Kick Off: Ibra snubs Ronaldo from his dream XI; Emery admits Spurs are better

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TOP HEADLINES

Ibrahimovic has Messi but no Ronaldo or any Man Utd player in dream XI

Zlatan Ibrahimovic picked an all-time dream XI and did not name a single Manchester United player past or present.

Emery admits Tottenham are currently better than his Arsenal side

Unai Emery will experience a north London derby for the first time on Sunday and admits his friend Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham are currently better than his own Arsenal side.

Ronaldo sets 60-year Juventus best with 10 goals in the first 14 Serie A games

The Portugal captain has had no problem settling in around Turin, and has continued his run of setting records at his new club

MATCH REPORTS

Fiorentina 0-3 Juventus: Ronaldo bags 10th Serie A goal as Juve go 11 pts clear

Juventus extended their advantage at the top of the Serie A table to 11 points with a routine 3-0 win at Fiorentina on Saturday.

Southampton 2-2 Man Utd: Winless streak goes on with only 2 points in 3 games

Manchester United's top-four ambitions are becoming increasingly bleak, despite having fought back from 2-0 down to draw with Southampton.

Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia: Vazquez strikes again after Carvajal forces own goal

Daniel Wass' early own goal and a late Lucas Vazquez strike consigned Valencia to a 2-0 LaLiga loss at Real Madrid.

Man City 3-1 Bournemouth: Sterling & Co strike to seal 6th straight win in EPL

Man City moved five points clear as Raheem Sterling struck versus Bournemouth and Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan made scoring returns.

Bremen 1-2 Bayern: Gnabry nets double to hand Bavarians 3 valuable points

Bayern Munich recorded a 16th straight Bundesliga triumph over Werder Bremen, Serge Gnabry scoring both goals in a 2-1 win.

Dortmund 2-0 Freiburg: Reus & Alcacer lead unbeaten BVB to 4th straight wins

Marco Reus's penalty made his 9th Bundesliga goal this season, Paco Alcacer scored again in the last minute. Dortmund beat Freiburg with 2-0 and got their 4 straight wins in Bundesliga.

INCASE YOU MISSED

Griezmann will follow Ronaldo and snub Ballon d'Or ceremony

Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann will reportedly snub the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday, as Luka Modric is set to win.

Rashford's roller coaster performance summed up his season so far

From a cold shoulder and a turned back to a warm hug and a few sweet nothings in the ear. A strange few days indeed in the on-off romance of Jose Mourinho and Marcus Rashford.

Coutinho gets his face painted awaits the arrival of his new baby daughter

Philippe Coutinho has enjoyed a night with family and friends as he and his wife, Aine, await the arrival of their new baby daughter, Esmeralda.

When is Euro 2020 qualification? Draw, seeding & all you need to know

The long road to Euro 2020 begins next year, but first the teams need to find out which qualification groups they will be in

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Kompany & Ivanovic are top of Barca's centre-half shopping list (Mirror)

Barcelona have put Vincent Kompany and Branislav Ivanovic on a shortlist of centre halves to solve their defensive problems, according to Mirror.

Man Utd plotting £70m Pickford raid if De Gea leaves (Mirror)

Manchester United are ready to splash out £70million on Jordan Pickford – a world record for a goalkeeper – if they lose David De Gea.

Real Madrid pondering sensational January move for Ramsey (Mirror)

Real Madrid could make a sensational move for Aaron Ramsey in January. The Gunners star can sign a pre-contract agreement with any continental clubs in the new year – before becoming a free agent in the summer.

Barcelona step up De Ligt talks after Umtiti injury setback (AS)

After the Frenchman's injury flared up again, Barça have to decide whether to buy a replacement in January or hold out for the Ajax youngster.

WHAT THEY SAY

Sterling reveals what Mata told him during Manchester Derby

Raheem Sterling has revealed that Juan Mata told him to ‘show a little respect’ during Manchester City’s victory over Manchester United last month. 

Valverde: It's strange that Messi isn't on the Ballon d'Or podium

Lionel Messi will not win the 2018 Ballon d'Or, nor will he even be on the podium with Real Madrid's Luka Modric, who is expected to be crowned the world's best player this calendar year and Ernesto Valverde is somewhat bemused by his overlooking.

Allegri: Ronaldo must score every Juve penalty

The Serie A side's boss jokingly explained what it will take for his star man to be forgiven after his past heroics against them

Emery: Pochettino one of the best beside Pep & Simeone

The Arsenal head coach believes his North London rival has put together a career that should see him considered one of the world's best managers

Sterling: I love watching 'winner' Neymar & PSG

The Manchester City and England forward says he is a fan of Thomas Tuchel's side - and Neymar in-particular

'I knew about the possibility' - Gattuso confirms interest in Ronaldo in summer

In recent weeks the Rossoneri have also been linked with high-profile names, such as Ibrahimovic and Fábregas.

'None' - Jenas thinks NO Arsenal player can get into Spurs' team now

Former Spurs midfielder gives his view on how many Arsenal players he would want at Tottenham ahead of the north London derby

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Comparing Coutinho & Dembele... who will be better at Barcelona?

Philippe Coutinho arrived at Barcelona last January from Liverpool in what was a deal that the Catalans had wanted since the summer of 2017.

AF COLUMN

Courtois, Boateng, Hazard, Lukaku... Check out AF's November Flops of the Month!

What’s your thoughts on these flops in November? Will they return to their best forms as soon as possible? Click & check out who they are and vote for your Captain of the Flops!

All Football Coach of the Month (Nov): Guardiola, Pochettino & Co nominated

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, Tottenham Hotspur coach Mauricio Pochettino, Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri and Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre are the five nominees for our Coach of the Month for November based on their excellent works.

On This Day (Dec 1st): Messi won his 1st Ballon d'Or; Shankly appointed Liverpool manager 

Let's find out what happened today (December 1st) in football history. If you have more stories and news that happened on this day in history, please post them in the comment area and share them with AFers!

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Thibaut Courtois is making everyone laugh at Real Madrid

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

EPL

13:00  Chelsea vs Fulham

15:05  Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

17:15  Liverpool vs Everton

La Liga

16:15  Girona vs Atletico Madrid

18:30  Barcelona vs Villarreal

Serie A 

12:30  Milan vs Parma

20:30  Roma vs Inter

Ligue 1

21:00  Bordeaux vs PSG