Kick Off: GOAT discussions go viral; Ney 'respected like Leo at Barca in Brazil'

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.

WHO IS THE GOAT

Mourinho: CR7 & Messi are at their peaks even longer but Ronaldo Nazario is GOAT

Mourinho recently sat down with LiveScore and was asked who is the best player of all time between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, while the Portuguese coach chose Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario.

'I played with Romario and Ronaldo Nazario, but the best ever is Messi'

Gica Popescu, former player and former captain of Barcelona, pointed to Leo Messi as 'the best footballer of all time'. 

Chilavert: Messi is the best ever, then there is Di Stefano, Maradona, Pele

Former Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who peculiarly was a free-kick specialist, has named his five best players in the history of football, with Lionel Messi being named as the greatest of all time.

TOP HEADLINES

Neymar on preferential treatment: I did well at Brazil, like Messi at Barca

Neymar has claimed that he has earned respect with his national team because he is one of the most important Brazil players of the last decade.

Germany 2-2 Argentina: Super-subs pull visitors back from 2-goal deficit

Goals from Serge Gnabry and Kai Havertz put Germany on course for victory but Lucas Alario and Lucas Ocampos struck back.

OFFICIAL: Milan appoint Ex-Inter coach Pioli as new manager after Giampaolo exit

AC Milan appoint former Inter coach Pioli as new manager after Giampaolo exit.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Alonso arrives at court in Madrid for trial as he faces 5-year prison sentence

Xabi Alonso will go on trial on Wednesday in Madrid for alleged tax fraud.

Barcelona are considering a return for wantaway Rabiot (CM)

Adrien Rabiot is considering leaving Juventus just months after joining the club, according to reports.

OFFICIAL: Dembele is banned for 2 La Liga games and will miss El Clasico

RFEF confirm that Dembele will be penalized for two matches against Eibar and Real Madrid.

Former Chelsea & Arsenal keeper Cech signs with an Ice Hockey club as a player

Former goalkeeper Petr Cech has made a shock change of sport after signing for ice hockey club Guildford Pheonix until the end of the season.

Allegri 'tells Man Utd he'll only take over if he's given job in next few weeks'

Massimiliano Allegri has informed Manchester United he will only take over the club if he is given the job in the next few weeks.

Belgium coach Martinez: Courtois is the best goalkeeper in the world

Roberto Martínez confirms Thibaut Courtois is not suffering from anxiety and says the goalkeeper needs to regain significant weight after stomach problems.

Messi is in no hurry to sign a tenure contract with Barcelona (SER)

According to the director of SER's Catalan division Sique Rodriguez, there has been no contact between Barcelona and Messi's father about extending Argentine star's contract. Barca are eager to complete the contract as soon as possible, although Messi is not in a hurry, who wants to look before he leaps.

MESSI'S INTERVIEW

'I was surprised Lahoz understood him so clearly' - Messi on Dembele's red card

In a recent interview, Lionel Messi shared some opinions about Dembele's red card and referees.

Messi: I always wanted Griezmann & Neymar; Pique says what he thinks

Messi talked about his teammate Griezmann & Pique.

Messi: I wanted Ronaldo to stay at Real Madrid, I really miss him

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has admitted that he wanted Cristiano Ronaldo to stay with Real Madrid.

Messi: I once wanted to leave Spain but now I'm determined to stay at Barca

In a recent interview, Leo Messi admits that once he wanted to leave Spain though now he determines to end up his career in Barcelona.

Messi: I don't like people call me God; Mateo 'is a bastard'

In a rencent interview, Lionel claims that he doesn't like being named 'God' because the influences to his chlidren when talking about his family and life.

AF COLUMN & IN-DEPTH

10 stars with a point to prove during the international break

As an exciting club football season is pushed to one side for a fortnight, the international fixtures are set to come to the fore.

Modric, Cavani & Silva lead the 'out of contract' XI, 3 Spurs stars included

Everyone loves a bargain and there's certainly going to be some very good ones to be had at the end of the season with this out of contract XI showing who can be signed.

The 29 players 'linked' with Manchester United ahead of January transfer window

Manchester United's need for January signings has rarely been greater and simply cannot be overstated right now.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Still the King Zlatan! See Ibrahimovic's 30 regular-season goals for LA Galaxy.

FIXTURE OF THE DAY

Friendly

UTC 2019/10/10 12:00 Brazil vs Senegal

EURO qualification

UTC 2019/10/10 18:45 Belgium vs San Marino

UTC 2019/10/10 18:45 Netherlands vs Northern Ireland