38-year-old Italian midfielder, Andrea Pirlo has announced that he will retire from professional football in December 2017.

Pirlo currently plays for MLS side New York City FC

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/breaking-andrea-pirlo-announces-retires-from-professional-football/514

21-year old Nigerian international, Isaac Success was arrested in London after a night out with hookers did not go as planned.

Isaac reportedly demanded the refund of £2,000 he had paid four hookers after he failed to get it up in the bedroom.

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/isaac-success-arrested-after-night-out-with-hookers-turns-sour/513

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FIFPro has released the 55-man shortlist for the Best 11 players in the world in 2017.

Raphael Varane
Pepe
Antoine Griezmann
Marco Veratti
Alexis Sanchez
David De Gea
Robert Lewandowski

Check the full list here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/fifpro-world-11-shortlist/507

The Golden Boy Awards, an annual award by the Italian newspaper, Tuttosport celebrates the brightest and best European talents under the age of 21.

This year, Kylian Mbappe, Marcus Rashford and Gabriel Jesus make the shortlist

FUll list of nominees here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/gabriel-jesus-mbappe-rashford-shortlisted-for-2017-golden-boy-awards/503

Edinson Cavani has downplayed suggestions of a rift in the PSG team after his spat with teammate, Neymar Jr over who would take a penalty in their match against Lyon.
Although Cavani ended up taking and missing the freekick, there has been much talk on the implication of two disagreements during the match

Read more: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/edinson-cavani-says-penalty-spat-with-neymar-is-normal/502

After picking up an injury in training, Bayern Munich have confirmed that Manuel Neuer will be out of contention until January 2018. The 31-year-old goalkeeper has undergone a successful surgery but will need time to recuperate.

Read More here; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/manuel-neuer-ruled-out-until-january-following-surgery/501

Manchester United fans are understandably excited by summer signing, Romelu Lukaku but it appears that fans may have gone a little overboard in their eagerness to fashion a new chant for the striker.


Read more; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/united-fans-new-chant-praising-romelu-lukakus-penis-deemed-racist/500

Germany have taken over from Brazil as the top ranked national team in the world; the new FIFA rankings reveal. Brazil, who are so far undefeated in the World Cup Qualifiers have fallen to second position while Portugal rounds out the top 3.

Read More; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/germany-tops-newest-fifa-ranking/478

Who Will Win This Year’s Champions League crown?
With Real Madrid looking unstoppable on the European front and retaining the UCL title for the first time in forever, it is hard to look beyond them for this year’s title.
However, there are other clubs looking good for the title; will it be PSG, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich or even outsiders like Manchester City or Chelsea?


Vote here; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/who-will-win-this-years-champions-league/470

One of football’s biggest spectacles, the UEFA Champions League is back and with it comes understandable excitement.
If you’re unsure about the groups and teams in each group, check them out here.

Barcelona welcome Juventus again since losing to the Italians in last year’s Champions League semi-finals. The home team will be hoping they fare better than last year but as far as Champions League openers go, it doesn’t get more difficult than this.

Although both teams are in top form, it is pretty difficult to call Barcelona favorites even with their home advantage.

Prediction; Barcelona 1 Juventus 1



Read More here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/uefa-champions-league-preview-barcelona-juventus-face-off-again/469

The Champions League Draws have been made and I’ll take a quick crack at trying to quickly decide which groups will do well and which groups will be difficult to get out from.

Of all the groups, Chelsea’s Group C looks the most difficult to get out from with Roma and Atletico also in their group. Qarabag will undoubtedly be the whipping boys of the group. Expect some -10 GD type of situation.

Read More: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/group-c-is-the-champions-league-group-of-death/317

Arsenal coach, Arsene Wenger has made a dramatic reversal on his stand on Financial Fair Play rules and also took time at his pre-match conference to speak on teams tapping up Arsenal’s first team players.
Wenger, who has been historically opposed to big spending by clubs has now said that there should be an end to the limitations on how much a club and its owners can spend during the transfer window. Arsenal made an ambitious £92 million bid for Monaco’s Thomas Lemar on deadline day but failed to sign the player after he chose t stay in France.

Wenger’s argument for scrapping FFP rules rests on the fact that many clubs now find ways to get around the rules as seen in PSG’s signing of Kylian Mbappe.

Read More: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/arsene-wenger-calls-for-an-end-to-financial-fair-play-rules/437

The German Bundesliga has confirmed that 38-year-old policewoman, Bibiana Steinhaus will make history as the first woman to referee a game in Germany’s top division.
Steinhaus will be in charge of the game between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen and she will join the rank of the league’s 24 top-flight referees.

Read More: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/bibiana-steinhaus-set-to-make-history-as-first-female-bundesliga-referee/435

Former Arsenal captain, Tony Adams is the latest in a series of ex-players to tear into Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger in what has been a rough start to the season for the Gunners.

