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Major Football Moments that shaped the year 2022

As the year comes to an end, it was not without major and outstanding highlights in the football calendar. In fact, 2022 saw more football drama both on and off pitch that will make the year one of the most memorable of all time. Listed below are some of the football moments that shaped the year, 2022

  • Senegal beat Egypt to win the 2022 AFCON cup
  • African football power houses, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa fail to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
  • Real Madrid wins the 2022 La Liga title
  • Paris Saint-Germain wins the 2022 Ligue 1 title
  • Bayern Munich wins the 2022 Bundesliga title
  • AC Milan wins seria A with Ibrahimovic and Giroud
  • Liverpool FC beats Chelsea FC on penalties to win the 2022 FA Cup
  • Liverpool FC beats Chelsea FC to win the 2022 Carabao Cup
  • Manchester City FC wins the 2022 Premiership League title
  • FC Nantes wins the 2022 French Cup (Coupe de France)
  • RB Leipzig wins the 2022 German cup (DFB-Pokal Cup)
  • Real Betis beat Valencia to win the 2022 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup)
  • Real Madrid wins their 12th Supercopa de España title after beating Athletic Bilbao in the 2022 final
  • PSG defeats FC Nantes to lift the 2022 French Super Cup
  • Liverpool FC defeats Manchester City to lift the 2022 FA Community Shield
  • Jose Mourinho’s Roma FC wins the first edition of the UEFA conference league cup, making Jose Mourinho the only coach to have won all three UEFA club competitions – the Champions League, the Europa Cup and the Conference league
  • Real Madrid FC wins the 2022 UEFA championships cup competition for a record 8 times
  • Eintracht Frankfurt FC wins the Europa league
  • FC Barcelona is eliminated at the group stages of the 2022 UEFA Championship cup competition
  • Cristiano Ronaldo is sacked by his club, Manchester United FC
  • Argentina losses their opening match of the 2022 World cup to Saudi Arabia
  • Morocco becomes the first African Country to reach the semi finals of the World Cup
  • Lionel Messi leads his country Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
  • Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins Adidas Golden Ball Award at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. @FIFAWorldCup
  • Kylian Mbappe (France) wins the Adidas Golden Boot Award at the FIFA World Cup. @FIFAWorldCup
  • Emiliano Martinez (Argentina) wins the Adidas Golden Glove Award at the FIFA World Cup.
  • Manchester City eliminates Liverpool FC in the Carabao cup competition
  • Karim Benzema of Real Madrid FC wins the 2022 Ballon D’or
  • Soccer legend and Football’s Great Of All Time, Tamar Pele, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, dies at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer
  • Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco wins the 2022 CAF Champions League
  • RS Berkane of Morocco wins the 2022 edition of the CAF Confederation Cup
  • RS Berkane defeat Wydad Athletic Club to win 2022 edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2022
  • Real Madrid beats Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 to lift the 2022 UEFA Super Cup
  • Chelsea FC of England wins the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup
  • Failing to secure an European club after his sack by Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian Club, Al Nassr
  • Arsenal FC maintains 7 points clear lead on the EPL table at the end of December 31, 2022

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