Kick Off: Messi earns twice as much as Ronaldo; Bayern chief says CR7 too old

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

Messi & Simeone top rich players and coaches ahead of Ronaldo & Pep (L'Equipe)

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar remain the three highest paid players in the world, according to details published by L'Equipe.

OFFICIAL: Man City ace Aguero wins record 7th PL Player of the Month for January

Man City striker voted January's best and surpasses Steven Gerrard and Harry Kane's six awards.

OFFICIAL: Klopp named PL Manager of the Month for 5 times in a single season

Klopp has been voted the winner of the January 2020 prize and has now won the award an unprecedented five times this term, surpassing Pep Guardiola's four from 2017/18.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Momentum growing that Messi may leave Barca after Abidal row and will it happen?

Momentum is growing with rumours Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona after a public bust-up this week. Will the unthinkable happen?

Messi intends to stay at Barcelona despite public row with Abidal (Sky Sport)

Lionel Messi intends to stay at Barcelona despite this week's public row with sporting director Eric Abidal.

With £150m to spend in summer, here are 13 new players Chelsea targeting (Mail)

Frank Lampard endured a frustrating January with the Chelsea manager failing to secure any new signings.

Man Utd set to miss out on Lautaro as he prefers Barca switch (ESPN)

Lautaro Martinez is reportedly set to dash Manchester United's hopes of signing him by angling for a move to Barcelona instead.

Chelsea 'could sell Marcos Alonso, Batshuayi & six other players to raise funds'

Chelsea may look to offload some players in the summer transfer window as Frank Lampard rebuilds and shapes the squad in the first summer transfer window in which he can add to the squad.

Barcelona would consider a sale on €80-90m instead of €120m for Coutinho (MD)

Barca assume that neither Bayern Munich nor anyone will pay 120 million euros for Philippe Coutinho.

VOICES

'He's too old for us' - Bayern president denies interest in Ronaldo

Bayern Munich President Herbert Hainer denied interest in Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo. “He’s too old for us.”

Rivaldo: Messi has every right in the world to be angry with Abidal

Former Barcelona forward Rivaldo has offered his opinion on the public disagreement between Lionel Messi and Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal, making clear that the Argentine was right to be angry with the Frenchman.

Martinelli admits to Barcelona snub and claims that Ronaldo is his idol

Gabriel Martinelli is revelling in the success he is enjoying at Arsenal, but admits that he was snubbed by Barcelona before making a move to Emirates Stadium.

'I want Messi to retire at Barca' - Guardiola dismisses Man City transfer claims

Pep Guardiola has sought to bring the speculation regarding a move to Manchester City for Lionel Messi to a close, with the former Barcelona boss expecting the Argentine to retire at Camp Nou.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Some legends faded at 35 years old, but Cristiano Ronaldo refuses to do so

Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Maradona and some legends faded at age 35, but Cristiano Ronaldo says No to it! 

The issue facing McTominay upon Man Utd injury return

There's been a debate bouncing around among Manchester United fans in recent days that has appeared nothing more than hypothetical.

Friday Forecast: Milan derby underway; Barca & Madrid take on Betis & Osasuna

Another weekend with several huge league clashes is coming as we bring you all you need to know ahead of it.

THE THINGS HAPPENED

Messi earns almost twice as much as Ronaldo, and Simeone makes more than Zidane

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has kept his crown as highest paid footballer in the world, ahead of Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo.

Vinicius' goal was disallowed based on an image that didn't appear on television

VAR has fuelled an awful lot of debate across Europe in the 2019/20 season, with Real Madrid the latest team to feel aggrieved with it emerging that Vinicius Junior's goal against Real Sociedad was ruled out based on an image which didn't actually exist.

Simeone's wife visits Griezmann in Barcelona

Carla Pereyra, wife of the 'Cholo' Simeone, has travelled to Barcelona to visit her friend Erika Choperena, wife of Antoine Griezmann.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Amazing meet! It is unbelievable that Ronaldo once taught 10 y/o Lingard at Utd!

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Impossible goal! Watch how Payet fooled defenders & caught keeper off-guard 🎥

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FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2020/02/08 17:30   Leverkusen vs Dortmund

UTC 2020/02/08 19:45   Verone vs Juventus

UTC 2020/02/08 20:00   Atletico vs Grenada