Kick Off: Brazil & Argentina win friendlies; Ramos not worried about Salah backlash

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TOP HEADLINES

USA 0-2 Brazil: Neymar & Firmino find the net as Arthur makes his international debut

Brazil ease past USA in friendly as Neymar & Firmino find the net

Argentina 3-0 Guatemala: Lo Celso & Gio Simeone score their debut goals for La Albiceleste

Giovanni Simeone and fellow debutant Gonzalo Martinez scored on their bows in the absence of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi in LA.

'Salah? I have never intended to harm a fellow player' - Ramos

Spain captain Sergio Ramos faced the media this evening to preview tomorrow's UEFA Nations League meeting with England - Luis Enrique's first game in charge. 

Italy 1-1 Poland: Jorginho nets debut goal to save mediocre Italy from defeat

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho was culpable for Piotr Zielinski's opener but made amends by securing a draw for Italy in Bologna.

Scotland 0-4 Belgium: Hazard, Lukaku & Batshuayi fire dominant Red Devils to victory

Belgium rarely had to get out of second gear in Glasgow, but Eden Hazard was the catalyst for an emphatic win over an error-strewn Scotland.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

El Clasico set for October 28th with a 16:15 CEST kick-off

The time and date of the first El Clasico this season were confirmed last night by La Liga boss Javier Tebas.

Ronaldo flexes his muscles as he celebrates being member of winning team during training

Cristiano Ronaldo had cause to celebrate with Juventus as his team claimed victory in a training ground competition this week.

Sergio Ramos' battle cry before the final in Kiev

There's nobody better than your captain to motivate the dressing room before a big game, and that's exactly what Sergio Ramos did before the Champions League final in Kiev.

Man City winger Sane withdraws from Germany squad for private reasons

Leroy Sane has withdrawn from the Germany squad for "private reasons".

Ronaldo's last four motivational words to the Real Madrid dressing room

In what would turn out to be his last match for Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo had some words of motivation for his teammates.

Argentina resting No.10 in Messi's absence bemuses Man Utd keeper Romero

The Albiceleste will not be handing an iconic shirt to any member of their squad during upcoming friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia

Ronaldo returns to Juventus training with a black eye

Juve's number seven missed Portugal's friendly against Croatia and was back with under the direction of Massimiliano Allegri ahead of Serie A duties.

Tottenham's Lucas Moura wins August's Premier League Player of the Month

Lucas Moura has won the Premier League Player of the Month award for August after a string of fine performances for Tottenham.

WHAT THEY SAY

'I didn’t win anything in Naples' - Sarri feels difficult to replace Conte at Chelsea

Maurizio Sarri believes it’s harder for him to follow Antonio Conte at Chelsea than for Carlo Ancelotti succeed him at Napoli - “I didn’t win anything…”

Griezmann: Rejecting Barcelona is hard but I feel "love" at Atletico Madrid

The France international forward snubbed the chance to move to Camp Nou over the summer, with the World Cup winner still happy with that decision

Rudiger apologizes for stepping on Pavard's neck in Germany's draw vs France

The Germany international centre-back has issued an apology after an incident in his country's 0-0 draw with World Cup winners France

Mertesacker: I was happy not to play for Arsenal

The World Cup-winning defender headed into retirement at the end of the 2017-18 campaign having barely figured during Arsene Wenger's farewell

Pogba insists there will 'always be talk' around his Man Utd future

Paul Pogba admitted there will 'always be talk' about his future at Manchester United, but said it is not him doing the talking.

Salah and Mane reveal who is fastest and who has the best hairstyle in quickfire Q&A

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have come to a mutual agreement on which player out the pair is the quickest at the club.

ANALYSIS & OPINIONS

Are Real Madrid a happier and more complete team without Cristiano Ronaldo?

There's a joke doing the rounds among some Real Madrid fans that, now Cristiano Ronaldo has gone, they can finally admit what they have always known to be true; that Lionel Messi really is the best player in the world.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Perfect Ending: Sneijder views career highlights from sofa on pitch after Dutch farewell

FIXTURES (CET)

UEFA Nations League:   20:45   England vs Spain