Kick Off: Messi 'pays the price for being the best'; Sarri makes Pogba pledge

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TOP HEADLINES

OFFICIAL: Totti quits his role at Roma & ends 30 year affiliation with the club

Francesco Totti announced his departure from Roma on a farewell Press conference. The former captain and current director explains his exit, he thinks leaving Roma is like dying

PSG & Coutinho’s representatives begin initial transfer discussions (Sky Sports)

According to Sky Sports, initial discussions have begun between PSG and Coutinho’s representatives over a summer transfer.

Neymar 'closing in on Barca return' with Dembele, Umtiti & Rakitic as makeweight

Neymar is closing in on a sensational return to Barcelona with Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti set to be used as makeweight for the Brazilian star.

MATCH REPORTS

Japan 0-4 Chile: Sanchez & Vargas shine as reigning champions down Kubo's Japan

Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez scored in Chile's comfortable win against Japan at the Copa America.

Nigeria 0-1 France: Twice-taken penalty hands the host a WWC controversial win

Hosts France finished top of Group A after a twice-taken penalty by Wendie Renard gave them a 1-0 win over Nigeria in an incident-packed finish in Rennes.

South Africa 0-4 Germany: Two-time winners dominate the game to secure top spot

Germany punished an error-strewn display from South Africa to finish top of Group B at the Women's World Cup.

TRANSFER NEWS

Man Utd identify TWO Barcelona players to replace wantaway Pogba (MD)

Manchester United are seemingly preparing for life without record signing Paul Pogba - and have turned their attention to two Barcelona stars.

Chelsea 'reject £35m bids for Willian from Barcelona and Atletico'

Chelsea have turned down attempts by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to sign Willian – despite the possibility of losing him for free next summer.

Neymar on Man Utd radar after recent revelation from PSG chief (Sport)

Manchester United are bracing themselves for the departure of Paul Pogba after the midfielder admitted he wants a new challenge elsewhere.

Coutinho 'will not join Man Utd due to respect for Liverpool'

Philippe Coutinho looks set to leave Barcelona this summer – but will not move to Manchester United out of respect for his former club Liverpool, Sky Sports News understands.

Real Madrid and Benfica reach agreement over Raul de Tomas transfer (Marca)

Real Madrid and Benfica have reached an agreement over the transfer of the Raul de Tomas to the Portuguese club, with the move expected to be completed imminently.

WHAT THEY SAY

Falcao on Messi criticisms: That's the price you pay for being the world's best

Lionel Messi was made to look a mere mortal by Colombia as his Argentina team were bullied and outplayed in Saturday's Copa America curtain-raiser in Brazil, falling to a 2-0 reverse that lays bare the myriad problems afflicting the supposed international giants. And lots of criticism has been thrown towards the Argentina captain.

Ceballos tells Zidane: No problems boss, I didn't wanna work with you, either

AS has learned that Dani Ceballos issued a blunt reply to being told by Zinedine Zidane that he is not in the Real Madrid coach's plans for next season.

Sarri's 14-word Pogba transfer statement after becoming Juventus boss

Maurizio Sarri has vowed to "succeed" with Paul Pogba at Juventus, should the Italian giants re-sign the midfielder from Manchester United.

AF COLUMNS

Hazards, Pogbas, Higuains, Martials... Here are the 10 most expensive BROTHERS

Transfermarkt recently has revealed an interesting stats of the most expensive brothers which are ranked by their highest fees combined.

Transfer Talks: Madrid ← Pogba → Juve; Coutinho → PSG; Felix → Atletico

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

All Football Team of the Week: Suarez & Coutinho lead XI as US heroine shines

Who shone enough to make this time's Team of the Week? Have a scroll down and see if you agree with our choices.

On This Day: Ronaldo hit his 1st World Cup goal; Beckham signed for Real Madrid

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (June 17th) 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.

Top 10 player's cars: Ronaldo is Maserati admirer and Sterling loves Bentley...

EVERY year, without fail, footballers love to swap out their old car and try a new motor for size.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

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FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Women's World Cup

20:00   Jamaica vs Australia

20:00   Italy vs Brazil

Copa America 

22:30   Bolivia vs Peru

01:30   Brazil vs Venezuela

Euro U21

20:00   England vs France