Kick Off: Messi's transfer talks go viral after Barca & Madrid both out of Copa

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TOP HEADLINES

Real Madrid & Barca ousted from Copa on same day for the first time in 65 years

Real Madrid and Barcelona were ousted from the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday, the first time in nearly 65 years that the La Liga giants were eliminated from the tournament on the same day.

OFFICIAL: PL clubs agree to change summer transfer window end date back to Sep 1

Premier League clubs have voted to change the summer transfer window to bring it in line with the rest of Europe.

MATCH REPORTS

Athletic 1-0 Barcelona: Wasteful Catalans knocked out of Copa at the death

Inaki Williams shocked Barcelona by scoring a last-minute header for Athletic Bilbao in the Copa Del Rey Quarter Final.

Madrid 3-4 Sociedad: Hosts dumped out of Copa as Odegaard haunts parent club

Real Sociedad knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey as Alexander Isak netted a quickfire brace after Martin Odegaard was on target.

MESSI'S TRANSFER TALK

Fight with or against Ronaldo? 6 clubs Messi could join if he leaves Barca >>

The bust-up between Abidal and Lionel Messi aroused the vigilance of the major European giants. Although the Argentina star has stated that he wants to stay at Barcelona, in fact, the renewal negotiations have not yet started. 

Juventus, Inter, PSG join Man City & Man Utd in race for Messi (GdS)

Man City, Man Utd, Inter, Juventus and PSG are all interested in signing Lionel Messi, who could leave Barcelona this summer, according to La Gazetta dello Sport.

Man City's chance of signing Messi 'complicated' by Guardiola's loyalty to Barca

Manchester City are facing the last ever chance to sign Lionel Messi but it is now complicated by Pep Guardiola's loyalty to Barcelona, according to The Athletic.

Man Utd interested in shock free transfer for unsettled Messi this summer (CdS)

Man Utd are reportedly one of a number of clubs interested in a shock move for Lionel Messi.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

After defeating Barca Williams so excited that sends messy code on twitter

Williams, after eliminating Barcelona in Copa del Rey: "Hhsjdlwlejsusbdndlqusgzbaksjjdvsjsk!"

Messi had training ground bust up with Ter Stegen few days ago (El Pais)

Lionel Messi is reportedly the Barcelona player to have been involved in a training ground argument with a teammate this week, with goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen the other player.

Schalke coach Wagner sent off by VAR… for 'HELPING' opponent stand up 😂🎥

Schalke coach David Wagner was bizarrely red-carded during his side's hectic 3-2 DFB Pokal win over Hertha Berlin.

Rashford, Pogba, McTominay - Man United injury latest and expected return dates

Manchester United have finally reached the Premier League break where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men can recuperate after a hectic six months of fixtures across four competitions.

Sancho tops CIES list of most in-form players with Messi & Ronaldo OUT of top 10

Sancho is statistically the most in-form player in world football with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo OUT of the top ten, according to CIES.

WHAT THEY SAY

'Messi never speaks and if he does, it means dressing room is really upset'

Jordi Cruyff, the coach of Ecuador, spoke to SER, over the spat between Messi and Abidal.

'Barca get enough sh*t thrown at it' - Alba joins Messi in criticising Abidal

Barcelona lost 1-0 to Athletic Club in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey thanks to a last-minute goal from Inaki Williams, yet Jordi Alba was asked post-match about the incident regarding Lionel Messi and Eric Abidal from Tuesday night.

Busquets: Messi row with Abidal not to blame for Barca's Copa del Rey exit

Sergio Busquets refused to blame the row between Lionel Messi and Eric Abidal for Barcelona’s Copa del Rey exit on Thursday night.

Setien encouraged by Barca performance: Everything went well except the result

Barcelona will not be returning to the Copa del Rey final after being eliminated by Athletic Club on Thursday evening, yet Quique Setien believes everything went well for his team, aside from the result.

Zidane: We made mistakes that we don't usually make

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane spoke after the 4-3 defeat by Real Sociedad that saw his side knocked out of the Copa del Rey. "Something had to happen to let in four goals," said the coach.

Zidane: I don't think Real Madrid's team selection was wrong

Real Madrid's hopes of a famous treble came to a sensational end in a 4-3 defeat to Real Sociedad at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in the Copa del Rey quarter-final, yet Zinedine Zidane doesn't believe he made a mistake with his team selection.

Guardiola: Fati is very good, Valverde tells me he is a bomb

Pep Guardiola was relaxed in a conversation with 'YouTuber' DjMariio in which he spoke among other things about Barca youngster Ansu Fati.

Joao Felix: When I met Cristiano Ronaldo, I thought he was three metres tall!

Joao Felix has shared his initial impression of when he first met Juventus forward and Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

AF COLUMNS & IN DEPTHS

One mistake from Zidane has cost Real Madrid one trophy

Real Sociedad took advantage of the Copa del Rey's new one-legged format to come to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and beat Real Madrid 4-3, thus securing their place in the last four.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY

Ronaldo must enjoy his 35th birthday after 'little' surprise from Georgina 🎥