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TOP HEADLINE
Messi admits he was afraid of Neymar's possible move to Madrid this summer
Messi has expressed his fear over Neymar's transfer in the summer that he believed Florentino and Madrid were going to do something to take Neymar away.
Ibrahimovic assures he could 'do better than the players in Serie A now'
Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates his new statue, advises Milan to “make investments” and assures he could “do better than the players in Serie A now.”
THESE THINGS HAPPEN
OFFICIAL: Milan sack Marco Giampaolo after only 9 points in 7 Serie A games
Milan have officially sacked Marco Giampaolo and are expected to replace him with former Fiorentina and Inter boss Stefano Pioli.
OFFICIAL: Schweinsteiger has announced retirement at the end of the season
Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from professional football, with the former Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Chicago Fire star hanging up his boots at the age of 35.
Barcelona 20-21 away kit design leaked: It's going to be black & golden
Following up last night's reveal of the Barcelona home shirt design for next season, we can reveal that the FC Barcelona 2020-21 away uniform will be black.
Loftus-Cheek loses battle to keep 6ft-high decking put up without permission
The England and Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has lost a battle with neighbours to keep a 6ft garden decking put up without planning permission.
Guardiola 'lost his cool with David Silva' as Man City title chase falters
Guardiola reportedly lost his cool with David Silva, accusing him of not running enough.
Messi will receive his sixth European Golden Shoe on October 16
Mundo Deportivo reports that there is already the date for the delivery of the Golden Shoe as Messi will receive this award at 13:00 (CET) on October 16 at the old beer factory of Estrella Damm as ever.
Ramos surprises his followers on social media by rubbing out tattoos
Ramos surprised his followers on social media by posting an image in which his many tattoos are missing from his back and arms.
WHAT THEY SAY
Ibrahimovic: New York has Statue of Liberty and Sweden has Statue of Zlatan
Swedish great Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been honoured with a statue in his hometown of Malmo.
Xavi Simons: It's everyone's dream to play with Messi but I chose my own path
The former La Masia wonderkid says he is happy with his decision to move to Paris
Eto'o: I respect Maradona, but Ronaldo, Messi & Cristiano marked modern football
Samuel Eto'o has had his say on the greatest players ever debate.
Ceballos: I didn't play or enjoy football at Real Madrid
Dani Ceballos has rediscovered the happiness he lost at Real Madrid since joining Premier League side Arsenal on loan.
AF COLUMN & IN-DEPTH
The King of dribbling Lionel Messi named All Football Player of the Week
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has been named All Football Player of the Week.
All Football Power Rankings (Oct 8): Juve & Barca overtake City, Bayern go 5th
Hello again! We organize clubs of Europe's top leagues into an order that reflects the up-to-the-minute hierarchy every Tuesday.
£248m-valued EPL outcast XI: Pulisic & Shaqiri in midfield; Two Gunners included
There are some stars struggling to make an impact for their clubs this season in the Premier League and here we create Outcast XI. Do you agree?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
All the emotions from Higuain's goal in the match against Inter
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FIXTURE OF THE DAY
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UTC 2019/10/09 18:45 Germany vs Argentina
Mesballer
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If Messi is afraid of Neymar joining his rival team......imagine Ronaldo once Messi moves on to Seria A.🤔
Eric001
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Football prayer In this month of October.. May you continue to surprise people like *WOLVES AND AJAX* May you never live on ur past glory like *MANCHESTER UNTED* May every resources you seek, come to you like *PEP GUADIOLA* May you never b useless like *SANCHEZ*..And may people look up to you like *MESSI* May you never disappoint them like *RASHFORD* I pray for you, you will never struggle like *LIVERPOOL* to make it in life So u will never know shame as *OLE GUNNAR* Pride will never overtake you like *JOSE MOURINHO* May you continue to be steadfast like *CHRISTIANO RONALDO*, You will never fall from glory like *De Gea* As you grow, never depend on anybody like *BACELONA* But, continue to manage the little resources you have like *BAYERN MUNICH* Even though men will despise you like *ARSENAL* always believe in yourself like *AUBAMEYANG* Finally, stick on the best and never be confused like *NEYMAR*. God bless you!!✌🏾
ishti
72
The Day ManUtd died.
zaidummatiaaa
55
This is my hard work don't let this flop Messi Fans
Huykstuy
54
Suarez and lewandowski still fighting for the best striker in Europe ....ibrahimhovic and vela fighting for best player in MLS....Messi and Ronaldo haven’t stopped fighting for the GOAT title and you think I can stop loving football 🥰🥰🥰
RealMd13
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Ceballos: I didn't play or enjoy football at Real Madrid Me: 😂😂😂 U were a useless player we gave you one job and one job only and it was to Man mark Messi in El Classicoes and you could not do it
Benosky1
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Zlatan saying he's better than Serie A players while he played all through his career in the best clubs of the world still could not win a single FIFA Best Award or Balon D'or 😂😂 Give that man a sense he needs it.
Foaadiknpz
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zlatan might be > all seria players...but cristiano's nose alone is bigger than 10 Zlatans