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TOP HEADLINES
June 19 or 26 - PL return date could finally be decided this week (Sky Sports)
Premier League clubs are expected to approve the introduction of phase two in training on Wednesday, prompting hope that a date for the return of the league could be made this week.
Zlatan sustains injury in training & to be sidelined for long time (Sky Italia)
Ibrahimovic sustains injury in training & could be sidelined for long time, per Sky Italia reports.
TRANSFER NEWS
Juventus 'ask Barcelona about Dembele loan' as part of Pjanic deal
Barcelona's hopes of landing Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic have been boosted with the Italian club reportedly keen to bring Ousmane Dembele in the other direction.
Barca, Chelsea & Atleti to compete for €25m-rated Ajax left-back Tagliafico (MD)
Barca, Chelsea and Atletico will compete for Ajax left-back Tagliafico in summer as the Dutch club want 25 million euros for him, per MD reports.
Dybala and Pjanic 'turn down Man Utd' in swap to take Pogba to Juventus
Manchester United have been thwarted in a shock bid to offload Paul Pogba in return for Juventus duo Paulo Dybala and Miralem Pjanic, who have reportedly both rejected a move to Old Trafford that would have returned the France midfielder to his former club.
Ighalo set to leave Man United this week at end of his loan spell
Odion Ighalo looks set to leave Manchester United at the end of his loan spell this week, with parent club Shanghai Shenhua keen to have the striker back ahead of the start of the Chinese Super League season.
Coutinho, Griezmann & all the players Barcelona 'would sell to buy Lautaro'
It is easy to understand why Ivan Zamorano is so optimistic about former club Inter holding on to Lautaro Martinez – in spite of Barcelona's intense interest in the striker.
THESE THINGS HAPPEN
Ronaldo does sublime trick with a basketball hoop during Juventus training
Cristiano Ronaldo has clearly been practicing his aim during the enforced break in the football season.
Messi shaves his beard as enthusiastic Barca stars train before La Liga return
Players with highest accumulated transfer fees: Neymar unrivaled, Ronaldo 2nd
Check out the ranking of the players with the highest accumulated transfer fees. Neymar sits as Barcelona and PSG spent €310.2 in total to purchase him.
Barcelona begin selling masks for daily use amid coronavirus pandemic
Barcelona have begun selling reusable protective masks from today, Monday, for daily use.
Felix suffers collateral ligament in left knee & 'to be out for 3 weeks'
Joao Felix sprained ligaments in his left knee during Atletico Madrid's training session on Monday and that will keep him on the sidelines for roughly three weeks.
Ever Banega apologies after breaking lockdown rules to have lunch with wags
FOUR Sevilla players have made grovelling apologies after breaching lockdown rules and LaLiga’s protocol to have lunch with their Wags.
WHAT THEY SAY
Marca claims Messi could be facing a losing battle against Ronaldo
Lionel Messi will turn 33 on June 24.
Fernandes names his best Man United performance and makes Ronaldo admission
Bruno Fernandes has selected the Manchester United match in which he scored his first goal for the club as the performance he would love to relive.
Alli mocked by top-flight stars including Aguero over his quarantine moustache
Dele Alli has been mocked by fellow top-flight footballers for his new moustache after uploading a picture to Instagram.
‘Lautaro move to Barca is practically closed’ - Lautaro's ex-club president
A big-money transfer that will take Lautaro Martinez from Inter to Barcelona is “practically closed”, according to Carlos Pablo, president of the Argentine striker’s former club Liniers de Bahia Blanca.
Levitt & Mejbri... Meet the next generation of Man Utd starlets
Manchester United's youth system is the foundation of the first-team, given that the Red Devils have named an academy graduate in every match-day squad for over 4,000 consecutive matches - a sequence that dates back to October 1937.
AF COLUMN & IN-DEPTH
Salah, Mane, Auba & Ziyech... Who else make this season's combined African XI
Africa has long been a treasure trove of some of the most talented stars in world football. Even though the continent has not enjoyed much success in the World Cup, several players have gone on to reach new heights in the game, both individually and collectively.
Messi, Ronaldo & Van Dijk... Every UCL final Man of the Match last decade
The Champions League final is one of the biggest games on the planet, and it's featured some of the best players too.
Numbers Battle Episode 26: Who is the best No.17?
Hello AFers, Welcome to our column 'Numbers Battle'. We select the elite players based on each shirt number for AFers to decide the best.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
How terrible! 18-year-old Messi groped repeatedly during interview in 2005
FIXTURES OF TODAY
Bundesliga
UTC 2020/05/26 16:30 Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich
UTC 2020/05/26 18:30 Bayer Leverkusen vs Wolfsburg
UTC 2020/05/26 18:30 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Freiburg
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