Kick Off: Messi blasts Abidal on criticisms; Happy birthday to Ronaldo & Neymar

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TOP HEADLINES

'You are feeding rumours!' - Messi hits out at Abidal's criticisms on players

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has hit out at former playing colleague Eric Abidal, who had strongly criticised the Blaugrana for their performances on the pitch.

OFFICIAL: Barca confirm Dembele suffers complete hamstring tear in right thigh

Barcelona have confirmed that he has a complete proximal hamstring tear in his right thigh. 

VOICES

Mbappe shares motivational message to Dembele: You'll come back and amaze us

Ousmane Dembele is facing another daunting recovery process following his latest injury setback, but he'll have support along the way and Kylian Mbappe is backing him.

Georgina: What grabbed my attention was Ronaldo's height, body & his beauty

Georgina Rodriguez has revealed boyfriend Cristiano Ronaldo made her shake with nerves when they first met.

MATCH REPORTS

Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury: Visitors' OG sees young Reds seal FA Cup progression

Ro-Shaun Williams' own goal condemned League One side Shrewsbury Town to a 1-0 defeat by a young Liverpool side in the FA Cup fourth round.

Bremen 3-2 Dortmund: Haaland goal not enough as BVB knocked out of DFB Pokal

Second half goals from Erling Haaland and Gio Reyna were not enough as Borussia Dortmund were handed a 3-2 defeat by Werder Bremen, knocking them out of the DFB Pokal.

UCL SQUAD

Hudson-Odoi, Abraham & Pulisic lead Chelsea UCL squad as Kepa & Willian included

Chelsea add goalkeeper to Champions League squad amid Kepa Arrizabalaga reports.

Benzema leads Madrid's UCL squad for knockout stages, Asensio included

Real Madrid have included midfielder Marco Asensio in their squad for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

AF COLUMN & DEPTH

The omniscient Lionel Messi named All Football Player of the Week

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has been named All Football Player of the Week.

Real Madrid boss Zidane named All Football Coach of the Month for January

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has been named All Football Coach of the Month for January.

PL's most valuable Portuguese: Bernardo Silva leads, Bruno 2nd, Gedson 10th

Man Utd new signing Bruno Fernandes is the second most valuable Portuguese player in the Premier League with his value reaching up to €60m. €15m Gedson Fernandes is ranked 10th. Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva leads the list with a market value of €100m.

THE THINGS HAPPENED

Happy birthday to Ronaldo! The GOAT who makes age just number turns 35 today!

Juventus ace and one of the best footballer Cristiano Ronaldo turns 35 years old today. Happy birthday to the living legend!

Neymar turns 28 today! Happy birthday & wish you have no more injuries!

Paris Saint-Germain striker and Brazil leader Neymar turns 28 years old today, happy birthday to the football genius!

Messi has been struggling with thigh problem for several weeks (ESPN)

Lionel Messi has been struggling with a thigh problem for several weeks but continues to play through the pain barrier with Barcelona's attacking options severely depleted, sources have told ESPN.

Dembele will be out for the rest of the season after hamstring tear (Marca)

Dembele will be out for the rest of the season after hamstring tear in the right thigh, according to Marca.

Newboy Ighalo handed the No.25 squad number at Man Utd

Odion Ighalo has been handed the no.25 squad number at Manchester United, after the lifelong Reds supporter joined the club on a six-month loan deal from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.

Barca want to make use of La Liga rules & sign a replacement for Dembele (Marca)

They may not have signed a forward during the January transfer window, but Ousmane Dembele's fresh injury setback could see Barcelona go out and sign someone to come in for the remainder of the season.

Lingard is trying to build a brand to rival Ronaldo and Beckham

Jesse Lingard is one of the most popular footballers in the world.

Ronaldo becomes the central figure in a children's comic book as a superhero

Cristiano Ronaldo, after having hit his 50th goal for Juventus, will now become the central figure in a children's comic book, in which he is depicted as a superhero.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

The unfortunate own goal from the visitors which hands the young Reds lead