Kick Off: Ronaldo, Modric, Salah up for UEFA award; Liverpool defeat Crystal Palace

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TOP HEADLINES

Modric, Ronaldo & Salah nominated for UEFA Men's Player of the Year as Messi dropped

Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah have been nominated for the 2017/18 UEFA Men's Player of the Year award, but Leo Messi was dropped.

Crystal Palace 0-2 Liverpool: Milner and Mane help Klopp's side battle past 10-man Eagles

Liverpool secured their second victory of the Premier League season by beating hard-working Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

TRANSFER CENTRE

Chelsea to offer Eden Hazard new £300,000-per-week deal (Mail)

Chelsea will try again to persuade Eden Hazard into signing a new £300,000-per-week deal as part of a plan to secure the futures of their top stars.

Nonsense! - Modric hits back at claims that he approached Inter

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has branded claims that he approached Inter ‘the biggest load of nonsense’.

Loris Karius ends Liverpool nightmare by agreeing loan move to Besiktas (RMC)

Loris Karius has brought his difficult spell at Liverpool to an end by agreeing a two-year loan move to Besiktas according to RMC.

PSG 'to launch raid on Barca' for Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets

Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Barcelona midfielders, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets, according to Sport.

Buy-out clause or nothing, Barcelona will not negotiate over Rakitic with PSG (MARCA)

Paris Saint-Germain have their radar on Ivan Rakitic but Barcelona are not willing to negotiate his departure with his buy-out clause standing at 125 million euros.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Coutinho and Messi at the same rhythm - They both have eight goals in last eight games

Any player comes off very badly in a comparison with Lionel Messi and it is almost impossible to keep up with the goals and achievements of theBarcelona player.

Madrid fans chant Modric's name despite midfielder's rumors with Inter

Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui must manage the Luka Modric situation, which doesn't seem easy. First og all, because the Croatian has annoyed Florentino Perez and secondly because the Bernabeu has shown its affection for him.

Palmeiras dominate the voting for best new jersey by surpassing Real Madrid

More than 38,000 voters have chosen the new Palmeiras jersey as being the best released for the new season.

All Football Team of the Week (Aug 20, 2018): Messi leads squad with Aguero & Costa

Who shone enough to make this time's Team of the Week? Have a scroll down and see if you agree with our choices. 

WHAT THEY SAY

Redknapp: 'No Arsenal players would get in Chelsea's team'

Jamie Redknapp believes that there is a clear skill gap between the two London sides, following their five-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.

'Pogba no leader and too inconsistent' - Scholes

The former Red Devils midfielder was in favour of a French star inheriting the armband under Jose Mourinho, but has seen little to justify that faith.

Klopp: Liverpool will never spend Neymar money

The Reds boss concedes that prices are on the rise in an inflated market, but insists he will never look to challenge a world record €222 million fee.

Kante was too shy to touch the World Cup at first, reveals Giroud

Olivier Giroud has revealed that N'Golo Kante was too shy to grab hold of the World Cup after winning it with France last month.

'Ozil captaining Arsenal a miracle' - Bayern president criticises Gunners star again

German football icon Uli Hoeness has again strongly criticised Mesut Özil, who has retired from international football.

Mendy vows to put down phone & listen to Guardiola

The Manchester City left-back has become a fan favourite partly thanks to his exploits on Twitter and Instagram, but he says he "has to be careful".

ANALYSIS & OPINIONS

Rivals? Guardiola and Mourinho are light years apart now

United's struggles against smaller opponents continue while Guardiola has devised an unconventional solution to attain victories.

5 potential replacements for Mourinho if he leaves Man Utd

The warning signs had been there since last season and now things are beginning to look ominous for the continued relationship between Manchester United and its manager; Jose Mourinho.

Vinicius Junior must wait for now

Despite his good form in preseason and the expectations emanating from the Real Madrid fans, Vinicius Junior has still not officially played for the club.

VIDEO OF THE DAY 

Onyekuru nets his first goal for Galatasaray... and it’s an absolute stunner!