Kick Off: Barca 'launch final push for Ney'; Suarez & Griez seem 'unfriendly'

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TOP HEADLINES

Messi, Ronaldo & Van Dijk lead Best FIFA Player list as last winner Modric out

FIFA have officially unveiled the nominees for The 2019 Best FIFA Men's Player award, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi included in a ten-man shortlist.

Klopp, Pep & Pochettino among 10 candidates of 2019 The Best FIFA Men's Coach

FIFA have confirmed the candidates of The Best FIFA Men's Coach as Klopp, Guardiola & Pochettino included.

Suarez and Griezmann 'do NOT look at each other during Barcelona training'

Griezmann and Suarez didn't even look at each other during Barcelona's training, according to Cuatro.

Rapinoe & Morgan lead nominees for FIFA Best Women's Player, Bronze included

USA duo Rapinoe and Morgan lead nominees for FIFA Best Women's Player as Hergberg included.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Juve chief 'flies to London for advanced Dybala-Lukaku negotiations'

Juventus are stepping up Manchester United negotiations for Romelu Lukaku and Paulo Dybala, as Fabio Paratici also flies in.

Suarez is back from Ibiza & he is in training with teammates ?

Pre-season has started for Luis Suarez as the Uruguayan ended his holidays and returned to Barcelona training on Wednesday morning.

Dybala hints at Man Utd transfer decision by 'liking' Instagram post

Paulo Dybala has 'liked' an Instagram post urging him to stay at Juventus .

MATCH REPORTS

Madrid 5-3 Fenerbahce: Benzema nets hat-trick, Nacho & Mariano score

Real Madrid conceded three soft goals but were rescued by Karim Benzema's sharp finishing in a 5-3 Audi Cup win over Fenerbahce.

Salzburg 3-5 Chelsea: Pulisic makes Blues forget Hazard in a 8-goal thriller

Christian Pulisic netted his first Chelsea goals and Pedro scored a superb backheel volley as the Blues claimed a 5-3 pre-season win at RB Salzburg.

Bayern 2-2 Tottenham (5-6 on pen): Boateng misses the pen as Spurs lift Audi Cup

Tottenham lifted the Audi Cup after beating Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on penalties following a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena.

Liverpool 3-1 Lyon: Firmino spares Alisson's howler as youngsters stand out

Liverpool came from behind to end a disappointing pre-season campaign with a 3-1 victory over Lyon in Geneva.

MLS All-Stars 0-3 Atletico: Llorente gets 1ST Atleti goal as Felix scores GOLAZO

Atletico new boys Llorente & Felix shine on memorable MLS All-Star night as  Costa's 93' goal seals Madrid side's 3-0 win over Rooney & Zlatan's MLS All-Stars.

Angers 1-1 Arsenal (3-4 on pen): Nelson levels as Martinez makes decisive save

It finishes 1-1 in Angers. Arsenal were much improved in the second half, getting an early equaliser through Nelson.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Negotiation accelerates! Barca 'launch final push to secure Neymar transfer'

PSG has lowered its claims for Neymar and negotiations are accelerating, according to Sport.

Lukaku leaves Man Utd training after agreeing Juventus transfer (MEN)

Romelu Lukaku has agreed to join Juventus but that transfer is dependent on Paulo Dybala moving to Man Utd.

'It is €80m fixed' - Lille president confirms Nicolas Pepe will join Arsenal

'It is €80m fixed' - Lille president confirms Nicolas Pepe will join Arsenal

WHAT THEY SAY

Solskjaer: It's not a Man United first XI without Paul Pogba

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reiterated his faith in Paul Pogba by stating that a Manchester United eleven without him isn’t the first team.

Puyol: Madrid wanted to sign me twice, but I was at the best club in the world

Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has revealed that he rejected two offers to sign for Real Madrid in the past.

Zidane: I hope Bale trains back in Madrid; I won't ban him from doing anything

Zinedine Zidane was once again asked about Gareth Bale, specifically about the reports that the Welshman was playing golf while his colleagues were losing to Tottenham in the Audi Cup on Tuesday.

Ibrahimovic urges Man Utd to allow wantaway Pogba to leave this summer

Former Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has urged the club to allow wantaway midfielder Paul Pogba to leave this summer.

'I was very impressed with him' - Lampard hails Pulisic following brace

The winger came in for special praise as the Chelsea head coach reflected on his side's 5-3 win against Salzburg.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

OPINION: The familiar defence at Real Madrid

Ahead of the summer of 2019 there was a lot of talk about a new era at Real Madrid, an evolution if you will, yet as we approach the start of the LaLiga Santander season, there is a familiar feel about the defence at Valdebebas.

Lukaku for Dybala? The winners & losers if Man Utd pull off Juventus swap deal

Romelu Lukaku has been nearing a Manchester United exit for a while now, but the destination has suddenly changed.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Jesse Lingard next season if Man Utd sign Bruno Fernandes & Paulo Dybala...