Kick Off: Messi puts CR7 alongside him & refuses to be painted as son of a b****

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

MESSI QUOTES

Messi: My son asks me 'why in Argentina people want to kill you'

Lionel Messi spoke to Argentine sports outlet FM Club 947 and offered his thoughts on the national side as thoughts for the "Albiceleste" turn to June's Copa America in Brazil.

Messi leaves Ronaldo out of his Top 5: I put him alongside me

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't make it onto Lionel Messi's list of the five best players in world football right now.

Messi: I'd pick solo goal vs Madrid in UCL or the header vs Utd as my best goal

Lionel Messi spoke to Radio Club October 94.7 radio station in Argentina about some of the criticism he has received while playing for his national team. Here are some of his key quotes…

Messi: People say what they want to say and I'm painted as son of a b****

Lionel Messi has suggested he is not 100 per cent fit, just two weeks before facing Manchester United in the Champions League.

Messi: 'It would be nice if Ronaldo were still at Madrid'

The Barcelona star has spoken about his nine years of intense rivalry with Ronaldo, saying he wishes the Portuguese were still at Real Madrid.

Messi: Of course I would like to play for Newell's

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner says he "would love" to end his career in South America, but leaving Barcelona is not yet on his radar

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Pogba says yes to Zidane (OK Diario)

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has spoken personally to Paul Pogba to tell him he would become a key player in the Spanish capital, according to OKDIARIO. The French Man United player has, say the same source, given the 'yes' to Zidane, and now a move would depend on Florentino Perez negotiating a deal with Manchester United.

Rashford ready to sign new Man Utd deal after Solskjaer appointment (Sky Sports)

Marcus Rashford is ready to commit to a new Manchester United contract following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment as permanent manager, according to Sky Sports.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi fit to be selected in Barca squad for Catalan Derby as Dembele ruled out

Ronaldo targets Ajax as he recovers with training machine developed by NASA

The Corriere dello Sport reveals one of Cristiano Ronaldo's secrets in training and rehabilitation.

WHAT THEY SAY

Rivaldo: Mbappe isn't worth €280m, not even Messi or Ronaldo are worth that

Rivaldo has stated that paying 280 million euros for Kylian Mbappe would be an excessive amount on Real Madrid's part.

Do those times at Bernabeu count? - Pique compares winning Real Madrid to SEX

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique compared winning away to bitter La Liga rivals Real Madrid to having sex.

Ighalo: I deserved better than Barca's offer

An impressive return of 21 goals in the 2018 Chinese Super League season put the striker on the Liga giants' radar, he says

'Ronaldo would have joined Milan and win the Europa League'

Former Rossoneri sports director, Massimiliano Mirabelli, interviewed was interviewed by the newspaper Libero, and he spoke of the idea of bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to Milan. 

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

Hazard, Salah, Pogba & Kante.. 11 EPL players who switched roles this season

For a variety of reasons, footballers are often asked to play in a different position to the one they are used to.

HIT OR MISS: Coutinho ⇄ Rashford... Varane ⇄ Pogba... Barca ⇄ Man Utd ⇄ Madrid?!

Welcome to All Football Transfer Hit or Miss column. Another busy week in football filled with eyebrow-raising transfer gossips. We now take a look at some rumours in the past days and try to find out if there's any credibility. You can also vote for the moves you want them to happen most!

On This Day: World champion Kante was born; Ronaldo statue unveiled

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (March 29th) 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!

Preview of the weekend: Liverpool take on Spurs; Messi fit to play Catalan derby

Welcome to All Football Preview of the Weekend. You should miss not even one game! Below are the best matches that the world of football would bring to you.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

There's nothing Cillessen can do about Messi's great goal in training