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Stefano Nava

Probably the most trophy laden (10 major trophies, including European and world championships ) 5 year, 40 game stretch one could hope for

literally won every major club trophy possible (minus the lesser UEFA comps)

He was a backup for players such as Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Mauro Tassotti and Alessandro Costacurta.

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15 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

Scott Parker is the new manager of Club Bruges.

https://theathletic.com/4047676/2022/12/31/scott-parker-joins-club-bruges-as-head-coach/

NORWICH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 23: Scott Parker, Manager of AFC Bournemouth looks on prior to the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Norwich City and AFC Bournemouth at Carrow Road on August 23, 2022 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Scott Parker has been appointed as the new head coach of Belgian side Club Brugge.

Parker has been out of work since leaving Bournemouth earlier this season. The former England international had led Bournemouth to promotion from the Championship but left after a 9-0 loss to Liverpool.

The 42-year-old is now taking over at Brugge.

Parker has a solid record as a manager. Aside from his stint in charge of Bournemouth, he also oversaw promotion from the Championship as Fulham manager in 2019-20, winning the play-offs.

He replaces Carl Hoefkens, who took over in the summer. Hoefkens led Brugge to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in the modern era of the competition. However, they are struggling domestically, going out of the Belgian Cup and sitting just fourth in the top flight.

Parker, who played for Charlton, Chelsea, Newcastle, West Ham, Tottenham and Fulham, will be tasked with driving his team up the table over the rest of the season.

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18 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

80 teams (I had 187 when I was including the top few teams from many smaller leagues plus being more generous with the Big 5 and some from their 2nd tier)

I am sure this list has what many will see as large faults (such as including Belgium teams, being too harsh on Italy and Spain, too lenient on Germany, etc) and so will make many spit the dummy

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SL Benfica    
FC Porto   
Sporting CP    

Ajax Amsterdam    
PSV Eindhoven    
Feyenoord Rotterdam    

Club Brugge KV  
KRC Genk   
KAA Gent  

Rangers FC   
Celtic FC      

Fenerbahce   
Galatasaray    
Trabzonspor    
Besiktas JK  

Paris Saint-Germain 
Stade Rennais FC  
AS Monaco   
Olympique Marseille   
OGC Nice   
Olympique Lyon   
LOSC Lille    
RC Lens   
FC Nantes  
Montpellier HSC   

Bayern Munich   
Borussia Dortmund  
RB Leipzig 
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 
Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Mönchengladbach
VfL Wolfsburg  
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 
SC Freiburg 
VfB Stuttgart
1.FC Union Berlin
Hertha BSC  
SV Werder Bremen  
FC Schalke 04 
Hamburger SV

AC Milan    
Inter Milan  
SSC Napoli   
Juventus FC   
AS Roma 
Atalanta BC
SS Lazio   
ACF Fiorentina 
Torino FC       
UC Sampdoria  
Genoa CFC    

Real Madrid   
FC Barcelona    
Atlético de Madrid   
Real Sociedad  
Villarreal CF   
Real Betis Balompié  
Valencia CF   
Sevilla FC  
Athletic Bilbao   
RCD Espanyol Barcelona    

Manchester City
Chelsea FC    
Liverpool FC 
Arsenal FC  
Manchester United 
Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United  
West Ham United 
Leicester City 
Aston Villa  
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton FC 
Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford FC   
Leeds United  
Fulham FC 
Southampton

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‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay

  • Highest-profile current male footballer to come out
  • ‘I want to live my life in freedom without fear’

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/13/jakub-jankto-czech-footballer-comes-out-as-gay

Czech international midfielder Jakub Jankto announces he is gay - 'I no  longer want to hide'

Jakub Jankto, the Czech Republic international and Getafe midfielder on loan at Sparta Prague, has come out as gay. The 27-year-old is the highest-profile current male footballer to publicly come out after Josh Cavallo of Adelaide United and Jake Daniels of Blackpool revealed their sexuality in 2021 and 2022 respectively.

“Hi, I’m Jakub Jankto,” he said in a video published on Twitter. “Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses; I have a family, I have my friends.

“I have a job, which I have been doing it as best as I can, for years, with seriousness, professionalism and passion. Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love.

“I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself.”

Sparta Prague released a statement in support of Jankto’s decision to come out: “Jakub spoke openly about his sexual orientation with the club some time ago. Everything else concerns his personal life. No further comments. No more questions. You have our support. Live your life, Jakub. Nothing else matters.”

The official Premier League Twitter account replied to Jankto’s message by posting: “We’re with you, Jakub. Football is for everyone”, while Fifpro, the global union for players, tweeted “Live your life, Jakub. Proud” along with a heart emoji.

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2 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Quite looking forward to the Milan game tonight, somehow have a funny feeling Spurs will win.

Spurs are erratic but I saw AC Milan and they are sh*t - 38 year old Giroud being the only exception.
But what'ss happening at PSG ? Are they depleted today ?

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On 20/12/2022 at 13:45, NikkiCFC said:

2x30 with stopping the clock for every out, set piece, foul etc... is something I wanted for years. It's the best thing. Right now of 90 minutes football game is around 55 minutes of effective play. 3,4 minutes or on this WC 7,8 mins of additional time is bullshit either way and doesn't have any sense. This would also stop time wasting. Not sure about other rules but for this I'm all in. 

62 mins is the average play time now, but I have this number from many years ago (backpassing to the goalkeeper was allowed).

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