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The Bernabéu issued a statement saying the Brazilian will be out for around three weeks with a muscle injury, ruling him out against Valencia and Espanyol.

Real Madrid face five games in 16 days and injuries to Hazard, James, Lucas and Bale will give Vinicius and Rodrygo the opportunity to shine.

The Barça defender will wait to see if Getafe reach the next round of the Europa League before agreeing to join them. "If it was up to Barça, he'd come", Ángel Torres said.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is hoping the 2020 Copa América will not be Lionel Messi's international swansong.

Ex-LA Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has taken a dig at Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of his likely return to Serie A.

The Brazilian performed the old finger to the lips routine after being barracked by the fans at the Parc des Princes, where he remains an unpopular figure.

After a 1-0 defeat at Camp Nou last season, Diego Simeone said the game was so close that if Leo Messi was wearing an Atlético shirt "we would have won.”

The USWNT star has urged her fellow football stars to join her in using their position as a platform to speak up about political and social issues.