Kick Off: Mbappe wins Ligue 1 Golden Boot; Hazard 'ready for Madrid return'

8 days until European major league football returns! All Football Kick-Off brings you all-important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

TOP HEADLINES

Mbappe wins Ligue 1 Golden Boot despite being LEVEL on goals with Ben Yedder

Kylian Mbappe has been awarded the Ligue 1 Golden Boot following the cancellation of 2019-20 season due to coronavirus despite being level on goals with Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder.

Hazard recovers from injury and 'will be available for Real Madrid title run-in'

The Belgian reported back at Valdebebas on Wednesday having almost fully recovered from injury and he will play a part when LaLiga and Champions League resume.

OFFICIAL & TRANSFER NEWS

Finally back! Bundesliga confirm to resume play on May 16 behind closed doors

The Bundesliga is to restart its season on May 16. The DFL, which operates the league, confirmed the decision after Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers had given it the green light.

OFFICIAL: Bayern legend Klose named Flick's assistant coach on a deal until 2021

Bayern Munich have announced new appointments to their backroom staff. Miroslav Klose will be head coach Hansi Flick's new assistant coach from 1 July 2020. The former Germany striker's contract will run until 30 June 2021. 

Man Utd fans convinced Sancho has dropped fresh transfer hint from Rooney claim

Manchester United fans believe Jadon Sancho has dropped a hint that he could be on his way to Old Trafford in the summer after the winger admitted he idolised club legend Wayne Rooney as a child.

Barca 'no longer want Kurzawa as PSG full-back close to joining Arsenal'

According to Le 10 Sport, Barcelona no longer have Layvin Kurzawa on their agenda and instead, he is close to a move to Arsenal. They say that Catalans are focusing all their resources on Lautaro Martinez.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

All Barca lads tested negative & to start individual training tomorrow (RAC1)

All the tests performed yesterday on Barca footballers have been negative. 

PornHub reveals most searched stars in lockdown with CR7 & Messi topping list

Pornhub has been keeping people entertained in more ways than one during coronavirus lockdown.

Police visited Ramos house in Madrid and wished his son happy birthday 🎥

Police turned up at the front door of Sergio Ramos' house, yet there were no problems to attend to.

Suarez shows brilliant ball control during recovery from his knee injury 

Luis Suarez had a happy day on Wednesday. After two months confined, he and his team-mates came in to the training ground to restart activities. It was the first steps of his comeback after getting over his knee injury and surgery.

Ferguson named FourFourTwo's all-time greatest coach as Pep in top 10, Mou out

FourFourTwo has named Sir Alex Ferguson as the greatest manager of all time.

Salah, Aguero, KDB, TAA & Mane lead BBC's PL Team of the Season as Fernandes in

BBC Sport's Premier League Team of the Season is here, Bruno Fernandes in despite making just 5 league appearances.

Ousmane Dembele reappears in public with fresh Instagram post

Ousmane Dembele has reappeared. The French forward came back on social media after spending a long time in the dark. He'd previously been pretty active but since the state of alarm began on March 13, he had virtually not appeared at all.

Adebayor's car collection boasts £360k Rolls-Royce and futuristic three-wheeler

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR'S car collection quite simply leaves all others biting the dust.

WHAT THEY SAY

'He played like a drain' - Neville slams Di Maria after wife's Man Utd jibe

Gary Neville has hit out at Angel di Maria's performances for Manchester United and insisted the winger should have taken a leaf out of Manchester City star Sergio Aguero's book.

'I want to be the best' - Pogba reveals new goal ahead of injury return

Paul Pogba is aiming to become the best player in the world when he returns from an ankle injury.

Van der Sar: Zidane drove to training in Fiat while team-mates drove Ferraris

Edwin Van Der Sar has revealed how his former team-mate Zinedine Zidane would arrive at Juventus training in a Fiat, while the rest of the squad all drove in Ferraris.

AF COLUMN & IN-DEPTH

Liverpool 97 pts vs 98 pts City, Agueroo winner... 10 greatest EPL title races

The English Premier League, for years, has been the most widely followed football league in the world. Since its inception in 1992, the Premier League has provided its fans with top quality football. Some of the best players from around the world have starred in England to make it the perhaps most enjoyable league in world football.

Coutinho, Bale, Dembele, Lemar... Who would meet La Liga flops' demands?

The ongoing coronavirus crisis may lead some LaLiga Santander teams to offload some of their elite players in search of income.

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