Kick Off: FIFA World XI will be unveiled on Sep 24th; Alli withdraws from England squad

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TOP HEADLINES

55-player list for FIFA World XI in FULL: CR7 & Messi lead nominees with 11 Real stars

FIFPro and FIFA unveil the 55 professional footballers who received most votes from their peers in the vote for the FIFA FIFPro World 11.

Each FIFA World 11s since 2005 - Which XI do you think is the best?

FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have announced the final 55-player shortlist for the FIFA FIFPro World 11 2018 today.

All Football Team of the Week (Sep 3, 2018): Suarez & Bale make XI

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

Portugal 1-0 Italy: Andre Silva seals winning start in Nations League

Ronaldo-less Portugal get off to a winning start in Nations League after beating Italy 1-0. Andre Silva outshines excellent Gianluigi Donnarumma to seal the win.

Alli withdraws from England squad

The Tottenham midfielder suffered a minor muscle strain against Spain and has withdrawn from the selection to face Switzerland

WHAT THEY SAY

Enrique: Modric? The best in the world is Messi

Ahead of Spain's next UEFA Nations League tie with Croatia, coach, Luis Enrique, suggested his former player, Leo Messi, was the best player in the world and not Croatia captain, Luka Modric.

City groundsman reveals Emery's plan against Guardiola: Don't water the grass

Unai Emery tried, unsuccessfully, to condition his Arsenal side's first game of the season against Manchester City in his favour.

Robinho: Chelsea started printing shirts with my name on so Madrid sold me to City

Robinho has revealed that he wanted to leave Real Madrid for Chelsea but that he was forced to go to Manchester City instead.

Busquets: Playing in the United States? We want things to be done well

Ahead of Spain's next UEFA Nations League match against World Cup runner-up Croatia, Sergio Busquets analysed the ongoing situation of having certain LaLiga Santander games played in the United States.

TRANSFERS

Barca define their main objective in order to strengthen the team

Barcelona have defined their main objective in order to strengthen the team, either in winter or in summer, and that is a midfielder.

Barcelona and Atletico eyeing move for Hirving Lozano (Calciomercato)

PSV's Mexican winger has been attracting plenty of interest after his World Cup performances with Manchester United and Dortmund also watching.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi makes the most of family time during international break

Having opted against joining up with the Argentina squad for international duty, Lionel Messi has instead enjoyed spending more time with his family.

LaLiga denounce offensive songs directed at Barcelona by Valladolid fans

More than two weeks after Barcelona's 1-0 win away to Real Valladolid, LaLiga Santander have criticised the offensive chants from the home support that night.

John Terry trains at Chelsea with former team-mates Michael Essien

John Terry has returned to his former club, Chelsea, in order to get in shape ahead of his surprise move to Russia with Spartak Moscow.

Mata gives Herrera a lift as Man United players arrive for training

Juan Mata gave Manchester United team-mate Ander Herrera a lift to training on Monday.

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

What happened to the rest of Barcelona's Class of 87?

Everyone knows Manchester United's Class of 92, but Barcelona's Class of 87 - named after the birth year of Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique - might just be the greatest under-15 team of all-time.

Ousmane Dembele is currently living two parallel lives

Barcelona striker Ousmane Dembele is currently living two parallel lives.

Juventus purchasing Ronaldo is the third best transfer of the summer in Europe

Roma purchasing Bryan Cristante was the third best transfer of the summer in Europe, according to the CIES Football Observatory, with Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus only eighth.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Karius syndrome invades Africa? Burkina Faso keeper makes double errors

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

UEFA Nations League

20:45   Iceland vs Belgium

20:45   Spain vs Croatia

21:00   England vs Switzerland

Friendlies

02:00   Colombia vs Argentina

02:30   Brazil vs El Salvador