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TOP HEADLINES
Messi misses training due to alleged muscle injury (Catalunya Radio)
Bad news coming from Barcelona Leo Messi could miss Barcelona's first post-lockdown match against Mallorca.
Tottenham confirm 1 positive coronavirus test after latest round of EPL testing
The Premier League have announced one positive case of coronavirus from 1,197 samples across the fifth round of testing this week.
THESE THINGS HAPPENED
Martial's wife Melanie joins Black Lives Matter protests in France
Anthony Martial's wife, Melanie, joined a huge Black Lives Matter protest in Paris on Tuesday as France fights back against the death of a black man in police custody.
Bartomeu asks Barca stars to take ANOTHER wage cut before La Liga return (AS)
Barcelona players face having to take yet another wage cut having already agreed to a 70 per cent reduction in March.
Messi missed Barca training on Wednesday, worked alone in the gym (Sport)
Leo Messi missed Barcelona training on Wednesday, which was taken by coach Quique Setien at the club's Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper.
Mount goes undercover to become world's WORST car salesman
Chelsea star Mason Mount was left hilariously red faced when he was tasked with dressing up and selling cars in a Hyundai dealership, only to be making his pitch to a number of actors.
Manchester United's selection dilemmas ahead of the Premier League restart
In terms of matters on the pitch, the coronavirus pandemic came at the worst time for Manchester United.
Fede Valverde 'changes agent & signs for VVD, Mahrez & Lenglet's agency company'
Fede Valverde has signed for American agency company Wasserman.
Barcelona launches new streaming platform Barca TV+
Barcelona launched its new digital streaming platform Barca TV+ on Wednesday that it hopes will, one day, rival Netflix.
Ozil is DUMPED by Adidas as they decide to end his £22m sponsor deal (Bild)
Mesut Ozil will be left without a boot sponsor this summer after Adidas decided not to renew his lucrative contract beyond this summer, according to Bild.
Saul Niguez's 'new club' is academy project sponsored by Nike
Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez has revealed his "new club" is Club Costa City, an academy project based in Elche.
TRANSFER NEWS
Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd have 12 days to buy Werner for less than £50m
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United have 12 days to trigger Timo Werner's release clause if they want to sign him for less than £50m.
PSG 'ask €175m for Neymar & only want cash but Barca only consider swap deal'
Before the coronavirus pandemic struck Barcelona wanted Lautaro Martinez and Neymar this summer. The idea was to form the best attack in the world, but their plans have been hit. They have been forced to prioritise the Argentine and everything suggests a deal will be complete in the coming months.
Dembele eyes Juve move but Barca won't sell him & could accept loan deal (MD)
Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele reportedly wants a move to Juventus this summer and the Old Lady consider the possibilities.
Pogba won't rule out PSG move in summer amid Madrid interest (Le10Sport)
Paul Pogba is a target for Paris Saint-Germain this summer - but Zinedine Zidane still has designs on bringing the midfielder to Real Madrid.
Lingard 'tempted to follow' Smalling, Young to Serie A amid Milan interest
Jesse Lingard has been in regular contact with Chris Smalling and Ashley Young about what Italy is like as the midfielder is greatly tempted by a move to Serie A, per independent reports.
Man Utd fans are NOT impressed with Saul's cryptic tweet about his 'new club'
Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez has revealed that his 'new club' he teased on Instagram is in fact business venture with his brother, rather than a transfer confirmation.
WHAT THEY SAY
Messi or Ronaldo? Maybe I'd choose Lewandowski - Muller
Thomas Muller has suggested he would rather play with Bayern Munich colleague Robert Lewandowski than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.
AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH
Numbers Battle Episode 35: Who is the best No.26?
Hello AFers, Welcome to our column 'Numbers Battle'. We select the elite players based on each shirt number for AFers to decide the best.
Most valuable wonderkids: Mbappe unrivaled, Sancho & Alexander-Arnold follow
Check out the list of most valuable U21 players in the world. Mbappe, currently the most valuable player, leads the list with a market value of €180m.
Lewy, Ronaldo & Messi... Top 6 contenders for 19-20 European Golden Boot award
With football cautiously returning as the Covid-19 pandemic crisis settles, discussions have been raised about the potential winner - as well as contenders - of the European Golden Boot.
Vidal, Vinicius... Who are the best substitutes in La Liga this season?
Teams will be allowed to use up to five substitutes per match when LaLiga Santander resumes.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Roberto Carlos netted mind-bending goal OTD in 1997 & recreated it last year!
