Kick Off: Ney to sue Barca over unpaid wages; Pep bans players from Xmas party

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TOP HEADLINES

Mbappe, Jesus & Joao Felix lead UCL Team Of The Week, Alisson in goal

UEFA has announced the Team of the Week of this week's Champions League games.

Man Utd 4-0 AZ: Greenwood & Mata inspire sweeping victory as Utd win the group

Ashley Young opened the scoring and Juan Mata converted a penalty but Mason Greenwood was the star of the show for Man United against AZ.

Europa League last 32 confirmed & all things you need to know about the draw

When is the draw for the first Europa League knockout stage? Who is involved? How does it work?

Liege 2-2 Arsenal: Lacazette and Saka save Arsenal blushes as Gunners top group

Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka helped Arsenal fight back to draw 2-2 with Standard Liege as they won Europa League Group F.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Minamino 'to become Liverpool player on January 1st', subject to passing medical

Jesse Marsch's talented crop of RB Salzburg players pushed Liverpool to the limit this season.

OFFICIAL: Chelsea renew contract with 21-year-old Fikayo Tomori until 2024

Chelsea have announced that they renew the contract with 21-year-old defender Fikayo Tomori until 2024.

Neymar sues Barca again and demands €3.5m in unpaid wages (El Mundo)

The PSG player says that they owe him money from his last year at Barcelona and that they 'acted in bad faith' after he left the club in 2017.

Liverpool 'ready to sign Salzburg Japanese midfielder' for bargain price in Jan

Liverpool are ready to move for rising Japan star Takumi Minamino in the January window.

VOICES

'Very shy' Griezmann confesses that he is 'yet to connect with Messi & Suarez'

Antoine Griezmann has confessed that he is still getting up to speed with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi's "movements" at Barcelona, while opening up on his "shy" personality making it difficult for him to form a relationship with the pair.

'Messi would be great, but Liverpool don't need January signings'

Liverpool do not need to bring in any new signings in January, according to John Barnes, who insists that Jurgen Klopp already has enough strength in depth at his disposal.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Lewy & Haaland fail, Ronaldo still ONLY one to score in 6 UCL group stage games

Since both Haaland and Lewandowski (rested) haven't scored in this round, Ronaldo stays the only player to score in ALL 6 consecutive Champions League group stage matches.

UCL last-16 draw pots: Who could top teams face in knockouts?

With the Champions League group stage concluded, Europe’s biggest clubs are eagerly anticipating the draw for the first knockout round.

Spurs killer Coutinho has assisted or scored vs Tottenham with 4 different teams

In the clash between Bayern and Tottenham, Sessegnon scores on first start but Coutinho comes back to haunt Spurs. Now the Brazilian has assisted or scored against Tottenham with four different teams, despite playing in four different leagues.

2019 most searched athletes on Google: Neymar 2nd, Fati 10th, Ronaldo & Messi...

American star Antonio Brown was the most searched athlete on Google in 2019, with football stars Neymar and Alex Morgan ranking 2nd and 5th respectively on the trends list. Barcelona's young football sensation Ansu Fati ranks at 10th. However, Messi and Ronaldo are not in the top 10.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

Messi & Ronaldo lead FIFA 20 TOTY nominations, 10 Liverpool & 7 City stars in

Manchester City and Liverpool account for 17 of the 55 players on the FIFA TOTY shortlist. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo made the cut.

Messi makes most dribbles in the UCL group stage, twice as many as Sancho

Only three players have completed 20+ take-ons in the 2019/20 Champions League group stage: Lionel Messi, Willian and Mateo Kovačić, according to Squawka.

LIKE A MODEL: Rodrygo - The Brazilian talent who is shining at Real Madrid

Hello, everyone! Welcome to All Football column LIKE A MODEL! Today we will show you the Brazilian youngster, Rodrygo Goes, who is showing off his talent at Real Madrid right now.

Stadium Tours: Two venues ready for 2019 FIFA Club World Cup at Qatar

The 2019 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 16th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. 

Ronaldo vs Rashford: The first 127 Man Utd games stats are very close

Check out Rashford's first 127 Man Utd games vs Ronaldo's...

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Bizarre free-kick goes viral as keeper gets a drink & handles back-pass 🎥