Kick Off: Ronaldo mocked with Messi chant; Van Dijk withdraws from Netherlands

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

TOP HEADLINES

Luxembourg 0-2 Portugal: Ronaldo 99th int'l goal leads to reach Euro 2020

A late tap-in took Cristiano Ronaldo to within touching distance of a new landmark as Portugal beat Luxembourg 2-0 to qualify for Euro 2020.

Kosovo 0-4 England: Kane & Rashford score as Mount & Winks get 1st England goals

Goals from Harry Winks, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount saw England end their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a comfortable victory.

Lesotho 2-4 Nigeria: Iwobi & 2-goal Osimhen seal a 2nd win in AFCON qualifiers

Super Eagles displayed strong spirit and resilience to take all three points in Maseru from a hard fighting 4-2 win over Lesotho.

VOICES

'Someone should have said something' - Ronaldo on his substitution controversy

After Maurizio Sarri subbed off Cristiano Ronaldo in two successive Juventus' games, the Portuguese star has admitted that he doesn't enjoy being replaced.

'It was difficult to play' - Ronaldo hits out at Luxembourg's 'potato field'

Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken of his happiness in helping Portugal qualify for next summer’s European Championships which will be the evergreen forward’s fifth.

Abraham: Professional Ronaldo & cool Henry are my two biggest idols growing up

Chelsea red-hot wonderkid Tammy Abraham reveals his two idols of football in a club interview, who are Crstiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry.

Mignolet: Even if Alisson pushed ball into own goal, he would still retain in XI

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has opened up on why he chose to leave the club during the summer.

Mikel: Hazard has an incredible talent, but he didn't like to train hard

John Obi Mikel has praised former Chelsea team-mate Eden Hazard’s talent, while calling into question his work ethic.

Hazard: Lampard's showed he can be one of the best managers in the world

Eden Hazard believes former Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard can become 'one of the best managers in the world' after the latter's impressive start at Stamford Bridge.

Ronaldo: I don't like to be substituted but there no problem in my gestures

Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his Juventus substitutions, confirming Maurizio Sarri's assertion he was "playing injured."

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

What happened to all of Manchester United's 15 January signings

Man Utd have signed 15 players since the January transfer window was first implemented in 2004.

The PL table if VAR didn't exist: Liverpool still 1st, Man City & Chelsea follow

The Premier League table if VAR didn't exist. Which table do you satisfy more?

Age just a number! Ronaldo scores most int'l goals in calendar year in 2019

Here's Cristiano Ronaldo's road to his 99 international goals year by year.

Barca in 2009 vs Barca in 2019: Only Messi is remaining 😐💔

Barca 10 years ago vs Barca now... Many players have left.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Luxembourg fans mock Ronaldo by chanting 'Messi, Messi' during Portugal clash

Cristiano Ronaldo scores 99th Portugal goal to silence Luxembourg fans who chanted Messi's name.

Van Dijk WITHDRAWS from Holland squad due to 'personal circumstances'

Virgil Van Dijk has withdrawn from the Holland squad for their final Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia on Tuesday.

Smiling & Laughing! Messi shares a picture with Dybala during Argentina training

Smiling Messi shares a picture with laughing Dybala during the Argentina training.

€200m-rated Mbappe is world's most valuable player, Messi €150, Ronaldo €90m

Transfermarkt gives the latest updates on football stars' market values as Mabppe dominates the list.

Fred feeds a BEAR while giraffe eats his wife's hair on Dubai holiday

MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Fred is all smiles on holiday after the Brazilian shared a photo of him feeding a bear out in Dubai.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Wish you find someone who loves you as much as this orangutan loves Alonso 🎥

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7th-tier side keeper skies a penalty into stands and breaks stadium light 🎥

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FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2019/11/18 19:15   Argentina vs Uruguay

UTC 2019/11/18 19:45   Spain vs Romania

UTC 2019/11/18 19:45   Italy vs Armenia