BARCELONA: Neymar is to fight a claim by Barcelona for compensation after his former club announced they are suing him for a breach of contract following his move to Paris Saint-Germain.

– Neymar reunited with old Barcelona friends Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for some social media fun.



– Barcelona confirmed that their social media accounts were hacked after they had appeared to announce the signing of Angel Di Maria from Paris Saint-Germain.

– Barca are reported to have lodged a fourth bid for Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho. More in Transfer Talk.

– Jean Michael Seri says a move to Barcelona would be “good” but he doubts he has played his final game for Nice.

– Pep Guardiola says a club could activate Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s €300 million buyout clause — but sources have told ESPN FC that it will not be Manchester City.

– Luiz Felipe Scolari said the loss of Paulinho to Barcelona was a major factor in Guangzhou Evergrande’s 4-0 thrashing in the first leg of their Asian Champions league quarterfinal loss to Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday evening.

– WATCH: Andres Iniesta’s comments on a potential exit are a warning sign for Barcelona.


ENGLAND: Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time top scorer, has announced his immediate retirement from international football.


REAL MADRID: Madrid’s appeal to reduce Cristiano Ronaldo’s five-game ban was rejected by a Spanish government’s tribunal on Tuesday.

– Ronaldo is to play all 90 minutes in Real Madrid’s Trofeo Bernabeu game against Fiorentina on Wednesday — even as he continues to rail against perceived “injustices” suffered since he last played a home game.

– Stars in Spain are suffering from red card fever, Graham Hunter writes.

– Future Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior says he “must be patient” as hype over the 17-year-old continues to grow following his double strike in Flamengo’s 2-0 win over Atletico Goianiense last weekend.


ATLETICO MADRID: Antoine Griezmann has been given a two-game suspension after being sent off for using an offensive word to the referee during Saturday’s 2-2 draw in their La Liga opener at newly promoted Girona.


PSG: Paris Saint-Germain are yet to make a concrete offer for Kylian Mbappe, and may delay plans to sign him until next summer, despite both parties being interested in a move, a source close to the club has told ESPN FC.


TOTTENHAM: Paris Saint-Germain’s Serge Aurier is close to joining Tottenham Hotspur and the Premier League club are also set to beat the French side to the signing of Estudiantes’ Juan Foyth, a source close to the Ligue 1 outfit has told ESPN FC.

– Hugo Lloris has told former Tottenham teammate William Gallas that the club’s fans may have to be patient a little longer before they see their side lift a trophy.
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