Lionel Messi is smiling again as Barça head into key El Clásico

Summer storm has calmed but star’s future remains uncertain as club battles big debts

Ken Early: Harry Kane likely to be stuck at Spurs for the rest of his peak years

Player must live with terrible career decision of signing for six years in summer of 2018

Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League quarters

Hakim Ziyech and Emerson on target to give Thomas Tuchel’s team a 3-0 aggregate win

Olivier Giroud’s acrobatics earn Chelsea crucial lead over Atletico Madrid

Thomas Tuchel’s side take advantage of Atletico’s lack of ambition

Tuchel admits he tried to sign Suárez for PSG last year

The new Chelsea boss says Champions League clash with Atlético ‘is a big test’

Simeone backs Suárez to use ‘gift’ and score against Chelsea

Former Liverpool striker is top scorer in La Liga this season

Diego Costa cancels Atlético Madrid contract and seeks new club

Forward would have to pay €15m to join another La Liga or Champions League side

Lionel Messi committed to Barcelona but doubts remain

His mind may not be made but he doesn’t seem convinced club is best for him anymore

All in the Game: Shelbourne take the BBC in fitting performance

McMillan hits 11, Nani is left seeing red as history repeats itself, word of mouth and more

All in the Game: Coleman following in footsteps of Maldini, Terry and Ramos

The numerical mind of Nicklas Bendtner, Arsenal’s tactics in terms of lions and steaks

Luis Suarez scores twice on Atletico debut as Barcelona make winning start

European round-up: Bayern Munich suffer first defeat in all competitions in 33 matches

Luis Suarez leaves Barcelona for Atletico Madrid in €6m deal

Uruguay striker signs two-year deal after spending six years at the Nou Camp

Suarez’ Italian language exam rigged according to prosecutors

Exam was to fast-track citizenship approval ahead of a possible transfer to Juventus

Fantasy football: A simple and deeply stupid obsession for so many

Malachy Clerkin: Here we go again as teams are picked and inevitable hours are wasted

Messi split-up: How Barcelona and their greatest ever player drifted apart

Relationship with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu has gone from bad to worse

Appalling vista of Lionel Messi’s Barcelona exit not a case of if, but when

Mounting crisis is such that talismanic star has turned his back on all – club, home, plans

Champions League quarter-finals: Game by game verdicts

From Wednesday to Saturday the last eight takes place in Lisbon

Michael Walker: Pressure mounts on Barcelona to stop slide

It’s been five years since they conquered Europe and are increasingly reliant on Messi

All in the Game: Liverpool’s joy not shared universally

Jordan Henderson lifted the Premier League trophy and was named player of the year

Jordan Henderson named Football Writers’ player of the year

He becomes the third Liverpool player to win the FWA award in the space of seven years

Ken Early: Resurgent United can be the top team – in Manchester

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have lost fewer matches in the league than Man City

Barcelona put a tough week behind them to keep Real Madrid in their sights

Catalan side outclass Villarreal to break a run of two draws in La Liga but remain four behind

In turmoil on and off the pitch: Where did it all go wrong for Barcelona?

Third draw in four for Catalan club has made defending their La Liga title very difficult

Barney Ronay: Make no mistake, Liverpool’s title win was an annihilation

Klopp’s side marched the league around in a headlock, ruffling its hair, flicking its ears

Ivan Rakitic rescues three points for Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao

Midfielder breaks deadlock after 71 minutes as hosts return to the top of La Liga table

One night in Paris: Henry’s stray hand, the 33rd team and the great Fifa shakedown

Sporting Controversies: Reverberations from 2009 World Cup playoff still rattle Irish football

(One of) my favourite sporting moments: Sergi Roberto’s right leg completes a miracle

Joanne O’Riordan: Picking one was impossible so I’ve divided it into men and women

Liverpool recover from VAR controversy to beat Bournemouth

Jurgen Klopp’s runaway league leaders get back to winning ways despite early drama

Daniel Sturridge banned from all football activity until June 17th

England striker has betting ban extended and contract with Trabzonspor terminated

All in the Game: Van Basten settles Messi v Ronaldo debate

Lionel Messi and his PlayStation similarities, Kevin De Bruyne showing up the pundits

Injuries and poor form lead to low-key Clasico build-up

‘This Clasico is like a race between two injured people,’ says Jorge Valdano

Sid Lowe: Are we witnessing the end of the Messi era at Barcelona?

How the Argentinian star’s patience finally snapped at the Camp Nou

Quique Setién admits Barcelona job is beyond ‘my wildest dreams’

‘My objective is to win everything. Everything you can win, this club has no other path to follow’

New Barcelona manager Setien must bring style as well as silverware

The appointment of former Real Betis boss represents a huge gamble for the Catalans

Barcelona end 2019 top of La Liga as front three blitz Alaves

Catalan club extended their unbeaten league run to seven matches with comfortable win

Ken Early: Did Lionel Messi’s team talk help Liverpool beat Barcelona?

Club documentary shows Messi summoning the negative ghosts of Rome in Anfield dressing room

Freak Vidal goal gives sluggish Barcelona victory at Leganes

La Liga leaders went a goal down to league’s bottom side before comeback

Exceptional Agüero is the master of unexceptional goals

The players around him may be a reason why the striker is not given due credit

Athletic Bilbao consign Barcelona to first day defeat

Aritz Aduriz scores stunning late bicycle kick to crash Griezmann and De Jong’s debuts

Lose the Community Shield and doubts begin. Win it and who cares?

City versus Liverpool has the makings of a historic rivalry if the Reds can start winning

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