Kick Off: Messi rated higher than CR7 on FIFA 20; City lead most valuable clubs

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TOP HEADLINES

Messi rated higher than Ronaldo on FIFA 20 after stats are leaked

Lionel Messi has a higher FIFA20 rating than Cristiano Ronaldo, according to leaked stats.

Meet Europe's top 10 most valuable squads: £1.14bn Man City the 1st, Man Utd out

Europe's top 10 most valuable squads have been revealed as £1.14bn-rated Man City rank the 1st and Manchester United are not in the lists.

Latest FIFA ranking revealed: Belgium remain on the top, Brazil follows

With the international break coming up, here is a look at the latest FIFA World Rankings! Where is your country?

TEAM SQUADS

Kante & Giroud lead Chelsea 19/20 UCL squad as Mount, CHO & Loftus-Cheek in

UEFA official website has published Chelsea 27-man squad list for 2019-20 season UCL clash. 

Hazard, Benzema & Modric lead Real Madrid UCL squad, Asensio not included

UEFA have updated Real Madrid's 19/20 UCL squad, new signings Hazard, Mendy, Jovic, Areola are all included in the list.

Neymar, Icardi & Mbappe lead PSG's UCL squad, Navas included

PSG have submitted their Champions League squad for the 2019-20 group stage to UEFA.

Hazard, Felix & Griezmann lead the BEST new signing XI, Wan-Bissaka included

The European Top 5 League transfer window has closed on 2 Sep. Now, we take a look at the best XI from this summer transfer window.

EPL 25-man squads for 2019/20 announced including Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd

The Premier League have released the 25-man squads for every team for the coming season.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

R.I.P! The eldest son of Cafu died of a heart attack at the age of 30

According to the report of Brazilian media Globoesporte, Danilo Feliciano, the eldest son of Brazilian legendary guard Cafu, died of a heart attack at the age of 30.

Man City confirm Laporte has successfully undergone surgery on his knee

Manchester City have confirmed Aymeric Laporte has undergone surgery on his knee after damaging his cartilage and lateral meniscus during Saturday's win over Brighton.

Barca technical secretary Abidal & his wife come across Salah in Dubai

The wife of Barca technical secretary Abidal published a photograph with Liverpool striker

Back to 90s! Chelsea officially unveil new third kit for 2019-20 season

Chelsea officially unveil their new 2019/20 third kit! 

Brazil hit training field in Miami as Ederson & Neymar 'set for Selecao starts'

The five-time world champions trained in Miami on Tuesday, with coach Tite giving little away as he begins preparations for World Cup Qualification

WHAT THEY SAY

Suarez: Neymar did everything possible to return

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez was one of those who wanted Neymar to return to Catalonia this summer, but ultimately the Blaugrana were unable to come to an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain.

Suarez: We try to make jokes to relax Fati before match

Suarez has received the interview of Fox Sports Radio in Argentina and he has hailed 16-year-old Barca talent Ansu Fati.

Fabregas: Messi has been the best for 15 years, he isn’t normal... believe me

Cesc Fabregàs talks exclusively to AS about Messi, Mbappe, Hazard and Neymar.

Szczesny: If Fabianski benches me, he will be the world's best

Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny made a very interesting point in today's press conference for Poland.

Lenglet: Finally the Neymar rumours are over so Barcelona can work easier

Barcelona centre-back Clement Lenglet has spoken of his relief that the summer transfer window has closed so his team can focus solely on football.

AF COLUMN & IN-DEPTH

UEFA Super Cup champ+100% PL start! Klopp named All Football Coach of August

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been named All Football Coach of the Month for August.

Navas, Coutinho, Godin, Lo Celso... Who do you miss most in La Liga exits XI?

These stars have left La Liga this summer, who do you miss most?

Zidane & Guardiola’s FIFA 20 ratings revealed... Who is higher rated? >>

With less than a month until the release of FIFA 20, in addition to Icons available in previous games, FIFA 20 introduces 14 new players including Zidane, Guardiola and co. to the Icons roster as follows

Do you remember they were teammates E26: Eto'o & Coutinho

Coutinho was signed by Italian club Inter Milan in 2008 for €4 million and made his debut for Inter Milan in 2010. During that season, he played with Eto'o who transferred from Barca. 

VIDEO OF THE DAY

From long hair to brown beard, Messi's face evolution from PES 4 to PES 2020

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (YOUR TIME)

UTC 2019/09/05 16:00 Armenia vs Italy

UTC 2019/09/05 18:45 Romania vs Spain