Kick Off: £100m too cheap for Hazard; Messi & Ronaldo 'not as good as they were'

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.

TOP HEADLINE

Chelsea 2-0 West Ham: Hazard justifies his £100m price tag with brilliant double

Chelsea climbed above Arsenal and Tottenham with a valuable victory over West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

Madrid won't meet £100m price for Hazard but will ask him to force dream (Mail)

Real Madrid will not pay the £100million asking price of Chelsea winger Eden Hazard this summer but will instead ask him to force his dream move.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Dembele included in Barca squad against Man Utd but is not medically cleared

Ernesto Valverde names 22 Barcelona players for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Ousmane Dembele has been included but he is not medically cleared.

CR7 Stadium? Sporting CP in talks with Juve star to rename Alvalade

Sporting CP, Cristiano Ronaldo’s first ever club, are in talks to rename the Estadio Alvalade, O Jogo reports. According to the Portuguese paper, the new stadium could be called “CR7 Stadium” or “Alvalade CR7”.

Messi and Suarez have more goals than EIGHTEEN of 19 La Liga teams

Barcelona are enjoying a fine La Liga season, sitting 11 points ahead of Atletico Madrid and seemingly certain to retain their title.

Neymar visits Pele before Brazil legend leaves hospital in France

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar paid a bedside visit to Pele before the Brazil legend left a hospital after being treated for a urinary tract infection.

'Pique and Messi to cause traffic problems in Manchester'

Manchester is getting ready for the visit of FC Barcelona. Old Trafford hosts the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday and there is a traffic sign up which Gary Lineker shared on Twitter.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

James Rodriguez 'gains Spanish citizenship' making Madrid return more likely

Bayern Munich star James Rodriguez, on loan from Real Madrid, has finally received his eagerly awaited Spanish citizenship, reports Marca.

Higuain confirms he wants to stay at Chelsea beyond this season

Gonzalo Higuain accepts he is still adapting to English football but confirms he wants to stay at Chelsea beyond this season.

Man Utd ready to break the bank to sign £50m-rated Declan Rice (Independent)

According to Independent, Rice's advisers are fully aware of United's eagerness to sign the 20-year-old midfielder, who switched his international allegiances from the Republic of Ireland to England last month.

WHAT THEY SAY

Messi and Ronaldo 'not as outstanding' as they were, says Hitzfeld

An English team is likely to win the Champions League partly because of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's decline, Ottmar Hitzfeld says.

Sarri: £100m is too cheap for Hazard

The Chelsea boss insists the Spanish giants will need to spend big if they want to land the Belgium forward

Pique reveals what he said to Costa after red card against Barcelona

Gerard Pique has revealed what he said to Diego Costa in a bid to calm the Atletico Madrid striker down after his red card against Barcelona.

No Messi & Ronaldo as De Bruyne names his perfect player

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne has been playing Dr Frankenstein, and came up with his perfect footballer made up of the best attributes of six current stars.

Pepe: I won the UCL three times, and this one with Porto will be the fourth

Porto have re-established themselves as Portuguese football's strongest domestic force after a number of years in the wilderness due to financial difficulties, and Pepe believes that the 2018/19 season will see him claim his fourth Champions League title.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

All Football Team of the Week: Messi & Benzema shine again, Lewy & Hazard in 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.

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.

2019-20 Football kit leaked so far: Barca, Madrid, Utd, Juve...  whitch is best?

The specialist website footyheadlines has revealed the kits set to be worn by some of Europe's top clubs next season. We take you to an overview as well as all other sorts of info. 

What are snakes in football?

We dive into the meaning of the slight and animal-themed emoji and why it's used for a select group of footballers

On This Day: Barca thrashed Bayern 4-0; Ronaldo hit 300th goal for Real Madrid

Let's find out what happened today (April 8th) in football history.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

West Ham fans with the 'off to Madrid' chant? Hazard: They're wrong!

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Champions League quarter-final

21:00  Tottenham vs Man City

21:00  Liverpool vs Porto