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#OnThisDay in 2006 Andy Cole scored his 1️⃣8️⃣7️⃣th #PremierLeague goal🙌🏾 ⚽️His strike for #Pompey puts him 4️⃣th on the all-time #PL goals list & the lead scorer of #Caribbean ethnicity🔥 #NUFC #MUFC 1️⃣Cole 187🇯🇲 2️⃣Henry 175🇲🇶🇬🇵 3️⃣Defoe 162🇱🇨🇩🇲 4️⃣Ferdinand 149🇱🇨 5️⃣Hasselbaink 127🇸🇷

#OnThisDay in 2023 Jamaica🇯🇲 played France🇨🇵 in their opening World Cup match✨️ ⚽️Khadija Shaw saw red in stoppage time but still led the team to a draw✨️ 🌎The #ReggaeGirlz 🇯🇲made history as they won their 1️⃣st ever World Cup point✨️ #FIFAWorldCup

RiEP Joey Jones, the first professional footballer I ever met as an 11 year old he showed me his boots in the boot room at @ChelseaFC our conversation with Gwyn Williams stuck with me, my goal after that was to wear his famous no.3 shirt on my Chelsea debut. ⚽️💙🙏🏾

Adam Idah visited the Down Syndrome Centre in Cork yesterday and look at the smile he’s put on a young lads face!🥹💚 What a wonderful thing to do.

WE ARE THROUGH TO THE FINALS OF THE WOMEN AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 😭😭😭🥳🥳🥳🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 PRAISE THE LOOOORDDDD 🙏🏾🙏🏾

⚽️Happy 58th b'day🎉to former #WimbledonFC striker Andy Clarke🙌🏾 ⚽️He's 1️⃣ of 4️⃣5️⃣ Black history makers that played in the #PremierLeague's 1️⃣st wknd✨️ 🌎He played 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ #PL games, made 2️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ appearances for @theposh & was #BarnetFC's 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ Player of the Year🔥 @theposh

⚽️Happy 2️⃣1️⃣st b'day🎉to Seagulls winger Yankuba Minteh🙌🏾 ⚽️He made his #PremierLeague debut at 2️⃣0️⃣ for #BHAFC ✨️ 🌍Born in Gambia🇬🇲 he has 1️⃣5️⃣ international caps, is Gambia's 2️⃣nd #UCL scorer & is the 2️⃣nd #Scorpions star to 'score' in the Premier League🔥 #EPL

#OnThisDay in 2020 Tammy Abraham scored his 1️⃣5️⃣th #PL goal of 2019-20🙌🏾 ⚽️It came for #Chelsea vs #Liverpool & saw him achieve his best #PremierLeague total✨️ 🌍His tally of 1️⃣5️⃣ goals can viewed here🔥 🇳🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🎥 @cfcretro x.com/CFCRetro/statu…

⚽️Happy 31st b'day to the Owls striker Jamal Lowe🙌🏾 ⚽️He made his pro-debut at 1️⃣8️⃣ for #Barnet & aged 2️⃣8️⃣ his #PremierLeague debut came for #AFCB 🍒✨️ 🌎Born in Harrow🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 of 🇯🇲Jamaican descent, he won the 1️⃣st of 9️⃣ #ReggaeBoyz caps in March 2021🔥 #Pompey #WAFC #Swans

#OnThisDay in 2023 Salma Paralluelo made her World Cup debut🙌🏾 ⚽️She started for Spain🇪🇸 vs 🇨🇷 Costa Rica in 3-0 group stage win✨️ 🌍Of Equitorial Guinean🇬🇶 & 🇪🇸Spanish descent, she became Spain's 1️⃣st Black female player to appear in a World Cup Finals🔥 #VamosEspaña…

⚽️Happy 4️⃣5️⃣th b'day🎉to former #WestBrom defender Ifeanyi Udeze🙌🏾 ⚽️The left-back made his #PremierLeague debut for #WBA in 2003, on-loan from PAOK✨️ 🌍He followed J.J Okocha as the #EPL's 1️⃣1️⃣th #SuperEagles international, won 3️⃣5️⃣ caps & played at World Cup 2002🔥 #Baggies

I’m beyond honored to have made my debut for Pakistan. Representing the flag was a feeling words can’t describe. Alhamdulillah always. In’sha’allah many more memories to be made with this amazing group. This is only the beginning…. 🇵🇰💚 @TheRealPFF

Best replacement for my #5 jersey, which means a lot to me after 20 years. Same birthday 8 May, just a name change from Ebi to Plumptre 🤗🤣⚽️. 5. The energy, discipline, consistency, and dedication are almost the same 🤣😁. I am proud 👏🤗⚽️🇳🇬💪🥹. The Legacy continues ✅️🙏

⚽️Happy 6️⃣0️⃣th b'day🎉to #ReadingFC 'Hall of Famer' Michael Gilkes🙌🏾 ⚽️He was a Royal from 84-97 & made 4️⃣8️⃣6️⃣ appearances✨️ 🌎London-born🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 of 🇧🇧Barbadian descent, he won 5️⃣ caps for the #BajanTridents & had spells with #Chelsea & #SaintsFC ✨️ #PremierLeague

⚽️Happy 34th b'day🎉to former #Liverpool & @NCFC_Women forward Lillie Fenlon-Billson🙌🏾 ⚽️She made her #FAWSL debut for #BristolCity in the league's 1st season✨️ 🌎She won caps for Ireland🇮🇪 U19's & is @LiverpoolWFC's 1️⃣st Black footballer in the Women's Super League era🔥 #LFC

🎉July 18th was the start of UK South Asian Heritage Month🙌🏾 ⚽️The #PremierLeague's 7️⃣th 8️⃣th & 9️⃣th players of South Asian descent are👇🏾 🌏Neil🇮🇳Taylor of #SwanseaCity, #CardiffCity's Neil🇵🇭Etheridge & The Foxes Hamza🇧🇩Choudhary✨️ #RootstoRoutes #LCFC southasianheritage.org.uk

🎉July 18th was the start of UK South Asian Heritage Month🙌🏾 ⚽️The #PremierLeague's 4️⃣th 5️⃣th & 6️⃣th players of South Asian descent are👇🏾 🌏...Clint🇮🇳Easton of #WatfordFC, #NUFC's Michael🇮🇳Chopra & The Cottagers Zeshan🇵🇰Rehman✨️ #RootstoRoutes #FulhamFC southasianheritage.org.uk/south-asian-he…

🎉July 18th was the 1️⃣st of 3️⃣1️⃣ days of UK South Asian Heritage Month🙌🏾 ⚽️The 1️⃣st 3️⃣ #PremierLeague players of South Asian descent are👇🏾 🌏The #SkyBlues Robert🇮🇳Rosario, #Arsenal's Jimmy🇮🇳Carter & The Trotters Hasney🇸🇬Aljofree🔥 #PUSB #BWFC #AFC #EPL southasianheritage.org.uk/south-asian-he…

#WEUR02025 Semi-final England vs Italy