Kick Off: EPL suspended indefinitely; De Ligt 'offered to Real Madrid by Raiola'

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TOP HEADLINES

OFFICIAL: PL won't resume at beginning of May & will only return when it's safe

At a meeting of Premier League Shareholders today, clubs discussed in detail how to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Raiola has offered De Ligt to Madrid as he could leave Juve in summer (Sport)

The football agent Mino Raiola, who works with players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, is in talks with Real Madrid over the future of goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, who is on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.

'You're SH*T' - Eto'o & Drogba slam medical professors over racist remarks

Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba have hit back angrily at “racist and contemptuous” comments made by two doctors on French television suggesting studies on drugs to combat coronavirus should be tested in Africa.

Messi vs Ronaldo - who would prevail if Europe took on South America?

Europe or South America: which continent is the true home of football?

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi wasn't on board of his private jet that made emergency landing (HLN)

Lionel Messi was not on board of his private jet that made an emergency landing in Belgium, confirmed by HLN journalist.

The ten most expensive classic football shirts on the market

Barcelona's 1992 shirt has become the most expensive retro jersey currently on the market and thus, the hardest to obtain.

Morgan's latest Nike contract guarantees she will be paid during maternity leave

Alex Morgan's latest contract with Nike includes 18 months of guaranteed pay during maternity leave, whether she plays or not.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Chelsea lead the way in signing Coutinho as they are in touch with agent (GdS)

Chelsea are said to have already contacted the Bayern midfielder Coutinho who has been loaned from Barcelona.

Barcelona willing to accept a lower bid to offload Coutinho (Standard)

Barcelona are reportedly willing to cut their losses and accept a bid lower than their ideal asking price to offload Philippe Coutinho.

OFFICIAL: Hansi Flick renews his contract as Bayern head coach until 2023

Hansi Flick has been named as the Bayern Munich head coach on a permanent basis, signing a three-year contract with the Bundesliga record champions.

Barca 'will try to sign Neymar & had made pact to block him from joining Madrid'

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barca will try to sign Neymar this summer and had made an agreement with him to block PSG ace from joining Madrid in 2019.

Most dribbles completed in top 5 leagues in 2020: Traore 1st, Messi follows

Traore completes most dribbles in Europe's top five leagues in 2020 with 49 times.

Pickford & Donnarumma in... Worst goalkeeping stats in top 5 leagues in 19-20

Europe's top five leagues remain suspended and we've used Opta data to look at the goalkeepers who have struggled in the 2019-20 season.

Man Utd's six central midfielders ranked best to worst by MEN

Manchester United may finally be edging towards a central midfield to be proud of.

WHAT THEY SAY

Kaka: Ronaldo is a machine but I'll go with Messi, he is a pure talent

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has revealed which side of the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo argument he is on.

Sancho: I liked Lampard quite a lot & Drogba when they were playing for Chelsea

Jadon Sancho has credited Chelsea pair Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba has key inspirations during his most formative years as a young footballer.

'Once Gunner, always Gunner' - Ozil jokes Gnabry who wears Arsenal shirt at home

Mesut Ozil has delivered a tongue-in-cheek message to Serge Gnabry after the Bayern Munich winger was pictured wearing an Arsenal shirt.

Depth & AF COLUMNS

Age Battle Episode 18: Who is the best midfielder at 26 years old?

Hello AFers, Welcome to our Age Battle. We select the elite players from each age group for AFers to decide the best one starting from 17 years old and finishing with 40+.

Why cancelling the rest of the LaLiga season could ruin Barcelona

The possibility of cancelling the rest of the LaLiga season is growing by the day.

What happened to Barcelona's 10 Dutchmen in history?

Barcelona have had a Dutch flavour ever since Johan Cruyff instilled his ideology on the club.

Beckham, Pep, Puyol... 12 retired stars who are definitely still fitter than you

Retiring from professional football can mean one of two things for players.

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