Kick Off: Chelsea to sign Pulisic; Messi 'wants Valverde to stay another year'

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TOP HEADLINES

Dortmund starlet Pulisic to join Chelsea next summer for €50m (Bild)

Borussia Dortmund player Christian Pulisic is set to join Chelsea next summer for a fee of €50m, according to German media Bild.

Messi wants Valverde to stay another year at Barcelona (AS)

Lionel Messi reportedly wants Ernesto Valverde to stay at Barcelona for another year, according to AS.

Ozil LEFT OUT of Arsenal squad for Liverpool due to a knee injury

Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for their Premier League clash against Liverpool on Saturday evening due to injury.

'I think that it's time to decide' - Sarri tired of Hazard uncertainty

Maurizio Sarri has admitted Chelsea must 'solve the problem' of Eden Hazard's long-term future.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Ronaldo has to score 4 goals vs Sampdoria to match Messi's 51 goals in 2018

On Saturday against Sampdoria, Cristiano Ronaldo will play his last game of 2018 with a triple challenge in mind.

Oblak beats Alisson, Ter Stegen & co. to end 2018 with most CS in Europe

The Slovenian has prevented the opposition from breaching his net in 27 of the 50 games he has played, at a rate of just 0.72 per game.

Footage emerges of Pogba's rousing speech to Utd players before Huddersfield win

Paul Pogba delivered a stirring speech in the tunnel to his Manchester United team-mates before producing a masterclass performance as they beat Huddersfield on Boxing Day.

Ex-Arsenal chairman Hill-Wood - who appointed Wenger - dies aged 82

Peter Hill-Wood, who served as Arsenal chairman for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 82.

Ferguson back at Man Utd as legendary manager will join Solskjaer at training

Sir Alex Ferguson is expected at Manchester United's training ground on Saturday after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer invited his mentor to visit him at the club.

Rabiot banned from PSG dressing room on matchdays (Paris United)

Adrien Rabiot is having a tough time at Paris Saint-Germain. The French player began the season as a regular in the side. But after negotiations over a new deal between the club and the midfielder broke down, things have changed drastically.

FIFPro and UEFA condemn the racist abuse aimed towards Napoli player Koulibaly

FIFPro, the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers, and UEFA jointly condemn the racist abuse aimed towards Napoli player Kalidou Koulibaly.

WHAT THEY SAY

Solskjaer: Valencia will remain Man Utd captain

We want to build team around Pogba - Solskjaer

There will be no change in the captaincy at Old Trafford with the Ecuadorian set to retain the armband under the club's new boss. And Pogba looks revitalised under the Old Trafford side's new coach and should be the star of the team considering his ability

'Caption this' again! Pogba pokes fun at his deleted Instagram post

Paul Pogba has poked fun at his own deleted Instagram post after Jose Mourinho's sacking with a new 'caption this' photo from training on Friday.

Real Madrid poised to pounce for Neymar or Mbappe (AS)

PSG need to find 90 million euros to comply with Financial Fair Play demands. Real Madrid have spending power and would be the first to table offers for their star players.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Pique plans to retire in 2020 to focus on becoming Barcelona president (MD)

Gerard Pique wants to become president of Barcelona when he retires from club football, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Tension between Barca and Rabiot gives Juve and Liverpool hope (MD)

Adrien Rabiot’s Barcelona move is in doubt because of the player’s mother and agent Veronique who has demanded more money to the Blaugrana, Mundo Deportivo reports.

AF COLUMNS

All Football TOP 10 matches of 2018 - The magnificence you will never forget

From stunning goals, emphatic upsets, to come-from-behind wins, from Champions League to World Cup, from League clashes to Cup games, here are All Football Top 10 matches of 2018 review!

HIT OR MISS: Neymar wants Barca return? Lukaku to Juve? Madrid agreed Diaz deal?

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!

Stadium Tours: A football fans' paradise in East Greenland

It’s hard to believe that someone would play football in a place as inhospitable as this. But Greenland has a national team, over 70 clubs and 5,000 players. Without even one regular field!

On This Day: Cruyff won Ballon d'Or; Beckenbauer returned to Bayern as manager

Hi all, welcome to All Football's On This Day! Let's find out what happened today (December 28th) 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!

Preview of the Weekend: Red hot Liverpool take on Arsenal; Juve host Sampdoria

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.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

The best moments of Lionel Messi's Champions League 2018 in 60 seconds