LEAGUES
La Liga
Rakitic asks to stay
The CM is one of the players marked to leave the Camp Nou, but time is running out. Rakitic, for his part, has expressed his desire to stay at the Camp Nou.
La Liga
Mendy wins Marcelo's spot
Ferland Mendy has managed to win Marcelo's spot. The Frenchman is now a starter and the Brazilian, barring surprise, will have to make do with the Copa del Rey.
Premier League
Mane expected to miss two more games with small muscle tear
Sadio Mane pulled up during Liverpool's win over Wolves last week and is not likely to feature again until after their February break.
Liga Francesa Femenina
Lyon women's star Hegerberg out for months with knee ligament injury
Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg, the 2018 women's footballer of the year, will be out until the end of the season after rupturing knee ligaments, the club said Tuesday.
FA Cup
Guardiola anxious not to upset fans over Etihad comments
Pep Guardiola has said he did not intend to upset Manchester City fans with comments about the size of the crowd at the Etihad Stadium for Sunday's FA Cup clash with Fulham.
EURO 2020
Bayern bosses urge Loew to recall Mueller for Euro 2020
Bayern Munich bosses are urging Germany head coach Joachim Loew to recall Thomas Mueller to the national team and take the in-form forward to the Euro 2020 finals.
Eredivisie
PSV not giving up on Van Aanholt
PSV want to strengthen their squad in January and have been following Patrick Van Aanholt for some weeks. The Dutch outfit are fighting to sign the Crystal Palace player before the window closes.
Copa del Rey
Zidane defends style of play
Real Madrid had to dig deep to overcome Real Valladolid on Sunday, but Zinedine Zidane has no complaints about his side's playing style.
Coupe de France
Terrier left out Lyon cup squad as 'precaution' after fainting
Lyon forward Martin Terrier will miss Thursday's trip to Nice in the French Cup as a "precaution" after he fainted during his side's 3-0 victory over Toulouse last weekend.
Ligue 1
Atleti wait on PSG for Cavani... and viceversa
The days go by, the market is closer to closing and there is still nothing tangible between Atlético and Edinson Cavani. According to 'Marca', the situation is that Atlético are waiting for an answer from PSG to their 10 million offer, while the Parisians haven't replied, waiting for a new offer.
La Liga
Ansu Fati picked his top 4 players... And left Messi out!
The young Barça academy product picked his top four players in football history. A ranking that shows the club's influence, but with one big name missing: teammate Leo Messi.
Premier League
Fernandinho extends Man City contract
Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder, Fernandinho, has extended his Man City contract until 2021.
