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Hello all you wonderful people! After a week of voting, we’re proud to announce the inductees for the r/soccer Hall of Fame, a showcase of our very best, and some of our worst too. As you’re probably not here to read me rambling, let’s get down to business.

The Winners

r/soccer categories about itself

Best Comment:

  1. The incomparable “Mate you can’t support a financial group”, by u/wwxxyyzz
  2. The immortal “We’re not midtable mate, we’re 10th”, by u/sorrytoruinyourday
  3. The unforgettable “i tried to make a match thread but i accidently made a subreddit”, by u/buurp

Best Joke

  1. The succinct “1-1”. by u/erldn123
  2. The hilarious “Prime Pepe would’ve been pushing the other end of the ambulance”, by u/four_four_three
  3. The brief “All 🤝 Nothing”, by u/Su_Din

Best Thread

  1. The pandemic-timed “Italy [1]-0 Finland Donkey Kong 1’”, by u/11AB (bonus track: look at the reports for that thread)
  2. The lustful “Nasri getting extra treatment”, by u/ajd6200
  3. The regal “Match Thread: Prince Harry vs Meghan Markle [The Royal Wedding]”, by u/00Laser

Best Moment

  1. The indelible “Leicester City Are Premier League Champions”, by u/m3ridah (note: was also 2nd place)
  2. The amazing “Argentina have won their third World Cup title at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar!”, by u/HancokUndead
  3. The incredible “Remontada, Barcelona 6 - PSG 1 - UEFA Champions League 16-17”, by u/DarkNightSeven

Biggest Controversy

  1. The fearsome European Super League days
  2. The time when FIFA HQ was raided and Blatter resigned
  3. The way Manchester City was charged and banned by UEFA, which was then overturned

Best Meltdown

  1. The Jessica hate-fest, by u/TheRalphExpress
  2. The Tottenham sub r/coys going private, by… well, r/coys
  3. The expletives-filled rant about Juventus after losing to Benfica in the Champions League, by u/AleDelPiero10

Bonus, just because it’s great: u/BouaziziBurning about Offenbach

Best tiresome player comparison

  1. The tired, obviously, Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. The boring Lampard v Gerrard v Scholes
  3. The repetitive Trent Alexander-Arnold vs Reece James

Best Fanbase

  1. The always reliable to be filled with hatred to everyone who isn’t them, Benfica
  2. The ever present, Ipswich
  3. The constant despite hardship, Hamburg

Best ThreadMaker

  1. The cornerstone of this sub, both the astounding PSGAcademy (now u/PSGCampus) and the spectacular Meladroit (used to be Meladroitaubut but that seems to be suspended, hopefully he’s back real soon!)
  2. The formidable MatchThreadMaker u/suedney
  3. The wondrous England MatchThread creator u/Ludek_Miklosko

Most Helpful User

  1. The excellent u/CherryJohnson for his cheat sheets
  2. The exceptional u/TIPS_UY for posting South American goals and highlights
  3. The magnificent, knowledgeable, and missed, u/devineman

Biggest whining fans (club)

  1. Arsenal
  2. Arsenal
  3. Arsenal

Honorable mentions, ie, the first nominees not being “Arsenal”: at 6th, Manchester United, and 11th, Liverpool. Arsenal took 8 of the first 10 places, 14 of the first 20, 19 of the first 30.

Biggest whining fans (international)

  1. England
  2. England
  3. England

Honorable mentions, ie, the first nominees not being “England”: at 4th, “PL Flairs” (whatever that means), and 9th, Argentina. England, just like Arsenal, took 8 of the first 10 places.

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r/soccer categories about football

Best Team since r/soccer is around (club)

  1. The fabled Pep’s Prime Barcelona, 2009-2012
  2. The fearsome 3peat Real Madrid, 2016-2018
  3. The electric MSN Barcelona, 2015-2017

Best Team since r/soccer is around (national)

  1. The distinguished Golden Era Spain, 2008-2012 (note: took the first 6 places)
  2. The teutonic Germany from around 2006 to 2014 (7-8-10-11 place)
  3. The lovely current holder of the World Cup, Copa America, and Finalissima, Argentina (12 place)

Best Goal

  1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs England, 2012 International Friendly
  2. Lionel Messi vs Athletic Bilbao, 2014-15 Copa del Rey Final
  3. Gareth Bale vs Liverpool, 2017-18 Champions League Final

Best Play

  1. Arsenal vs Norwich, 2013-14 Premier League
  2. Corner taken quickly, Liverpool - Barcelona 2018-19 Champions League QFs Second Leg
  3. Troy Deeney & Watford vs Leicester, 2012-13 Playoff Semifinals Second Leg

Best Transfer

  1. Jamie Vardy from Fleetwood Town to Leicester City, 2012
  2. N’Golo Kanté from Caen to Leicester City, 2015
  3. Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to Real Madrid, 2009

Best Match

  1. Germany 7 - Brazil 1, 2014 World Cup Semifinal
  2. Argentina 3 - France 3 (4-2 on pens), 2022 World Cup Final
  3. Switzerland 3 - France 3 (5-4 on pens), 2020 EURO Round of 16

Best Manager

  1. The bald, and beautiful, Pep Guardiola (note: took the top4 places)
  2. The white teeth-haver Jürgen Klopp
  3. The chewing gum aficionado Sir Alex Ferguson

Best International Tournament

  1. The 2018-19 Champions League (minus the final)
  2. The 2022 World Cup
  3. The 2014 World Cup

Biggest Flop

  1. Hazard at Real Madrid (note: took the top4 places)
  2. Messi-Mbappé-Neymar experiment at PSG
  3. Coutinho at Barcelona

Worst Match

  1. The excruciating Schalke 04 0 - Mainz 05 0, 2020-21 Bundesliga
  2. The ordinary Liverpool 2 - Tottenham 0, 2018-19 Champions League Final
  3. The painful England 0 - Algeria 0, 2010 World Cup Group Stage

This Hall of Fame will be featured in its own space in our wiki and it will be given a place on the sidebar so every new user knows what this community is all about. Thank you all for participating, be it voting or nominating. Cheers and take care.

For further info:

Announcement Thread - Nominations Thread