Kick Off: Emery bids farewell to Arsenal; Lineker picks Van Dijk for Ballon d'Or

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EMERY OUT

OFFICIAL: Unai Emery SACKED by Arsenal after going 7 games without win

Arsenal announce today that the decision has been taken to part company with head coach Unai Emery and his coaching team.

Emery bids farewell: It has been an honour to be the Arsenal head coach

After being sacked, Unai Emery bids farewell to Arsenal players, staff and fans.

'We let u down boss' - Luiz apologises in emotional message to sacked Emery

David Luiz has issued a heartfelt apology to Unai Emery after Arsenal sacked their manager on Friday.

TOP HEADLINES

Lineker: Ballon d'Or generally goes to the best player of UCL-winning club

Gary Lineker believes that Lionel Messi would win Ballon d’Or every year if the award was handed out to the ‘best player’. Nevertheless, the Englishman states that the trophy generally, goes to the best player of the Champions League-winning club, which this year would be Virgil van Dijk.

Ramos, Kane, Bernardo & Wijnaldum lead the Team of Euro Qualifiers, Ronaldo OUT

UEFA have announced the Team of the Euro Qualifiers, as Ramos, Kane, Bernardo & Wijnaldum are included.

Four-goal hero Robert Lewandowski named UCL Player of the Week

Four-goal hero Robert Lewandowski has been named UCL player of the week.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Barcelona could have 'stolen' Fede Valverde away from Real Madrid

Rodolfo Catino, the vice president of Peñarol, has revealed that Barcelona made an offer for Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde.

Allegri rejects the chance to take over at Arsenal (Sky Sports & GdS)

Reports say former Juventus boss Max Allegri has rejected the chance to take over at Arsenal.

THESE THINGS HAPPENED

Messi begging Neymar to return to Barca is a piece of FAKE news (MD)

The report that Messi sent message to Neymar to persuade him to return has been a piece of fake news, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Vinicius replaces injured Hazard in Madrid's squad against Alaves as Varane out

Vinicius Junior has been named in Real Madrid's squad to face Alaves at the Estadio de Mendizorrotza on Saturday afternoon, returning after missing out on the previous two squad lists.

Determined mascot keeps a close eye on Messi for a high-five from his hero 🎥

A starry-eyed mascot managed to receive a high-five from his hero Lionel Messi on Wednesday night.

Don't let same thing happen again - Messi warned about repeat of Roma at Anfield

Lionel Messi mentioned the Champions League defeat to Roma during his team talk at half time of Barcelona's 4-0 loss at Anfield.

OFFICIAL: Fabinho suffers ankle injury and will be out of action until 2020

Liverpool have confirmed Fabinho suffered ankle ligament damage during the Champions League encounter with Napoli in midweek.

OFFICIAL: Barcelona confirm Dembele will be out for 10 weeks due to thigh injury

Barcelona confirm Ousmane Dembele will be out for 10 weeks due to thigh injury.

VOICES

'I will put smiles on faces' - Ljungberg wants to restore joy at Arsenal

Freddie Ljungberg has vowed to put 'smiles on faces' after being announced as Arsenal's interim manager following Unai Emery's sacking.

Mourinho's message to Emery: No dramas mi amigo, you will get another club

After Unai Emery's sacking on Friday morning it emerged that some Arsenal chiefs had attempted to line up a deal with Jose Mourinho before he took charge at Tottenham.

'It's no longer funny to to win here 0-3, 0-4, 0-5' - Pique on the Clasico win

Rakuten TV's newly released documentary 'Matchday' shows the ins and outs of Barcelona's 2018/19 campaign, and in it there was an episode centred around another Clasico win over Real Madrid, in which Gerard Pique declared it was no longer funny to beat their arch-rivals.

Roberto: After Liverpool defeat, the first thing I want is to disappear

The seventh chapter of Barca's documentary 'MatchDay' reveals how the players react to the defeat after Champions League match against Liverpool.

Petit: Neymar doesn't respect PSG, he sh*ts on the club and their fans

Neymar has received a lot of criticism since joining PSG in the summer of 2017, particularly since he tried engineering a failed move back to Barcelona last summer, and former France international Emmanuel Petit has voiced his opinions on the Brazilian forward.

Villas-Boas backs Ronaldo over Messi for Ballon d'Or after Juventus ‘risk’

Cristiano Ronaldo's decision to leave Real Madrid for Juventus "should be appreciated", Andre Villas-Boas said as the Marseille coach backed the star to win the Ballon d'Or.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Emery finally put out of misery: Inside story shows how badly he lost control

Unai Emery was finally put out of his misery by Arsenal on Friday morning.

Friday Forecast: Barca and Atletico go H2H; No Emery for Arsenal clash anymore

Another weekend with several huge league clashes is coming as we bring you all you need to know ahead of it.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

What makes Dybala so happy? It must be Ronaldo getting nutmegged by Bonucci 🎥