The Croatian lavished further praise on his Argentine team-mate and stressed Xavi's idol status, despite being picked ahead of him for La Liga's opener

Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer in history - not just in modern football - according to Barcelona team-mate Ivan Rakitic.

The Croatian had already described Messi as "miraculous" ahead of the 2014-15 campaign but, with La Liga now

Man U continues to disappoint in their new campaign

The Revolution at Manchester United has got off to a stuttering start, but is there hope on the horizon?

The revolution at Manchester United suffered a demeaning setback on Tuesday night as a League One outfit, Milton Keynes Dons humiliated the Red Devils 4-0 in the second round of the

The Nigeria forward played an impressive hour as the Potters defeated Portsmouth to head into the next round of the League Cup on Wednesday

Victor Moses made his Stoke City debut in a 3-0 defeat of Portsmouth on Wednesday night in the second round of the Capital One (League) Cup, setting up a goal and making himself available for selection against

The reigning champions discovered who they will face in the early stages on Thursday, with Bayern Munich, Man City, Roma and CSKA Moscow the best candidate as the Group of Death

Reigning European champions Real Madrid have been drawn with five-time

Agans Miracle: Di Maria is a Now a United Player

Agans Miracle: Di Maria is a Now a United Player

C.Ronaldo Named Europe Best Player

The Real Madrid star has been voted as the top performer in 2013-14 ahead of Bayern Munich pair and fellow nominees Manuel Neuer and Arjen Robben

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Uefa's Best Player in Europe for his Champions League-winning heroics with Real Madrid in 2013-14.

The Portuguese, 29, scored a remarkable 17 goals in 11 European games as

Di Maria is a Now a United Player

DI MARIA UNVEILING

Louis van Gaal did elaborate a little bit on the type of player he is looking to sign, though, adding at the presentation of Angel Di Maria earlier today: "I only buy players that can

PROBLEM FACING NIGERIA PLAYERS IN THE TRANSFER MARKET

Despite extensive rumours, Nigeria's high-profile players are largely still at the clubs they were at last season. Why have so few deals been done?

African players have largely been out of the transfer headlines this summer.

There was Serge Aurier’s move to Paris Saint-Germain, of course, while Didier Drogba has returned to Chelsea, but largely, the gossip columns have been dominated by the likes of