Kick Off: CONMEBOL respond to Messi allegations; Madrid €80m →Pogba← £120m Juve

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TOP HEADLINES

'Unacceptable & unfounded' - CONMEBOL respond to Messi’s corruption allegations

Lionel Messi and Argentina have been the centre of attention at the 2019 Copa America for all the wrong reasons. However, Messi stirred the pot recently by claiming foul play on behalf of CONMEBOL. The federation has now responded.  

Argentina 2-1 Chile: Messi SENT OFF though Albiceleste revenge in 3rd-place game

Lionel Messi was sent off as Argentina beat Chile 2-1 to clinch Copa America bronze with both sides reduced to 10 men in an ill-tempered clash at Arena Corinthians.

Real Madrid will imminently make an opening €80m bid for Pogba (L'Equipe)

L’Équipe report that Spanish side Real Madrid will imminently make their 1st formal offer to Manchester United for Paul Pogba worth around €80m.

Juve preparing £120m bid for Pogba but Man Utd won't sell (Times)

The serial Italian champions want to reacquire Pogba, their former player, as part of an audacious strategy to win the Champions League and cement their position as one of the world’s biggest football clubs commercially.

Match Report

England 1-2 Sweden: Sizzling Nordic girls edge Lionesses to get bronze in WWC

Karen Carney made her 144th and final appearance for England as they lost 2-1 to Sweden in the Women's World Cup third place play-off.

Egypt 0-1 South Africa: Salah dim as hosts eliminated by rivals' late winner

Host nation Egypt were shocked by South Africa on Saturday as Thembinkosi Lorch scored a late winner in the last-16 encounter.

Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon: Ighalo & Iwobi lift Super Eagles to AFCON top 8

Nigeria defeated Cameroon 3-2 in a thrilling Round of 16 fixture at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Messi on fire

Messi: We do not have to be part of CORRUPTION, the Copa all set up for BRAZIL

Furious at having been sent off for just the second time in his career, Lionel Messi criticised CONMEBOL after Argentina's 2-1 victory over Chile in the third-place play-off.

Messi: Football wasn't fair with us

The Barcelona forward was sent off as his side beat Chile 2-1 to win the play-off fixture, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of injustice

Messi outraged and refuses to receive his bronze medal

Messi, unjustly expelled before Chile, decided not to go to the award organized by Conmebol.

TRANSFER NEWS

PSG offered Neymar to Real Madrid twice amid looming Barcelona interest (Marca)

Paris Saint-Germain have apparently offered Real Madrid the chance to buy their world-record signing Neymar on two occasions this summer.

OFFICIAL: Chelsea confirm Alvaro Morata joins Atletico Madrid on permanent deal

Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have today agreed terms for the permanent transfer of Alvaro Morata.

OFFICIAL: Milan announce the signing of Madrid left-back Theo Hernandez

AC Milan have completed the €20 million (£18m/$22.5m) signing of Real Madrid left-back Theo Hernandez as the Spanish club's relentless summer of sales and purchases continued.

OFFICIAL: Loftus-Cheek signs a new contract with Chelsea until 2024

Building on a successful 2018/19 campaign with the Blues, Loftus-Cheek has committed himself to the club until at least 2024.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Griezmann disappointed with Atletico and tells club he won't go training (Marca)

Antoine Griezmann's transfer saga looks set to drag on for at least another week and the wantaway forward has informed Atletico Madrid that he won't be reporting for training on Sunday.

Griezmann will pay his own €120m release clause to Atletico this week (MD)

According to the report, Griezmann has informed Atletico Madrid, through his lawyers, that he will not be attending pre-season training as he is going to pay the €120m release clause this week to sign with any club that he wants.

'FC Barcelona Play' - Barca showcase their own typography on backs of the shirts

The new design of the letters and numbers emphasise the personality of the club and will be present in different areas, from the backs of the shirts to various campaigns and on merchandising

Messi is shown the 2nd red card in his prefessional career 14 years later

Lionel Messi has been shown two red cards in his career, one on his Argentina debut and one during his most recent appearance for his country, his 136th.

Man United's new £50m man Wan-Bissaka left seething

Manchester United's £50million defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been left fuming by his treatment from England under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd.

Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Griezmann: A heated signing

Many thought that Antoine Griezmann's move would move closer to completion once his release clause fell from 200 to 120 million euros, but his situation is now more unstable than ever.

WHAT THEY SAY

Dybala: Messi gave me his lucky red ribbon before the game to give me luck

Paulo Dybala scored an important goal in Argentina's 2-1 Copa win over Chile. He credited Lionel Messi with the goal after the match, although the Argentina captain was sent off in an ill-tempered clash.

'The show we play, not him' - Vidal angry with the Copa America referee

After the Copa third-place play-off, Arturo Vidal went hot beyond the result and pointed to the role of Paraguayan judge Mario Díaz de Vivar, who ejected Gary Medel and Lionel Messi in addition to collecting a non-existent foul on the play where the first goal was created Albiceleste.

Otamendi fires at CONMEBOL: Argentina do not have to be in the final stages

Like Lionel Messi, Nicolás Otamendi didn't go to receive the third-place medal after the victory against Chile. In the mixed zone, the Manchester City defender also fired against the CONMEBOL authorities.

AF COLUMN & IN-DEPTH

Buffon → Juve, Pogba → Man Utd, Torres → Atletico... Top 12 homecoming transfers

Just like in the movies, football has its fair share of happy endings when a former fans' favourite returns to the club at which they once wrote history, in the hope of repeating past glories.

Why does Pogba want to leave Man United... and who will replace him?

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba could soon leave for the second time in only seven years. Sportsmail provide the inside track on the transfer story that is dominating the summer and takes a look at who Untied might turn to as a replacement.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Messi sent off for getting hit 3 times by Medel - Closer angle shows the truth

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Women's World Cup

17:00  United States vs Netherlands

Africa Cup of Nations

18:00  Madagascar vs Congo DR

21:00  Algeria vs Guinea

Copa America

22:00  Brazil vs Peru

CONCACAF Gold Cup

3:00 +1d   United States vs Mexico