Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has retired from football, the 45-year-old announced on Wednesday, after 28 years in which he reached exceptional milestones for club and country.
Lionel Messi said he and his family had trouble adapting after his move to Paris St Germain in 2021.
New Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino underlined the challenges that engulfed Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Raheem Sterling in the last season but said he will help the trio.
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PSG's Neymar to undergo ankle surgery, ruled out for rest of season
Barcelona have won the Champions League five times, most recently in 2015, and face a tough task to get back to the top table of European football after being forced to sell club legend Lionel Messi due to financial problems.
The French midfielder plans to sue Paris Saint-Germain in a labour tribunal after being sacked following a row with the manager.
Kylian Mbappe could even be sold this summer as PSG will seek to prevent him from leaving for free.
A new chapter in the celebrated rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will unfurl on Thursday when they meet in an exhibition match as the Portugal forward gears up for his first game in Saudi Arabia since joining Al Nassr.
'Leo wants to return to Barca and I would also like him to return'
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
The message of support from Newell's was posted on social media hours before Saturday's home game against Barracas Central in the Argentine league.
Achraf and Kylian -- born within 46 days of each other in 1998 -- play for French club Paris St Germain and reserved their bromance for after the match.
Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
Quizzed on PSG's jet trip to Nantes at a news conference on Monday, Galtier and Mbappe looked at each other and the World Cup winner burst out laughing as his coach responded with a quip.
Neuer is the second Bayern player to be ruled out for months after France international Lucas Hernandez tore a knee ligament in the defending champions' 4-1 win over Australia in their World Cup Group D match last month.
PSG forward Messi, 35, was next on the list after bringing home a combined $130 million while club team mate and France captain Mbappe -- the youngest on the list at 24 -- earned $120 million to sit third.
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Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
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Images from football matches held across Europe on Saturday
Di Maria to retire from international soccer after World Cup
In total, he has scored 788 career goals.
Several other media, including Bild newspaper and Kicker magazine, citing unnamed sources, also said a deal could be finalised in the coming days.
Nagelsmann's successor Tuchel, who had been a long-time Bayern target since their first attempt to sign him in 2018, has penned a deal to 2025, Bayern said.
Real Madrid have courted Mbappe in the past but failed to land the 24-year-old, who signed a contract extension with PSG in May last year.
A summary of Saturday's action in the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship qualifiers.
IMAGES from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
'I am not going to try and set up any particular tactical plan to counter Kylian'
'We were aware that if we didn't win it would be more complicated.'
Copa American champions Argentina are unbeaten in 35 games and if this is to be Messi's final World Cup, they are in the form to deliver the title.
Reigning champions France take on Argentina in a showpiece final at Lusail Stadium with both teams looking to add a third star to their crest.
Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina's World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni said.
Man United were mistakenly drawn with Villarreal, even though both teams had already faced each other in the group stage.
Alvaro Morata scored a brace to help Atletico Madrid deliver a statement performance as they outclassed city rivals Real Madrid.
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Pochettino, who is well aware of Messi's game-changing abilities having worked with the 35-year-old last season, said he was still the best player in the world.
Neymar, 28, one of five players sent off during the match at the Parc des Princes, informed the fourth official he had heard a racist comment while walking off the pitch.
Lionel Messi was presented to fans during a glitzy event called 'The Unveil' at Miami's home stadium.
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