA Media | Thursday 9 June 2022 | The Guardian USA

Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr with their 2022 PFA player of the year awards. Composite: PA

The Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s men’s player of the year, with Chelsea’s Sam Kerr collecting the women’s award.

The Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden retained the PFA young player of the year award, with the club’s forward Lauren Hemp named the women’s best young player for the third consecutive season.

Salah topped the poll, which was voted for by PFA members, ahead of Kevin De Bruyne, who had won for the previous two years and was an integral part of the City team that beat Liverpool to the Premier League title by one point.

The Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo and the Tottenham striker Harry Kane had also made the shortlist, along with Salah’s Liverpool teammates Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mané.

The 2021-22 PFA Premier League Team of the Year

This is Salah’s second PFA player of the year trophy after he previously won in 2018. This season he helped Jürgen Klopp’s side to win the Carabao and FA Cups, and to reach the Champions League final, where they lost to Real Madrid.

The Egypt international Salah, who finished as the Premier League’s joint top scorer alongside Tottenham’s Son Heung-min with 23 goals, was announced as the PFA men’s player of the year at a virtual ceremony on Thursdayyesterday.

“It’s a great honour to win a trophy, individual or collective, and this one is big, so very happy and very proud of that,” said Salah, who was also voted the men’s footballer of the year by the Footballer Writers’ Association.

“This one is a really good one to win, especially because it’s voted by players. It shows you that you’ve worked really hard and you get what you worked for. I have my room with trophies in a cabinet and I made sure that I had another space for one more. I always keep space and just try to imagine that the trophies are going to come.”

The PFA Young Players of the Year, Phil Foden (Top) and Lauren Hemp, both of Manchester City (Bottom).

Kerr scored 20 goals for Chelsea to be top scorer in the FA Women’s Super League, helping Emma Hayes’s team win the domestic double after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final. “It’s a massive honour whenever you’re voted by your peers. I think that’s the highest honour as a player, so it’s an amazing feeling,” said Kerr, who was also named the FWA’s women’s footballer of the year.

Arsenal’s Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema and her Gunners teammate Kim Little were also on the PFA shortlist along with Manchester City’s Alex Greenwood and Hemp as well as Chelsea’s Pernille Harder.

Foden, 22, topped an all-England shortlist on the men’s young player award. The Arsenal midfield duo Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, Conor Gallagher, who spent the season on loan at Crystal Palace from Chelsea, the Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey and the Chelsea full-back Reece James were also nominated.

“I’m really honoured, to be honest, especially to win it back-to-back, it shows that I’ve come a long way this year with the consistency of my game,” Foden said. “Hopefully I can win the main award in the future, but it’s all about taking small steps and improving.”

Hemp, meanwhile, is the first person to win the PFA young player of the year award four times. The Chelsea forward Lauren James, Arsenal’s Norwegian star Frida Maanum, the Tottenham striker Jessica Naz, the Manchester United forward Ella Toone and the Brighton defender Maya Le Tissier made up the rest of the shortlist.

The One & Only Mohammad Salah

“It’s an honour to get this again. I think especially for it to be voted for by players that I’ve played against and come up against,” said the 21-year-old Hemp. “I look to many of them as role models as well so it’s an honour to be picked from them. I’m going to keep working hard to make sure that I continue on the right path.”

The 2022 PFA merit award saw two former England managers honoured, with Roy Hodgson and Hope Powell acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to football.

“I never won any trophies as a player unfortunately, so it is nice to be recognised by fellow professionals. It will have pride of place,” said Hodgson, 74, who left his role with Watford at the end of the season having taken over in January.

Powell, who is the Brighton women’s manager, added: “I feel lucky and blessed to be in the game after many years.”

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Transfer rumors

Transfers in:

Goalkeepers: David Ospina (SSC Napoli (free agent)), Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire)

Defenders: Miguel Gutierrez (Real Madrid Castilla; promotion), Fran Garcia (Rayo Vallecano), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea London (free agent)), Reece James (Chelsea London), Alvaro Odriozola (staying)

Midfielders: Aurelien Tchouameni (AS Monaco), Paul Pogba (Manchester United (free agent)), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munchen), Fabian Ruiz (SSC Napoli), Amine Gouiri (OGC Nice), Lovro Majher (Stade Rennes), Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards: Kylian Mbappe (PSG (free agent)), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munchen), Raul De Tomas (RCD Espanyol), Borja Mayoral (staying), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), Juanmi Latasa (Real Madrid Castilla; promotion), Sadio Mane (FC Liverpool), Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munchen), Timo Werner (Chelsea London), Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05), Noah Okafor (Red Bull Salzburg), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Matheus (Botafogo Rio de Janeiro), Armando Broja (Chelsea London)

Transfers out:

Andriy Lunin (loan/definite transfer): West Ham United

Jesus Vallejo: RCD Espanyol

Victor Chust (loan/definite transfer/buy back option): Cadiz CF

Ferland Mendy:

Marcelo (end of contract): AS Monaco, Inter Miami, Fenerbahce SK, end of career, Real Valladolid, AC Milan, Getafe CF, AC Monza, SS Lazio, Olympiakos SFP

Alvaro Odriozola: ACF Fiorentina, Inter Milan

Casemiro: Manchester United

Isco Alarcon (end of contract): Real Betis, FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Sevilla, Chelsea London, Newcastle United, West Ham United, AS Roma

Daniel Ceballos: Real Betis, Villarreal CF

Luka Modric (end of contract):

Marco Asensio: Manchester United, AC Milan, Newcastle United

Reinier Jesus (loan): Real Valladolid, Real Betis, Valencia CF, RCD Espanyol, AS Roma, Udinese Calcio, Benfica Lisbon, Torino FC, Girona CF

Takefusa Kubo (loan/buy back option/definitive transfer): Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid

Gareth Bale (end of contract): Newcastle United, Atletico Madrid, career end, Getafe CF, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan, Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest, Rayo Vallecano, Los Angeles FC

Luka Jovic: Eintracht Frankfurt, AC Milan, Arsenal London, Everton FC, Inter Milan, Bayern Munchen, Getafe CF, Rayo Vallecano, ACF Fiorentina, Besiktas JK, FC Sevilla, Nottingham Forest

Mariano Diaz: Fenerbahce SK, Olympique Lyon, Valencia CF, Getafe CF, Real Valladolid, Celta Vigo

Borja Mayoral: Getafe CF, Celta Vigo, Bologna FC

Sergio Arribas (loan/buy back option): Rayo Vallecano

Juanmi Latasa (loan/buy back option): Rayo Vallecano, Getafe CF

Mario Gila (loan/buy back option): Getafe CF, SS Lazio

Ivan Morante (loan/buy back option): Rayo Vallecano, Deportivo Alaves, UD Ibiza

Rafa Marin (loan/buy back option): RCD Mallorca

Peter Gonzalez (loan/buy back option): Rayo Vallecano, Getafe CF

Carlos Dotor (loan):

Sergio Santos (buy back option/loan): CD Leganes, CD Mirandes

Miguel Gutierrez (buy back option): Girona FC

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