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TOP HEADLINES
Modric beats Ronaldo & Messi to win All Football Player of the Year 2018
We are delighted to announce Luka Modric has won All Football Player of the Year 2018 ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, with votes cast from AFers all around the world.
Ronaldo's ex accuses him of 'threatening her with revenge porn'
Model Jasmine Lennard is filing a bombshell harassment claim against Cristiano Ronaldo accusing him of threatening her with revenge porn. She is set to claim the football superstar asked how her father would like to see naked snaps of her.
OFFICIAL: Bayern confirm €35m deal for World Cup winner Pavard
Bayern Munich have confirmed that France's World Cup-winning right-back Benjamin Pavard will join them in July 2019.
Man City 9-0 Burton: Jesus hits FOUR in ruthless rout as City book final spot
Burton Albion's EFL Cup run came to a juddering halt at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City won their semi-final first leg 9-0.
PSG 1-2 Guingamp: 2 pens knock Tuchel's side out of French League Cup last 4
Guingamp scored two of three second-half penalties to erase Neymar's opener and dump Paris Saint-Germain out of the Coupe de la Ligue.
Real Madrid 3-0 Leganes: Vinicius bags goal & assist as Ramos nets 100th goal
Leganes dumped Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey last season but they trail 3-0 after the first leg of their last-16 tie.
TRANSFER CENTRE
Madrid begin Mourinho talks but £15m Utd settlement threaten his return (Sun)
Mourinho has been contacted by Real Madrid about a return to the Bernabeu.
Aaron Ramsey's move from Arsenal to Juventus 'done deal'
Aaron Ramsey has agreed to join Juventus this summer, according to reports.
Neymar return to Barcelona edges closer after fresh talks with club chief
Barcelona have stepped up their push to re-sign Neymar, according to reports in Spain, ahead of a potential summer return.
What is Neymar’s release clause & transfer value?
With Barcelona and Real Madrid circling, just how much money might it take to tempt Paris Saint-Germain into a sale?
Four clubs to determine James Rodriguez's next move
Both Arsenal and Juventus are eager to move for James Rodriguez, if neither Bayern Munich or Real Madrid decide not to retain his services this summer.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Chelsea fans go mad for Eden Hazard skill on Harry Kane
Chelsea fans may not have been able to celebrate the result in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg meeting with Tottenham, but that didn't stop many rejoicing in the incredible skill of star man Eden Hazard.
Phenomenal record as a defender! Sergio Ramos hits 100 career goals
For a defender, Sergio Ramos' goalscoring record is phenomenal and the Real Madrid captain bagged the 100th of his career by scoring against Leganes in Wednesday's Copa del Rey meeting at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Chelsea fans losing patience with Jorginho as he hasn't set up single goal
The patience of Chelsea fans appears to be wearing thin when it comes to big money summer signing Jorginho, who has hit a record amount of passes in the Premier League this season - but has no assists.
Madrid leaked video shows Brahim Diaz supported Barcelona and idolised Messi
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Real Madrid’s new signing Brahim Diaz supported Barcelona as a child and idolised Lionel Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo on the hunt for new records in 2019
The Portugal and Juventus forward has several fresh objectives to aim for in the second half of the season, some which have never been achieved before.
Messi & Suarez out of Barca squad vs Levante as several young players selected
Valverde has decided to leave out Rakitic, as well as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba, for his squad to take on Levante on Thursday evening.
Man United stars Sanchez, Lukaku and Matic in high spirits
Manchester United's warm weather training camp in Dubai appears to have successfully restored a sense of camaraderie in the squad absent for much of the season.
Solari: Cup game was too big to start Isco
Los Blancos' boss has given the midfielder few opportunities this season, and left him on the bench again despite injuries to Bale and Asensio
FEATURES
Where are they now? The 10 most expensive signings from last January’s window
Over a week into January and already most clubs are hunting down players they feel will either help sustain their successful campaign or attempt to add some much-needed quality after months of struggle.
WEEK IN PIC: 'Good bye' to Fabregas, crazy Guardiola & Phil Jones in new year
Hi AFers! Welcome to our column - Week in Pic. In this column, let's review what happened in the football world last week in pictures.
On This Day: Henry net 1st goal after rejoining Gunners; Arsenal 6-3 Liverpool
Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (January 9th) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, please post them in the comment area and share them with AFers!
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Pogba's incredible reaction to a moving ball during an interview
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FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)
Copa del Rey
21:30 Levante vs Barcelona
Gabrieljackson
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Hazard sending Kane back to 2018 😂😂😂
Davichi
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All those berating and insulting those ladies that are accusing Ronaldo should stop it. You do not know what transpired that resulted in these episodes and I am sure that if one of them was your sister, cousin or friend you would have a different view. Those insulting Ronaldo as a result of these allegations should stop as well, because you do not know the truth. Let us observe while these claims are properly investigated so that the law can take its course... hopefully the guilty will be punished. Any form of assault should not be overlooked and false accusation has its price as well. So let us leave such legal issues for the appropriate quarters.
Gabrieljackson
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there are two rules in football 1. don't joke with Ronaldo when you have him 2. don't forget rule number one
Davichi
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I think Sarri has started making mistakes in Chelsea. First of all he removed the best defensive midfielder in Europe (Kante) from his position to accommodate Jorginho and now he is attempting to move Hazard to play as a 9. Kante is a flexible player, but it's unwise to remove him from a position that he has claimed as his birth right. If it's so important for Jorginho to play there, then both of them should play alongside each other. Hazard is not the best at scoring goals and when you put him in the hole, he won't have enough space to do what he does best. Chelsea should go for a striker instead and return Hazard to his best position... it doesn't make any sense move players that are already established as one of the best in their various positions to positions that don't really suit them.
Braddy
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Official : The FA has decided to Cancel the return leg between Man City and Burton Albion due to the fact that Manchester City Played the 1st and 2nd leg at once
prakashcr7
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End of an era. Both Robben and Ribery set to leave club at the end of the season.
prakashcr7
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Tottenham and stadium🏟️ has better story than twilight. 😂😂
joohnny10
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2018 the year of luka modrich