Kick Off: Madrid plan 'Varane-Mane swap deal', but their fans want Mbappe most

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TOP HEADLINES

Mbappe tops Real Madrid fans' wish list

Kylian Mbappe is far and away the chosen one, with the Paris Saint-Germain star the player Real Madrid fans most want to see at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid 'offer Varane to Liverpool as part of Mane deal'

Real Madrid are reportedly considering offering Raphael Varane to Liverpool as part of a deal to take Sadio Mane in the opposite direction.

Germany 1-1 Serbia: Sane shines as Goretzka cancels out Jovic opener

Germany had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Serbia in Wednesday's friendly match, as Leon Goretzka scored their equaliser.

Scientist claims that Messi could be cloned

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi could be cloned with the help of modern techniques, according to genetic specialist Arcadi Navarro, who is head of the European Genomes Archive.

TRANSFER LATEST

Pogba: For now I'm happy at Utd but playing for Zidane at Madrid is a dream

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has fueled speculation that he could depart Old Trafford by declaring that a move to Real Madrid would be a "dream."

Barca offer €60m for De Ligt & believe can seal the deal within a month (Sport)

Barcelona believe they can seal the signing of Matthijs de Ligt within a month. The Catalans have been playing their cards and have launched their final offensive for the Ajax player after the Dutch side beat Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Barca consider €80m Coutinho sale amid Man Utd links (Goal)

The Brazil international's situation at Camp Nou is looking increasingly bleak, although PSG remains the most realistic destination if he is to leave

Man Utd confident of £80m Sancho deal with no 'Utd clause' added by City (LES)

Dortmund confirm Man Utd target Sancho is 'definitely' not up for sale (Mail)

Manchester United believe they can convince Borussia Dortmund to sell Jadon Sancho this summer, reports the London Evening Standard. But Mail reported that Borussia Dortmund say Jadon Sancho is going nowhere this summer

Mane sends a hilarious message to Man Utd fans over Koulibaly transfer rumours

Kalidou Koulibaly could well become the most expensive defender in history if he finally completes a move to Manchester United.

Wenger's choice for Arsenal replacement revealed, and it's not Emery

Carlo Ancelotti would be taking his seat in the home dugout for next month's Europa League tie between Arsenal and Napoli at the Emirates Stadium if Arsene Wenger had had his way, according to a journalist in Italy.

The 10 players Emery must have on summer transfer list to transform Arsenal

It was a tough month for Arsenal in the January transfer window as the club went shopping in the bargain basement in an attempt to strengthen Unai Emery's squad.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi couldn't finish training with Argentina because of the 'pain in pubis'

Argentina news outlet TNT Sports report that Leo Messi could not finish the training session with Argentina because he felt pain in his pubis.

Sane escapes serious injury as Low slams 'vicious' foul

The Manchester City star was left without a serious injury despite what a challenge from Milan Pavkov which saw the Serbia midfielder sent off

OFFICIAL: Former Madrid & Spain captain Casillas renews contract with Porto

Former Real Madrid and Spain captain Iker Casillas has completed his renewal with Porto.

Chelsea season-ticket holders sell seats in protest against Sarri

Chelsea fans are voting with their feet against Maurizio Sarri's dour reign with hundreds of season-ticket holders selling their seats for their upcoming Premier League matches.

France stars finally get their hands on World Cup-winning commemorative rings

France's World Cup winning heroes have finally got their hands - or more specifically, their fingers - on their commemorative rings.

Barcelona charge Man Utd fans £102 per ticket... and Red Devils have hit back

Manchester United have hit back against Barcelona by charging the Spanish club's fans £102 for tickets in order to subsidise entry for their own supporters in the Nou Camp.

WHAT THEY SAY

'What were the issues?' - Pogba denies player power cost Mourinho Man Utd job

Paul Pogba believes that Manchester United's decision to sack Jose Mourinho was entirely down to results, not player power.

'I'd be proud to play with Ronaldo' - Juve target Trincao aims to learn from CR7

Sporting Braga starlet Francisco Trincao has just earned a call-up to Portugal's U20 squad and for good reason; the 19-year-old has played a few times for Braga's first team this season and is looking like a real star of the future. Juventus have been linked as a potential suitor of Trincao's signature; the Bianconeri interested in giving the young Portuguese starlet a chance to learn from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo & Juventus will avoid USA tours amid rape investigation (NY Times)

Organizers of a high-profile summer tournament for world football’s biggest club teams have decided to keep Juventus and its star Cristiano Ronaldo away from the United States this year, eliminating the risk of the Portuguese star’s being detained by the authorities as part of a rape investigation in Las Vegas, says The New York Times.

'Ronaldo can celebrate as he likes!' - Emre Can

Juventus’ Emre Can insists Cristiano Ronaldo earned the right to ‘celebrate as he liked’ against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

'Danke 5-13-17!' - Germany fans pay tribute to axed Boateng, Hummels & Muller

All three of the 2014 World Cup winners saw their international careers abruptly ended by Joachim Low earlier this month

In Depth & AF Column

De Jong, Sancho, Mbappe... Who are Euro 2020 youngsters to watch?

Frenkie de Jong, Jadon Sancho and Kylian Mbappe are all in action over the international break.

WEEK IN PIC: 'King' Messi comes in his glory; 'Black Panther' Auba on stage

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.

Transfer Talk: City close to €80m Saul, Return of Mou & Pogba's Real dream

All Football takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from all across Europe

On This Day: 'El Nino' Fernando Torres born; 'Black Spider' Yashin passed away

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (March 20th) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, feel free to post them in the comment area and share them with AFers!

VIDEO OF THE DAY

UCL Rewind: Barca 3-1 Juve. Unstoppable MSN break new ground with 2nd treble

TODAY'S FIXTURE (CET)

European Championship Qualification 

20:45   Netherlands vs Belarus

20:45   Belgium vs Russia

20:45   Croatia vs Azerbaijan