Kick Off: Neymar injured before Man Utd clash; Barca on verge of losing Copa

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TOP HEADLINE

OFFICIAL: Ajax wonderkid Frenkie De Jong joins Barcelona in July for €86m

FC Barcelona and Ajax have reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who will be joining the Catalan club from 1 July 2019.

OFFICIAL: Gonzalo Higuain joins Chelsea on loan as the No.9 reunites with Sarri

Chelsea have completed the signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus with the 31-year-old joins the club on loan for the rest of the season.

Sevilla 2-0 Barcelona: Messi-less Catalans helplessly lose advantage in Copa QFs

Lionel Messi was given the day off as Copa del Rey holders Barcelona went down 2-0 away to Sevilla in the first leg of their quarter-final.

OFFICIAL: Milan sign Genoa breakout striker Krzysztof Piatek on a 5-year deal

Krzysztof Piatek has officially joined Milan in a deal worth €35m plus bonuses after 19 goals in 21 games for Genoa.

Neymar in tears after suffering foot injury during PSG cup clash

After being taken off during Paris Saint-Germain's Coupe de France match with Strasbourg, Neymar headed directly for the dressing room in tears.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Marcelo 'wants to quit Real Madrid' and join Ronaldo at Juventus

Real Madrid defender Marcelo wants to be reunited with former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus.

Juventus 'ponder swap deal with Arsenal' to sign Ramsey in January

Another injury to Sami Khedira, picked up before the game with Chievo, has turned Juventus’ head towards the idea of Ramsey in January. 

THESE THINGS HAPPENED

Burton 0-1 Man City (0-10 agg): Aguero sends mighty Citizens into EFL Cup final

Pep Guardiola's men book place in the Carabao Cup final to face the winner of Chelsea-Spurs as Sergio Aguero scores solitary goal in low-key second leg at Pirelli Stadium.

Revealed: Sala's missing plane was chartered by football agent Willie McKay

This missing private plane containing Cardiff footballer Emiliano Sala was chartered by the family of one of Britain's top agents who had a hand in the £15million deal, it emerged today.

What happened? Salah deletes his Twitter account after cryptic tweet

Mohamed Salah has taken his Twitter account down from the social media site.

Isco to Sergio Ramos: Are you aware that we don't talk?

Sergio Ramos posted a pensive photo on social media and received a curious reply from Isco.

Pogba caught the eye at Manchester United's gala dinner

Paul Pogba once again stood out from the crowd on Tuesday evening as he wore a customised suit during Manchester United's charity dinner.

WHAT THEY SAY

Luis Suarez: Everyone would like to play for Klopp!

The Uruguayan remains a big Liverpool fan and suggests that he'd like to link up with the German head coach at some point in his career.

Ter Stegen: Barca right to fine Dembele

The German goalkeeper discussed the Frenchman's reported disciplinary woes at the Camp Nou, insisting he will learn from his mistakes

Sarri: Higuain is a few hours away from joining Chelsea but won't face Spurs

Maurizio Sarri has confirmed Gonzalo Higuain will sign his Chelsea contract ‘today’ but that he will not face Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday.

IN-DEPTH & AF COLUMNS

Why Barca went all-in for De Jong and beat enemies PSG

Barca have announced the signing of the Ajax wonderkid and they were determined to secure their man early in order to beat off fierce competition

From Neymar to KP Boateng... The 5 transfers by Barcelona that no one expected

The transfer window is an important element in modern-day football, affording clubs the opportunity to strengthen their squads from time to time as well as raising revenue by doing pretty smart businesses in the market. 

From Torres to Morata... Every Chelsea player to wear No.9 shirt, is curse real?

To fans of certain clubs, a particular number can be regarded as cursed due to the disappointing performances of players who have worn it down the years.

WEEK IN PIC: Let's pray for Sala; Spiderman joins Leicester & Gunners take guns

Hi AFers! Welcome to our column - Week in Pic. In this column, let's review what happened in the football world last week in pictures.

On This Day: Hazard sent off for kicking ballboy; Bayern winger Robben was born

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (January 23rd) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, please post them in the comment area and share them with AFers!

VIDEO OF THE DAY

When dwarfs meet giants in FIFA 19

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Carabao Cup

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