Kick Off: Madrid 'have completed Hazard deal'; Pele cheers for 'fabulous' Messi

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TOP HEADLINE

Real Madrid have completed the signing of Hazard with Chelsea (Marca)

Madrid and Chelsea have agreed to announce the signing of Hazard after the league campaigns are done, according to Marca.

Real Madrid plan to announce Hazard on May 12, 19, or 29 (Marca)

Marca are at it again. Last month, they repeatedly claimed that a Hazard announcement from Real Madrid was “within days” imminent. Clearly, that hasn't happened yet.

Arsenal 3-1 Valencia: Gunners close to UEL final as Laca & Auba lead comeback

After an early display of questionable defending, Arsenal regrouped themselves and regathered their purpose to overcome Valencia and take a 3-1 first-leg lead.

Frankfurt 1-1 Chelsea: Pedro away goal gives Blues first-leg edge in UEL semis

Pedro snatched a crucial away goal for Chelsea as Maurizio Sarri's side emerged unscathed from their Europa League semi-final first leg clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi leads UCL Team of the Week which formed by 7 Barca & 4 Ajax players

UEFA have officially revealed their Champions League Team of the Week.

Pele hails sensational Messi with perfect tweet

Brazil legend Pele on Thursday paid tribute to Lionel Messi after the forward scored his 600th goal for Barcelona during his team's 3-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal.

Neymar & Mbappe included in 5 candidates for the best player in French league

PSG's Kylian Mbappé is the hot favourite to take the title from current holder and PSG team mate Neymar, who also makes this year's list along with Ben Arfa (Rennes), Angel Di Maria (PSG) and Nicloas Pépé (Lille).

Xavi announces that he will retire after this season & pursue career in coaching

Xavi Hernández announced in an opinion article sent to the media from Doha that he is leaving football and that from now on he will focus his career on being a coach.

Alisson 'defied Jurgen Klopp's orders' during Liverpool defeat to Barcelona

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson appeared to defy Jurgen Klopp's instructions during the defeat to Barcelona.

Liverpool fan starts petition to ban Messi for 'punching Fabinho'

Liverpool fans are incensed that Lionel Messi appeared to 'punch' Fabinho before scoring his magnificent free kick on Wednesday night - to the extent one supporter has started an online petition asking UEFA to charge the Barcelona star.

The world bows down to Messi: Puyol, Ferdinand, Lavezzi, Balotelli...

After his quick-fire double against Liverpool in the Champions League, Lionel Messi was hailed as a legend by footballers around the world.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Man Utd 'will pay £13m to get rid of Sanchez'

Manchester United are prepared to pay half of Alexis Sanchez's mammoth £26million salary to secure him a move this summer.

James Rodriguez will return to Real Madrid but he will move on again (Marca)

Barring an unexpected turn of events in the coming weeks, James Rodriguez will be a Real Madrid player again on 15 June, which is when Bayern Munich's option to purchase the player will expire.

Ajax starlet Van de Beek is Madrid's Plan B if they fail to sign Pogba (Marca)

Ajax have been one of this season's sensations having eliminated Real Madrid and Juventus from the Champions League and beaten Tottenham in the first leg of the semi-final.

WHAT THEY SAY

Bartomeu: Messi may be with Barca at 45

The Spanish giants may already be preparing for life without their star man, but the club president doesn't see the Argentine stopping any time soon.

Lenglet: I lost a piece of tooth and I'm ready to lose more teeth for this team

Barcelona did incredibly well to prevent Liverpool from scoring an away goal in their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday evening, and Clement Lenglet was forced to suffer more than most as he lost a piece of his tooth.

Ronaldo will be fired up by Messi's latest show, says Allegri

The Juventus manager thinks Cristiano Ronaldo will want to move clear of Lionel Messi once again in the club goalscoring stakes.

Balotelli: If there was no Messi, Ronaldo would be the best in the world

Mario Balotelli has defended saying that Cristiano Ronaldo could not compare to Lionel Messi. “They’re the two best, but they’re not the same.”

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

Strength & Art & Skill - Top 10 highest free-kick takers: Messi leads the way

A direct free-kick is one of the most thrilling sights in football.

Arturo Vidal, the warrior of Barcelona

Ernesto Valverde sprung a surprise by selecting Arturo Vidal in his starting XI against Liverpool on Wednesday evening, yet the Chilean was Barcelona's warrior.

On This Day: Barca thrashed Madrid 6-2; Milan beat Utd 3-0 to reach UCL final

Let's find out what happened today (May 2nd) in football history.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Look at how Pichichi Messi surpasses other clubs' leading scorers

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FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Serie A

20:30 Juventus vs Torino

Premier League

21:00 Everton vs Burnley

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