Kick Off: M10 & CR7's 2018 final battle comes; Arsenal might swap Ozil with Isco

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

TOP HEADLINES

Ozil lines up for sensationally swap deal with Real Madrid's Isco (Independent)

Arsenal have been linked with an amazing swap deal involving Mesut Ozil and Real Madrid playmaker Icso.

The final battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2018

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are racing to beat each other to be the top goalscorer of 2018. FC Barcelona’s D10S, Messi, has 47 goals in the calendar year, three more than Juventus’ CR7. However the Argentine has only one more match left to play, while Ronaldo has three with Juve.

Wolves 0-2 Liverpool: Salah & Van Dijk send Christmas warning to EPL rivals

Liverpool will be top of the Premier League at Christmas after battling to a 2-0 win at Wolves with the help of Mohamed Salah.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Isco weighing up Man City move as he fears Hazard's arrival at Real Madrid (AS)

The Real Madrid midfielder is beginning to seriously consider an end-of-season exit from the Bernabéu, and is open to a switch to Manchester City.

Milan reportedly considering a surprise swoop for Man Utd striker Rashford

Milan are reportedly considering a surprise swoop for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.

Solskjaer in Man United

Solskjaer's gameplan for first Man United match against Cardiff

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s return to Manchester United is about putting smiles back on faces of both players and fans, but it will be impossible to sustain the sunshine if performances and results continue as they have been.

Solskjaer hints at January arrivals at Man Utd & says he will have an input

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted that Manchester United will be making moves in the January window and has vowed he will "have an input" over the club's transfer dealings.

Solskjaer leads Man United players onto private jet as they fly to Cardiff

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has posed with his Manchester United backroom staff for the first time as he and his players boarded a flight to Cardiff for his debut game in charge.

Man United stars arrive for training ready to start new era under Solskjaer

Manchester United players arrived for training on Friday morning ready to start a new era under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

WHAT THEY SAY

'False!' - Sanchez denies he had £20k bet on Mourinho getting sacked

Alexis Sanchez took to Twitter to categorically deny reports that he had placed a £20,000 bet on Jose Mourinho being fired at Manchester United.

Xavi: I'd give Messi the Ballon d'Or every year

Xavi Hernandez knows that his career as a player is nearing an end, but he still thinks intensely about the way football should be played.

'Nobody can stop Messi, he's the greatest of all time'

The former Celta Vigo star is convinced that the Argentine stands alone in football history

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

De Ligt, De Jong, Arthur and Sancho feature in team of UCL breakthrough players

Four LaLiga Santander players have been included in the team of breakthrough stars by UEFA for their displays in the Champions League and Europa League in 2018.

Barcelona have paid Valencia €144m for players in the past decade

Jeison Murillo's loan move to Barcelona maintains the good relationship between the Catalan club and Valencia.

Semedo returns, Murillo not included as Barcelona name squad for Celta clash

Barcelona have named the squad for La Liga encounter with Celta Vigo as Nelson Semedo returns, new signing Murillo is yet to be included.

Moussa Wague will be registered to Barca first team to solve defensive crisis

The youngest African player to score at the World Cup, Moussa Wague comes in to strengthen Ernesto Valverde's injury-weakened defence.

More than half the world watched record-breaking 2018 World Cup

FIFA has today published the key findings of a comprehensive audit of consolidated final audience data for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, which was broadcast live in every territory around the world from 14 June to 15 July this year.

AF COLUMNS

HIT OR MISS: Pep wants Isco? De Ligt to Madrid? Who else are rumoured for moves?

Welcome to All Football Transfer Hit or Miss column. Here, we look at the players who are most rumoured in the past week and see if there's any real element in each of the rumours. What's more, you can vote for the moves that you want them happen most!

Preview of the Weekend: Madrid play CWC final; Utd manager Solskjaer makes debut

Welcome to All Football's Preview of the Weekend. You should miss not even one game! Below are the best matches the world of football would bring to you.

On This Day: Man Utd & Bayern won CWC title; Iniesta made La Liga debut

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (December 21st) 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

Scenes when Solskjaer walks into the dressing room instead of Mourinho

FIXTURES OF THE DAY（CET）

Club World Cup Final

17:30    Real Madrid vs Al Ain

Premier League

13:30    Arsenal vs Burnley

16:00    Man City vs Crystal Palace

16:00    Chelsea vs Leicester

18:30    Cardiff City vs Man Utd

La Liga

16:15    Atletico vs Espanyol

18:30    Barcelona vs Celta

Serie A

15:00    Milan vs Fiorentina

18:00    Chievo vs Inter

20:30    Juventus vs Roma

Bundesliga

18:30    Frankfurt vs Bayern

Ligue 1

21:00    PSG vs Nantes