Kick Off: Ronaldo 'could end career at Juventus'; El Clasico's squads announced

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TOP HEADLINES

Mendes: Ronaldo could end his career at Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has suggested that the Portuguese superstar could end his career in Italy with current club Juventus.

Benzema, Ramos & Modric lead Madrid's Clasico squad as Hazard & Marcelo out

Eden Hazard, Marcelo and James Rodríguez miss out through injury while outcasts ÁLvaro Odriozola, Brahim and Mariano are left out of the squad.

Messi, Suarez & Griezmann lead Barca squad for El Clasico, Fati & De Jong in

Barcelona have published the squad list for El Clasico against Madrid.

Villa 5-0 Liverpool: Disordered kids take a lesson as Reds say bye to EFL Cup

Aston Villa secured a spot in the EFL Cup semi-finals with a 5-0 win over a Liverpool side made up entirely of youngsters.

Messi: It's very difficult to replace Ronaldo but Hazard is also a great player

Barcelona host Real Madrid on Wednesday in this season's first Clasico and Messi gives his comments on Eden Hazard.

WHAT THEY SAY

Rivaldo: Neymar is the only player who can replace Messi

Lionel Messi “won’t last forever” at Barcelona, says Rivaldo, with Neymar considered to be the only player capable of filling a void at Camp Nou that the departure of an all-time great will create.

Messi explains why Barcelona tend to perform better at Bernabeu than Camp Nou

Barcelona host Real Madrid on Wednesday in this season's first Clasico and Lionel Messi has explained why his team tend to perform better at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu than at the Camp Nou.

Pogba suffers ANOTHER setback as Solskjaer reveals he is ill

Paul Pogba's Manchester United comeback is set to be delayed after he missed two days' training because of illness.

'Barca have Messi, we also have our weapons' - Zidane not worried about Clasico

Zinedine Zidane was in a bullish mood ahead of Real Madrid's trip to Barcelona for the Clasico, as he insisted his side have 'weapons' to dismantle their rivals.

'It's now up to him' - Leipzig chief confirms Haaland offer from Man Utd

RB Leipzig sporting director Markus Krosche has confirmed they have made an offer to Erling Braut Haaland - and the ball is now in his court.

Maradona: I will never be opposite to Messi, I'm his friend

Maradona assured to TyC Sports that he will never have enmity with Messi and added that he does not criticize the Barcelona player.“I will never be opposite to him, for me Messi is an idol such as Benja's idol is Kun,” he said referring to a comparison with his grandson and his former son-in-law.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Haaland drops strong hints as he posts image of him signing Man Utd shirt

Erling Haaland has been pictured signing a Manchester United home shirt as speculation continues to surround his future at Red Bull Salzburg.

Sancho, Werner & Zaha... Chelsea eye six attackers in January (Telegraph)

Chelsea have reportedly identified six players they will try to bring to the club next month when the transfer window opens again.

Man Utd will not allow Pogba to leave for Real Madrid in January (Mail)

Manchester United will resist any attempt by Paul Pogba to leave in January despite the latest twist in the Frenchman's comeback saga, according to Dailymail.

THINGS THAT HAPPEN

The calendar for South America’s road to WC: Brazil vs Argentina in 6th round

CONMEBOL's ten national teams now know their paths to reach the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, following the preliminary draw for the South American qualifiers on Tuesday 17 December.

Pique and Ramos kissing graffiti in Barcelona ahead of El Clasico

Graffiti artist Tvboy has been at it again, this time sending a message ahead of Barça's clash with Real Madrid for reconciliation: 'Spain, kiss and talk'.

Rashford sends FIFA 20 warning about Daniel James

Fans of EA SPORTS FIFA 20 will know that Christmas is a very special time of year in the Ultimate Team game mode, with the very popular FUTMAS promo running throughout December to celebrate the festive season.

IN-DEPTH & AF COLUMNS

Modric, David Silva & Eriksen... Some of the stars going for FREE next summer

In a world where £200million is the going rate for football's best talent, the ability to snap up a top player on a free transfer is, well, priceless.

Perfect Coutinho beats Ronaldo to be named All Football Player of the Week

Bayern's 'little magician' Philippe Coutinho has been named All Football Player of the Week over Cristiano Ronaldo by a very small margin.

MSG or Benzema? De Jong or Valverde? Make your El Clasico combined XI!

Make your El Clasico combined XI!

How Barcelona put Arteta on path to Arsenal job

When Mikel Arteta joined Arsenal in the summer of 2011 as part of a deadline-day spending spree, it did not take long for those at the club to discover his exemplary work ethic.

El Clasico by the numbers as both sides on good form

If there is ever a match than can generate a lot of curious statistics and analysis of them, then it is El Clasico, and Wednesday's encounter between the two behemoths is no different.

Manchester United have big Greenwood decision to make

It is startling to think Mason Greenwood is only 18 years old.

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

El Clasico!

UTC 2019/12/15 19:00   Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Club World Cup

UTC 2019/12/15 17:30   Monterrey vs Liverpool

Serie A

UTC 2019/12/15 17:55   Sampdoria vs Juventus

UTC 2019/12/15 11:30   Brescia vs Sassuolo

Bundesliga

UTC 2019/12/15 19:30   Freiburg vs Bayern

UTC 2019/12/15 19:30   Wolfsburg vs Schalke

EFL Cup

UTC 2019/12/15 19:45   Oxford United vs Man City

UTC 2019/12/15 20:00   Man Utd vs Colchester United

French League Cup

UTC 2019/12/15 20:05   Le Mans vs PSG