RADAMEL FALCAO has a statue of himself being built in his home town - but it looks NOTHING like him. The 19-foot statue is being built in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia in the province of Magdalena, where he was born. The 19-foot statue of Radamel Falcao is supposed to resemble the striker looks nothing like the Colombian star It is still under construction and is nearing completion but ...Full Story »

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has donated 70,000 euros so that four-year old Dusan Todorovic could travel to Barcelona for crucial treatment that could save his life. Dusan suffers from neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer. There's been a huge campaign to get him across to treatment for therapy in an attempt to cure the cancer and because of Matic's generous gesture, the mission ...Full Story »

Barcelona returned to training on Friday morning after being granted a break by Ernesto Valverde following their Champions League victory over PSV Eindhoven. The biggest surprise of the day was that Lionel Messi appeared clean shaven, saying goodbye to the beard he had sported for two years. Carles Alena, as he often does, trained with the first team again but what is interesting is that he ...Full Story »

The Scottish side drew 2-2 away to the Spaniards after coming from behind. And after the final whistle, Gerrard found himself at the centre of a Twitter frenzy. Rangers fans heaped praise on the Englishman after the determined Europa League heroics. One said: "I swear to God I'm going to end up calling my child Steven Gerrard." Another said: "Thank you Steven Gerrard for giving us our pride ...Full Story »

Messi will attend The Best awards ceremony By deciding to attend next Monday's FIFA awards gala, Lionel Messi is displaying a praiseworthy amount of fair play. The Argentine wasn't included on the three-man shortlist for The Best award for the past season, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah ahead of him. However, Messi has been included in the team of the year and is, there...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo's sister, Katia Aveiro, has come out in defence of the Juventus forward after his red card in the 2-0 win against Valencia on Wednesday. Ronaldo was dismissed on his Champions League debut for Juve after a clash with Jeison Murillo was spotted by the assistant referee and communicated to German referee Felix Brych, who drew a red card from his top pocket. The Portuguese for...Full Story »

Roberto Firmino scored Liverpool's winner against Paris Saint-Germain and celebrated by covering his eye, only to subsequently remove the hand from his face and see Sadio Mane imitating his celebration. Although this wasn't the first time the Senegalese has replicated a teammate's celebration at Liverpool, he has insisted that it's not him who copies the rest, but vice-versa. "The fans des...Full Story »

Stoke City striker Peter Crouch has released his book 'How to be a footballer', which was the second best-selling in England last week. The book, which costs about 20 euros and has exceeded 4,333 copies sold, reviews several of the most entertaining anecdotes of the footballer's career. "Second on the Sunday Times bestsellers list! I'd like to say thanks so much for your support, but I bough...Full Story »

Philippe Coutinho presented the city of Barcelona with his new 'Awake the Phantom' boots on Wednesday night. The Brazilian took part in a photo shoot for his new Nike footwear on the platforms of a 'ghost station' on Line 5 of the Barcelona Metro. He stood on the out-of-use platform for the presentation as trains ran as normal, passing by the Blaugrana midfielder.Full Story »

FROM being described as his team's "emergency man" one day to picking up a parking ticket the next - it's safe to say it hasn't been the best 48 hours for Manchester United's Matteo Darmian. The 28-year-old was told he could leave Old Trafford earlier this summer with Napoli waiting in the wings. The versatile defender has made just one appearance so far this season - the 2-1 win over Leices...Full Story »