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Last June, he debuted in a World Cup qualifier vs. Chile before becoming a star at the Copa América.
He saved three penalties in a semifinal shootout win over Colombia and won the Golden Glove after a clean sheet vs. Brazil in the final 🏆
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With Leno back as first choice, Martínez joined Aston Villa in September 2020. In his first season, he kept a club-record 15 clean sheets and became one of the standout keepers in the Premier League.
His country took notice. 😤
(via @AVFCOfficial)
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In 2020, an injury to Bernd Leno gave him his first opportunity at a run of games as Arsenal’s No. 1—and he took it, starring in the FA Cup final win against Chelsea.
After just 15 games in 10 years for Arsenal, his moment was here.
(via @EmiratesFACup)
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Martínez would make just six Arsenal appearances in the next four seasons as his loan adventures took him to Wolves, Getafe and Reading ⏳
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A loan at Sheffield Wednesday followed before he finally made his Champions League and Premier League debut for Arsenal in 2014-15.
However, after Wojciech Szczęsny and David Ospina returned to fitness, he finished the season back in the Championship at Rotherham United.
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He made his senior debut aged 19 on loan at fourth-tier Oxford United in 2012.
That October, Martínez was in goal for Arsenal’s iconic 7-5 win over Reading, in which they came back from 4-1 down at half time 😱
(via @Arsenal)
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In 2010, aged 17, he made the decision to leave Argentina and join Arsenal’s youth team.
“I saw my brother and mum cry, saying: ‘Please don’t go.’ But I had also seen my dad crying late at night because he could not pay the bills. So I had to be brave.” (via @guardian)
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Emi Martínez’s incredible journey from English football’s fourth tier to the World Cup final 🙏 [THREAD]
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“My hands were shaking, I was sweating”
Alexis Mac Allister’s story about meeting Leo Messi for the first time 🥹
(via @CNNFC)
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This mural of Achraf Hakimi and his mom in Barcelona ❤️
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What has been the best goal of the 2022 World Cup so far?
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Two more days 🤩
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After 143 caps, one World Cup and one European Championship, Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football 🇪🇸
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If Argentina win Sunday's World Cup final, there are sure to be wild scenes in Bangladesh 🇧🇩
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Sergio Agüero sent greetings to fans in Bangladesh at the end of his Twitch stream attended by Messi, and Argentina’s federation tweeted: “Thank you for supporting our team. You are as crazy as we are!"
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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni thanked the Bangladeshi fans during a news conference in Qatar:
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Fast-forward to 2022, buildings are dotted with sky blue-and-white flags and there are murals celebrating Lionel Messi and Maradona.
Though Argentina’s semi-final victory over Croatia did not end until 3 a.m. local time, fans poured onto the streets of Dhaka to celebrate.
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When Maradona was kicked out of the 1994 tournament for failing a drugs test, an effigy of then FIFA President João Havelange was burned in the city of Jashore, and a lawsuit was filed by a Bangladeshi fan who said they suffered a breakdown.
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Their fandom goes back to the 1986 World Cup, the first shown widely on color television in the South Asian country, when Diego Maradona led Argentina to their second title 🏆
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Some of Argentina's most passionate superfans live over 10,000 miles away from Buenos Aires—in Bangladesh, a nation of over 165 million people that has never reached the World Cup 🇧🇩🤝🇦🇷 (THREAD)
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He's everywhere 🎨
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France and Argentina remain but Morocco and Croatia still have plenty to say 🗣️
🌟 Champions Chat: Semifinals 🌟
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Portugal job open?
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Fernando Santos is out as Portugal head coach, per multiple reports.
After taking over in 2014, he led them to the Euros in 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in 2019 🇵🇹
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When you're happy for your bros but wish you were playing in the World Cup final too 🥲
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