Kick Off: Messi is Europe's top dribbler; Modric 'has renewed Madrid contract'

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TOP HEADLINES

OFFICIAL: Chelsea fine Kepa a week's wages after bust-up with Sarri at Wembley

Chelsea have fined goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga a week's wages after his bust-up with Maurizio Sarri at Wembley.

Modric has already renewed with Real Madrid before winning the Ballon d'Or (MD)

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has already signed a new contract with the club until 2021 before he won the Ballon d'Or last winter, according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo.

Messi is Europe's top dribbler ahead of Hazard, Dembele & Sancho

Per the CIES Football Observatory, with data from OptaPro, Lionel Messi leads the rankings of footballers in the top five leagues in successful dribbles per minute.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Kepa Arrizabalaga will not face FA sanction over 'faking injury' claim

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga will not face any action from the FA for a comment he made following the Carabao Cup final.

Ronaldo falls behind Messi and Mbappe in European Golden Shoe race

The Barcelona forward and PSG star were both on target this weekend and lead the ranking with 50 and 44 points respectively.

Juve want to sign Isco and Marcelo as Zidane could replace Allegri (Tuttosport)

According to today's edition of Tuttosport, Cristiano Ronaldo is not the only player that will join Juventus from Real Madrid. The Old Lady is strongly interested in signing Real Madrid stars Isco and Marcelo. 

Frustrated Bale refused to continue warm-up after Valverde was brought on

Gareth Bale's problems at Real Madrid seem to be going from bad to worse.

The reasons for Bale's anger: His role, Courtois' words and Marcelo's mocking

Gareth Bale is angry.

Kepa not first to refuse to be substituted… Messi ever ignored Enrique's pleas

Kepa Arrizabalaga grabbed the headlines from the Carabao Cup final after refusing to be substituted - but he is far from the first player to disobey his manager's wishes.

'Captain my a***!' - Chelsea fans slam Azpilicueta for lack of leadership

Chelsea fans have turned on Carabao Cup final captain Cesar Azpilicueta after he did nothing to intervene during the shameful scenes involving goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga at Wembley.

Rashford, Lingard and Mata check in for training for depleted United

Manchester United's injury-hit squad returned to Carrington on Monday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to rebuild his side in time for their midweek clash with Crystal Palace.

WHAT THEY SAY

Neymar gets emotional about Messi: He was always there to help me

Neymar Jr may have left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain 18 months ago but his feeling towards his former teammate, Leo Messi, has never waned.

Benzema: I used to play for Cristiano Ronaldo, now I'm the leader of the attack

Following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema is happy to embrace the role of leader of Real Madrid's attack.

Vinicius: Messi is incredible but he does not scare Real Madrid

As Real Madrid prepare to pit their wits against in-form Lionel Messi, Vinicius Junior has insisted that there is no fear factor on the part of his side.

'Everyone was going crazy!' - Shaw reveals Man Utd's half-time turmoil

The full-back admitted how disappointed the team were with their performance in the first 45 minutes, before a 'good chat' during the interval

Owen: If I was Klopp, I would tell Reds players to kick Rashford on his ankle

Michael Owen has raised eyebrows after urging Liverpool's players to try and deliberately injure Marcus Rashford during Sunday's game at Manchester United.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

VOTE: Who is your pick for All Football Player of the Week?

Who is the best player of last week? We name 5 candidates based on their ratings & performances. Please vote for the player who impressed you most last week.

All Football Team of the Week: Hat-trick heroes Messi & Deulofeu lead XI

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: Liverpool & Man City won EFL Cup; Milan keeper Donnarumma was born

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (February 25th) 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!

Should Kepa be dropped from Chelsea's XI? Here are five opinions, what's yours?

For 115 minutes, the 2019 Carabao Cup was a fairly drab affair for the neutral.

Football's Oscars: Solskjaer gets Best Editing, Best Comedy goes to Kepa & Sarri

Award's season is upon us again, with all the top stars of film and music dressing to the nines to await their fate at glitzy ceremonies in Hollywood and beyond.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

3 Oscars in a film! Relive Barca's most heartbreaking moment in 2018 with ROMA

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Coppa Italia

21:00    Lazio vs Milan

Coupe de France

21:10    PSG vs Dijon