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TOP HEADLINE
OFFICIAL: Diego Costa is banned for EIGHT matches for insulting referee's mum
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa says goodbye to La Liga this season, the Spain international is banned for EIGHT matches for insulting referee's mum.
Lewandowski and Coman exchange punches in practice!
According to BILD, Robert Lewandowski and Kinglsey Coman fought each other with fists in today's training.
Arsenal 2-0 Napoli: Ramsey & Torreira lift Gunners one step into UEL semis
Aaron Ramsey's strike and Kalidou Koulibaly's own goal earned Arsenal a 2-0 home win against Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
Slavia Praha 0-1 Chelsea: Misfiring Blues take lead with late Alonso winner
Slavia Prague dominated Chelsea on Thursday but fell to a potentially costly home defeat thanks to Marcos Alonso's winner.
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THESE THINGS HAPPEN
Former Arsenal, Liverpool & Chelsea midfielder Benayoun announces retirement
Yossi Benayoun, possibly the best soccer player Israel has ever produced, announced Thursday that he would retire at the end of this season after a long and prosperous career that saw him star in some of Europe's best squads.
Ronaldo & Pique lead UCL Team of the Week as Son & 4 Liverpool players included
UEFA have officially revealed their Champions League Team of the Week, Liverpool's devastating display earns them four attacking spots.
Tottenham confirm 'signficant' left ankle ligament injury for Kane
Harry Kane suffered a significant lateral ligament injury to his left ankle during Tottenham's Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City, the north London club has confirmed.
Barcelona rule out a Messi injury as he is fine to face Huesca in weekend
Barcelona are calm on Leo Messi. He was tested on Thursday after taking a whack on the face by Chris Smalling against Man United in the Champions League. but the club medics confirmed he is fine to play at Huesca on Saturday.
Mourinho and Guardiola kept apart at Mata restaurant
The two rival managers may favour different styles of The Beautiful Game, but when it comes to eating well, they share something in common.
Man Utd fans taunt Messi by chanting Ronaldo's name
Manchester United fans taunted Lionel Messi by chanting Cristiano Ronaldo's name on Wednesday night.
De Jong shares a record with future teammate Busquets
Frenkie de Jong was at the centre of most people's attention on Wednesday night as Juventus took on Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena and the Dutchman didn't disappoint.
Luke Shaw own-goal ends 48-pass Barca move
The Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester United and Barcelona was decided by a single goal, and the build-up to it deserves a mention.
TRANSFER RUMOURS
Real Madrid will not listen to offers for Varane unless it is €500m (AS)
Real Madrid will not listen to offers for Varane unless it is his €500 million release clause as it could set a dangerous precedent for the future.
Arsenal leap ahead of Man Utd and Liverpool in race for Brazilian winger Neres
Arsenal have leapt ahead of Liverpool and Manchester United ahead in the race for Ajax's Brazilian winger David Neres.
WHAT THEY SAY
Hazard drops another hint: I'm happy Zidane came back to Real Madrid
The Blues star said he was happy the Blancos boss returned to the game and declined to discuss his future at Stamford Bridge
'McTominay responsible for keeping Barcelona quiet' - Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has praised 'mad dog' Scott McTominay for his performance against Barcelona on Wednesday night.
ALL FOOTBALL COLUMN
Weekly Quotes: Messi to be Barca's one-club man; De Jong wants to beat Ronaldo
Hello everyone! Welcome to our brand-new column All Football Weekly Quotes. We list the most impressive words in football world every week.
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
Messi or Ronaldo, who’s the GOAT of the hotel world?
Messi recently added the Seasun Fona Hotel to his hotel portfolio, which sits alongside his upscale MiM Ibiza Es Vive. But Ronaldo owns modern budget hotels in Madeira and Lisbon, with more to come. So who's the better hotelier?
Stats show Ronaldo is KO stage king, while Messi is expert in group stage
Stats from Opta shows Ronaldo is better than Messi in the Champions League knockout stage.
Lionel Messi: The 14 best moments of my career
Lionel Messi talks FourFourTwo through the most iconic moments of a stellar career – including "one of my favourite goals" from the 2009 final...
VIDEO OF THE DAY
17-year-old Takefusa Kubo, aka 'Japanese Messi' with the winner for FC Tokyo
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shariffeyyulegunshot
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Man Utd fans be like after Barca loose
Divyansh26
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UEFA Cristiano League for you 👏👏......Legend
youdekmoz
75
For a moment I wondered why they included cristiano and his son cristiano Jr. Then I realised they meant the Korean son 😂😂
muhammad9963
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No doubt they all deserve to be in
Alberoni
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Smalling watch out for the next game , Messi is gonna teach you how to behave
Abbawaziri
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Arsenal will miss Ramsey he has been proving why he’s an important player to their team, like Arsene Wenger said Ramsey is a big loss to Arsenal.
footballfanatic7298
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Joao felix scored hatrick against frankfurt to give them 4-2 advantage going in 2nd leg. What a talent!! Man U will be luck to bring another talented Portuguese on big stage.
Abbawaziri
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Practice harder so that the winner faces Diego Costa in the finals😂😂.
Jakefrost02
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when arsenal plays at home, they are David while you are goliath. but when they play away,don't worry you are both David and goliath.
Divyansh26
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My respect to warrior Messi One of a kind player 💪💪💯........
VanishPrasad
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In the game against Barcelona, Ashley young lost possessions 32 times. He also made 11 crosses that didn't even connect making him the worst player in the game. Manchester United fans: send him to Nothingham forest. Not the club, I meant the forest
Rashniccr7
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Where is Shaw?? Atleast he scored against Barcelona😂😂😂😂😂
Nipul_D
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but maybe some other day
muhammad9963
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Insulting referee is a serious case. No one is above mistake if the referee should make a mistake only the captain is allowed to talk.