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Haaland will take on Messi, Verstappen & Djokovic for prestigious Laureus award

Manchester City Treble winner Erling Haaland will take on Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic and Max Verstappen for the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award in April.

TA: Real Madrid 'reach a verbal agreement with Alphonso Davies'

Real Madrid have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies.

Bradley MOCKS Chelsea's Ben Chilwell with celebratory Instagram post

Liverpool youngster Conor Bradley has mocked Chelsea's Ben Chilwell with a celebratory social media post, after their Carabao Cup final victory.

Behind Ronaldo! Messi becomes second person to reach HUGE milestone on Instagram

Lionel Messi has reached a huge milestone on Instagram by hitting 500million followers.

Ten Hag heads for lunch at a lush artisan brasserie in Cheshire with his wife

Man United boss Erik ten Hag was seen heading for lunch in Cheshire on Monday afternoon, in the wake of his side's miserable performance this weekend.

Sergio Ramos met with whistles from Real Madrid fans on return to Santiago Bernabeu

It was the headline narrative for the Sunday night partidazo in La Liga, the return of Sergio Ramos to Real Madrid, for the first time on the pitch as an opposition player. It wasn’t quite the warm reception some had anticipated.

Ronaldo makes obscene gesture at fans who chanted 'Messi' at him

Barcelona considering contract offer for French midfielder ahead of cheap summer move

Barcelona are likely to be on the hunt for free agents again this summer in a bid to continue building out their squad on a budget. French midfielder Adrien Rabiot has been linked with the Blaugrana for many years, and is once again, as one of the top free agent names on the market this summer.

Greenwood 'wants Spanish FA to drop Jude Bellingham investigation'

Mason Greenwood reportedly wants Spanish football bosses to drop an investigation after Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham allegedly aimed at slur at the forward during a match.

Adidas announce sponsorship deal with Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal is shaping up to be one of the most coveted talents on and off the pitch in the coming years, as Barcelona look to build their future with the 16-year-old in mind. Already he has had one major bidding war between football’s biggest sponsors for him.

REVEALED: The sad reason why Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has 'Virgil' and not his surname on the back of his shirt

Football  fans may wonder why Virgil van Dijk doesn't have his surname on the back of his shirt like most players and the reason is a rather upsetting one.

What they say

Jude Bellingham reacts to Liverpool's EFL Cup win with three-word response to Virgil van Dijk

Jude Bellingham was quick to praise Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk after the Dutchman guided the Reds to Carabao Cup glory on Sunday.

Ancelotti’s blunt response to Turkish starlet Arda Guler’s frustrations

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is no longer entertaining questions over whether Arda Guler‘s frustration could be having a negative impact on him. The Italian veteran has refused to alter his decision-making or his approach for the 18-year-old starlet, in spite of his obvious desperation to get on the pitch, and the hype surrounding him.

Mikel Arteta 'would 100% LEAVE Arsenal to join Man United' claims Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand has sensationally claimed Mikel Arteta would '100 per cent' leave Arsenal to join Manchester United if he was offered the manager job at Old Trafford.

Fulham's Calvin Bassey take a dig at Manchester United's desire

Fulham star Calvin Bassey offered a damning verdict of Manchester United, claiming Marco Silva's side 'wanted it more' after their first win at Old Trafford in 21 years.

Ian Wright names the Chelsea star he wishes Mikel Arteta had signed for Arsenal

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has admitted he'd have "loved" Mikel Arteta to have signed Cole Palmer before he moved to Chelsea.

German media label Sancho as 'the WORST player on the pitch' after BVB loss

Man United loanee Jadon Sancho was labelled the 'worst player on the pitch' by German media after his cameo in Borussia Dortmund's recent league defeat.

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WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo authors another weird reaction to Lionel Messi taunts

Wherever Cristiano Ronaldo goes, Lionel Messi follows him. While the Argentine might have chosen to head to Major League Soccer rather than the Saudi Pro League, the Saudi Arabian fans have very much kept his presence alive in Cristiano’s world, as soon as they realised they could get to the Portuguese.

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FA Cup

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