Kick Off: Mbappe unable to defend Golden Boy; Messi may return for Copa America

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TOP HEADLINES

Mbappe misses out as Alexander-Arnold & Vinicius lead Golden Boy top five

Last year's winner Kylian Mbappe missed out on the final 5 nominees for the Golden Boy award. 

Messi could return to Argentina for the Copa America in 2019 (Sport)

Lionel Messi's return to the Argentina national team could be getting closer. That's at least the feeling around the Argentina camp at the moment. The key, sources say, is to be patient and let the Barcelona forward make his own decision without pressing him. 

Juventus step up interest in signing Rashford from Manchester United (Times)

Juventus are compiling a dossier on Marcus Rashford as they firm up their interest in the Manchester United striker.

Real Madrid to extend Navas contract until 2021

Real Madrid are set to extend Keylor Navas’ contract until the summer of 2021, according to a report from Spanish newspaper ABC. Navas’ current deal expires in 2020 and this new deal would also increase his salary in €1 million, per that same report.

MATCH REPORTS

France 1-0 Uruguay: Giroud hits the spot after Mbappe injury blow

Olivier Giroud scored from the penalty spot after Kylian Mbappe went off injured as France beat Uruguay 1-0 in a friendly.

Brazil 1-0 Cameroon: Richarlison fills injured Neymar's boots with winner

Richarlison continued an impressive start to his Brazil career with the only goal after replacing the injured Neymar in a 1-0 win over Cameroon in Milton Keynes.

Argentina 2-0 Mexico: Icardi & Dybala both net debut goal to secure victory

Mauro Icardi and Paolo Dybala both netted their debut goal for Argentina as they beat Mexico 2-0 in a comfortable win.

Portugal 1-1 Poland: Ronaldo-less Portugal maintain unbeaten after Silva goal

Poland secured a place in Euro 2020 qualifying draw pot 1 at the expense of Germany after a 1-1 draw away in Portugal.

Italy 1-0 US: Politano snatches 94-min win for struggling Azzurri

Matteo Politano struck in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time as the US national team presumably closed out the tenure of interim head coach Dave Sarachan with a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to Italy in Genk on Tuesday.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Barcelona confident of selling Dembele to Liverpool for £100m (Mirror)

Barcelona are confident they can sell Ousmane Dembele to Liverpool for £100million.

Juve enquired about re-signing Pogba before their UCL clash with Man Utd

Juventus reportedly enquired about re-signing Paul Pogba before their Champions League clash with Manchester United earlier this month.

Milan want to sign Arturo Vidal from Barcelona in January (Sport)

With various players injured, Gennaro Gattuso is desperate and has asked AC Milan’s board to look for replacements in the winter transfer window.

WHAT THEY SAY

'Mourinho doesn't look for beauty, he looks for enemies' - Motta

A man who worked under the Portuguese at Inter admits that a controversial character is only happy when things are going the way of his side.

'He will always be the best' - Deco puts Ronaldinho ahead of Messi and Ronaldo

The former Portugal international has named the Brazilian as the best player he has ever worked with, ahead of the Juventus and Blaugrana pair.

'Leaving Barca was a terrible sin' - Seedorf suggests Neymar to Barca or Madrid

A former Blancos star feels one of the finest players on the planet needs to form part of a squad where he has proven performers alongside him.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Switzerland striker Haris Seferovic wins All Football Player of the Week

Switzerland striker Haris Seferovic has been named All Football Player of the Week after his heroic performance against Belgium.

Kante close to signing £290k-a-week contract at Stamford Bridge (Standard)

Chelsea are growing increasingly confident they will conclude contract negotiations with N’Golo Kante within the next few months.

Coutinho returns to training with the Barcelona squad after two weeks injured

Barcelona will look to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga Santander with a victory over Atletico Madrid on Saturday evening, and the Blaugrana have been boosted by Philippe Coutinho's return to training with the squad.

Icardi & Dybala lead 2018 Serie A awards nominees as Buffon included

The nominees have been announced for the Gran Galà del Calcio, often referred to as the Oscars of Italian football.

Van Dijk consoles referee who has lost his mum recently with a big hug

Virgil van Dijk is not only a great player, but also a great man.

Barcelona unable to sign Liverpool players for the next two seasons

According to Cadena Ser, Barça agreed not to acquire players from the Premier outfit for three years as part of the Coutinho deal.

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

Messi & Ronaldo are the best, but who is the richest footballer in the world?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi aren’t just the world’s best footballers, they’re also the richest players on the planet

Scouting report: How highly-rated Frenkie de Jong fared vs Germany

Frenkie de Jong is reportedly attracting interest from Europe's biggest clubs, but how did the Ajax midfielder fare for the Netherlands against Germany?

PICTURES: The progress of the 8 state-of-the-art stadiums for Qatar World Cup

We are exactly four years away from the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the eight stadiums that will play host to the tournament are taking shape.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Let's all take a second to thank the goalkeepers out there