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Here are the top 10 players who played the most games for their national team in football history.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo - The Portuguese striker has made 197 appearances for the national team since 2003, scoring 120 goals. He scored twice in a 4–0 win over Liechtenstein in a UEFA Euro qualifier.
2. Bader Al- Mutawa - The Kuwaiti striker has made 196 appearances for the Kuwait national team since 2003. He has scored 56 goals since.
3. Soh Chin Ann - Retired Malaysian midfielder who played 195 matches for the national team from 1969 to 1984. 4. Ahmed Hassan - Retired Egyptian midfielder played 184 matches for the national team between 1995 and 2012. During that time, he scored 33 goals.
5. Ahmed Kano - Omani central defensive midfielder who played 182 matches for the national team between 2003 and 2019.
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Mikel Arteta is set to sell seven Arsenal players this summer to build a squad that can fight on multiple fronts next season.
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The Gunners are edging closer to their first Premier League title in nearly 20 years after a string of stellar performances, driven by a culture-changing coach at a club that has lost touch with the clubs. Britain's top club.
While Arsenal have wiped out almost every opponent before them in the league this season, the shortcomings of a paper-thin team have revealed themselves in their failure to progress in cup competitions.
Arteta's side soon left the FA and League Cup, and were expelled from Europe for 10 days before a shock penalty shootout defeat to Sporting Lisbon.
The Spaniard will face longer-term challenges in several leagues next season and to do that, he won't be able to carry players who aren't up to the task. With that in mind, Arteta, according to The Sun, will be listening to offers from seven players on the sidelines, including club record-keeper Nicolas Pepe, who has spent the current season on loan at Arsenal. Nice.
However, the Ivory Coast international's salary could be an obstacle if Arsenal hope to receive compensation and they may be forced to terminate his contract as they did with Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Sead Kolasinac and Hector Bellerin earlier during Arteta's reign.
Arsenal will also consider offers for Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares, Pablo Mari, Cedric Soares and Alex Runarsson, all on loan.
Kieran Tierney's future remains a subject of intense speculation with Newcastle keeping an eye on the Scotland international's situation, while the Gunners could also be looking to cash in on Folarin Balogun following his impressive display. him on loan at Reims this season.
Arsenal missed their main target in January but the additions of Jorginho and Leandro Trossard proved short-term investments while defender Jakub Kiwior will stand out more next season. Arteta is likely to rekindle the club's interest in Moises Caicedo this summer, while the north London club are set to compete for the services of West Ham captain Declan Rice.
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