Kick Off: Copa America 2020 draw revealed; Mendes confirms CR7 to stay at Juve

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TOP HEADLINES

Burnley 1-4 Man City: Jesus breaks drought to send City back to 2nd before derby

Ahead of the Manchester derby, Manchester City bounced back from their draw with Newcastle United by beating Burnley 4-1.

Copa America 2020 Draw: Argentina, Australia & Uruguay in the same group

Copa America 2020 Draw is held on December 4. The result has been revealed just now.

VOICES

Messi: It hurt when Ronaldo won fifth Ballon d'Or as I enjoy being the only one

Lionel Messi admits “it hurt” when Cristiano Ronaldo joined him on five Ballon d’Or triumphs, with the Barcelona superstar claiming to understand the frustration of a rival who opted not to attend the 2019 ceremony.

Mendes confirms Ronaldo to stay at Juventus next season

Italian Serie A giants Juventus’ star striker Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has confirmed that his client will stay at the club next season.

Klopp: VVD enjoyed best-ever season by a defender but Leo the greatest I’ve seen

Lionel Messi is a worthy winner of six Ballons d’Or, says Jurgen Klopp, with there no complaints from the Liverpool manager at seeing Virgil van Dijk overlooked despite the Dutchman enjoying the "most impressive season ever" from a defender.

'Incomparable, Unstoppable' - Georgina praises Ronaldo despite Ballon d'Or loss

Georgina Rodríguez praises Cristiano Ronaldo on Instagram: Incomparable, Unstoppable, brave, hipster...

Barca legend Suarez: I was given Ballon d'Or at a game, then just went home

Luis Suarez was Barcelona's first ever Ballon d'Or winner back at a time when it was a very different award.

Klopp: I've already said 500,000 times that Messi is the best player I've seen

Jürgen Klopp does not dispute the merit of the Messi and claims that there is no one better than him. However, he would have liked to see Van Dijk, star of Liverpool, lift the trophy.

Messi: Retirement is approaching but Barcelona should have no exit fears

Lionel Messi has admitted on the back of his sixth Ballon d’Or triumph that “retirement is approaching”, but the Argentine hopes to enjoy “many more years” at the top and says Barcelona have nothing to worry about when it comes to his future.

Van Dijk 'proud' to compete with 'greatest' Messi & Ronaldo for Ballon d'Or

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who ranked 2nd of Ballon d'Or 2019, has shared his feelings about attending the ceremony on social media.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

SIX-TIME Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi named All Football Player of the Week

The six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has been named All Football Player of the Week.

839 games, 6 Ballon d'Ors... How Messi finally became who he was expected to be?

Lionel Messi has finally become the player people thought he’d be. It’s taken about 15 years of senior football, 800+ games and a list of feted coaches to make it happen – but, as they say, better late than never.

Ronaldo is feeling the cold away from Madrid

Monday night's Ballon d'Or ceremony brought an end to 2019's individual awards and Lionel Messi was the big winner on the night, for his sixth triumph.

Is Ballon d'Or setting double standards when it comes to Ronaldo? 🤔

This is the stats of 2018 Ronaldo vs 2019 Messi. What do you think about the outcome? Leave your thoughts in the comment section!

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Abraham hails 'GOAT' Messi and feels proud of Van Dijk

Chelsea striker Abraham has hailed Messi and Van Dijk on Instagram.

Louis Vuitton's CEO interested in Milan & eyes Messi & Guardiola (La Repubblica)

La Repubblica claims fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault is still interested in Milan and “dreams” of taking Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola with him.

Benzema, Messi & Morata nominated for La Liga Player of the Month for November

La Liga have announced that 3 players are nominated for Player of the Month for November, Benzema, Messi and Morata are included.

OFFICIAL: Brazil star Richarlison extends his contract with Everton until 2024

Brazil star Richarlison has signed a new long-term contract with Everton.

This is how Fiorentina congratulate Messi on winning Ballon d'Or 😂

After Messi claimed his sixth Ballon d'Or, the official Twitter of Fiorentina posts the Barcelona forward's old picture and congrats him: "Congratulations, Messi. Don't forget where it all started."

Ronaldo 'waited in his car outside awards until he was announced as Serie A MVP'

With his absence from the Ballon d'Or ceremony noted, Ronaldo reportedly waited in his car outside Serie A awards until it was time for him to pick up his MVP prize.

De Jong's girlfriend dedicates a message of admiration to Messi's wife Antonela

Antonela and Mikky spent yesterday together on the Ballon d'Or ceremony.

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

UTC 2019/12/04 19:30   Leicester City vs Watford

UTC 2019/12/04 19:30   Man Utd vs Tottenham

UTC 2019/12/04 19:30   Chelsea vs Aston Villa

UTC 2019/12/04 20:05   PSG vs Nantes

UTC 2019/12/04 20:15   Liverpool vs Everton