Kick Off: Thiago Silva blasts Messi for Tite; Benzema 'would play for Algeria'

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TOP HEADLINES

Education comes first - Thiago Silva blasts Messi over shushing gesture to Tite

Thiago Silva is angry after Tite claims Messi told him to shut his mouth in Argentina clash vs Brazil.

Benzema 'would have to lose French nationality to play for Algeria'

After his harsh response to French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet, Karim Benzema has opened the possibility of playing international football with Algeria.

MATCH REPORTS

Russia 1-4 Belgium: Hazards & Lukaku keep Red Devils 100% in Euro qualifiers

Eden Hazard assisted the opening goal for his younger brother Thorgan and then scored twice as Belgium beat Russia 4-1.

Germany 4-0 Belarus: 3-goal involved Kroos seals qualification into Euro 2020

Toni Kroos scored twice but Matthias Ginter and Manuel Neuer were unlikely Germany heroes against Belarus as they qualified for Euro 2020.

N Ireland 0-0 Netherlands: Dutch return to European Championship after 8 years

Steven Davis missed a penalty for Northern Ireland and it was Netherlands celebrating a goalless draw in Belfast to earn a Euro 2020 place.

WHAT THEY SAY

'Let me play for another country' - Benzema hits back at French FA president

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has this afternoon responded to FFF President Noël Le Graët’s assertion that he would never play for France again via a post on Twitter.

'He tried to force referee’s decisions' - Thiago Silva criticizes Messi

Thiago Silva has criticized Messi after Brazil were defeated by Argentina in a friendly in Saudi Arabia.

What if CR7 wins Ballon d'Or - Casillas doubts consistency of awards criteria

Ahead of December's Ballon d'Or gala, Real Madrid and Spain great Iker Casillas has questioned the consistency of football's awards criteria.

Danilo: Ronaldo jokes Brazil would have five more World Cups with him

Danilo says Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo has joked with him that Brazil would have five more World Cup wins to their name had he hailed from the South American nation.

Xhaka aims dig at Arsenal after returning to action with Switzerland

Granit Xhaka has seemingly aimed a dig at Arsenal fans and Unai Emery after returning to action.

Hazard: You have already seen the best Eden

Eden Hazard spoke to Mundo Deportivo after Belgium's win in St. Petersburg.

TRANSFER NEWS

Sancho laughed off a fan begging him to sign for Man United 🎥

England star Jadon Sancho laughed off a fan begging him to sign for Manchester United.

Arsenal, Man Utd & Milan are ready to swoop for Demiral in January (Tuttosport)

Arsenal, Manchester United and Milan are ready to swoop for Juventus and Turkey defender Merih Demiral in January.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Ronaldo's WhoScored rating of 7.57 is lowest in a league season since 09/10

Ronaldo's WhoScored rating of 7.57 is his lowest in a league season since data collection began in 09/10.

New Camp Nou in 2023, a dream open to the world 🔥

Barcelona have began their Camp Nou renovation project in 2019. And by 2023 it will look entirely different.

IN-DEPTH

Pique, Di Maria, Dybala... 12 stars who have played with both Ronaldo & Messi

They're two footballers who have defined a generation, but most players only ever have the same experience as fans when it comes to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - watching them on television. 

Kante & Sissoko lead Mali's best XI of players with second citizenship

Kante & Sissoko lead Mali's best XI of players with second citizenship. Moussa Dembele from Lyon and Wolves winger Adama Traore are also in.

Why do Barcelona and Real Madrid no longer dominate the Spanish national team?

When Spain began their rise to world domination, in the Euro 2008 final with a 1-0 victory over Germany, there were five starters drawn from either Real Madrid or Barcelona.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

'Mama, see I got a pass from the GOAT?' When guards hit by Messi & Ronaldo

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FIXTURE OF THE DAY

Euro 2020 Qualifiers

UTC 2019/11/17 14:00 Serbia vs Ukraine

UTC 2019/11/17 14:00 Luxembourg vs Portugal

UTC 2019/11/17 17:00 Kosovo vs England

UTC 2019/11/17 17:00 Bulgaria vs Czech Republic

UTC 2019/11/17 19:45 Moldova vs Iceland

UTC 2019/11/17 19:45 Andorra vs Turkey

UTC 2019/11/17 19:45 Albania vs France