Arsenal have had an indifferent start to the season, losing 1-0 to Stoke right before an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Liverpool a fortnight ago.[


Tony Adams, who recently coached Spanish side Granada into relegation has offered his opinion on Wenger’s decision to sign a new two-year contract in an interview with the Islington Gazette


Read more: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/tony-adam-says-wengers-reign-will-end-in-tears/429

Winning the Premier League with unfancied Leicester City may very well remain an achievement of a lifetime for Jamie Vardy but two seasons later, the England International wants more.
After turning down a potential move to Arsenal last summer, 29-year-old Jamie Vardy has refused to rule out a move away to another team.

Read More: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/i-turned-down-arsenal-but-i-will-consider-other-offers-jamie-vardy/428

These are not the best of times for Crystal Palace manager, Frank De Boer as he has now been told by the board that he has one more game to avoid getting sacked.
In our season preview, we tipped De Boer as one of the managers who would likely get sacked before January 18 and the prediction looks to be holding true.

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/crystal-palace-issue-one-game-utimatum-to-de-boer/427

After a summer of speculation, French teenage sensation, Kylian Mbappe joined Paris Saint Germain on loan with an option to buy, becoming the world’s most expensive teenager. . PSG signed the 18-year-old on loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season; the fee? 145 million Euros plus add on.

Read more: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/joining-psg-is-like-coming-back-home-kylian-mbappe/425

Plateau United and MFM are fighting to the finish in the final week of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) as both teams hope to lift the NPFL title.

Just one point separates MFM FC and Plateau United and it will be a final week of epic proportions regardless of whichever team goes on to win the title.

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/plateau-united-mfm-fight-to-the-finish-for-npfl-title-on-final-day/422

A routine win was always on the cards for Spain but on Tuesday night, the Spaniards took it up a notch, putting on an attacking masterclass as they put Liechtenstein to the sword in an 8-0 demolition.

Iago Aspas and Alvaro Morata bagged braces while Sergio Ramos, David Silva and Isco also got in on the action in a supremely dominant performance.

Read More here; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/spain-demolish-liechtenstein-8-0/420

French side, Paris Saint Germain left out 30-year-old midfielder, Hatem Ben Arfa out of their Champions League squad and have now mandated the player to train with the reserves.

The move has prompted Ben Arfa’s agent to react, accusing PSG of being disrespectful to Ben Arfa as the player was only trying to honor his contract. Ben Arfa fell out of favor with Unai Emery last season after an incident with the Emir of Qatar, one of the club’s financiers.



Read More; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/psg-leave-ben-arfa-out-of-champions-league-squad-banish-him-to-reserves/419

Argentina will have questions to ask of themselves after drawing with Venezuela in yet another World Cup Qualifying encounter, moving them from sixth position to fifth.

Despite boasting an enviable array of individual talent, Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers have always been tortuous, almost always requiring some last minute miracle to materialize. If hiring Jorge Sampaoli was supposed to eliminate that familiar hurdle, the ‘Sampaoli effect’ hasn’t helped muc



Read More: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/unimpressive-argentina-draw-again/418

Chile's hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup took another blow after a 1-0 loss to Bolivia yesterday. One player who was singled out for criticism was Arsenal forward, Alexis Sanchez.

Sanchez picked up a yellow card and will miss the next Qualifying game against Ecuador

Read more here; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/alexis-sanchez-hits-back-at-critics-after-chiles-1-0-loss-to-bolivia/417

The transfer window might be over but free agents are still allowed to move Therein lies the beauty of football.

If your club hasn't seen much success in the transfer window, here are four players they could very well consider signing

Read more: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/four-free-agents-your-club-could-still-sign/415

The coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has asked the Super Eagles team to stay humble despite the 1-1 draw with Cameroon in Yaounde.
The Super Eagles have 10 points in Group B while Cameroon have no realistic hopes of qualifying for the World Cup anymore.

His comments came in his post-match conference

Read More here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/gernot-rohr-urges-super-eagles-to-stay-humble-after-draw-with-cameroon/413/1

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon held Nigeria's Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw after they grabbed an equaliser in the second half.

It was a tale of two halves as Nigeria thoroughly dominated the first half

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/cameroon-show-resilience-to-hold-nigeria-to-draw/409/1

England international, Dele Alli could find himself facing disciplinary charges after giving the referee the middle finger in last night's game.

Read more; https://absolutefutbol.com/t/dele-allis-receives-backlash-for-middle-finger-gesture/412

Chelsea might receive some respite despite having failed at attempting to sign Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ross Barkley to bolster their midfield.

Leicester City midfielder, Danny Drinkwater who has been linked with a move to the Blues has now reportedly handed in a transfer request to his club’s board, paving the way for a possible move.

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/drinkwater-hands-in-transfer-request-at-leicester/381

Stoke City have finalised the signing of 24-year-old defender, Kevin Wimmer from Tottenham for a £18m fee. Wimmer joined Tottenham from Koln in 2015 but found it near impossible to break into the first team and his despite Toby Alderweireld’s injury providing a chance for first team football last season

Read more here: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/stoke-city-sign-kevin-wimmer-for-18m/370

Ligue 1 Champions, Monaco have completed the signing of Stevan Jovetic from Inter Milan on an undisclosed fee.

Jovetic has been a journeyman in recent years, having plied his trade in England and the Serie A before joining Monaco on a 4-year contract. The Montenegro international expressed his joy at making the move

Read more: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/monaco-sign-jovetic-from-inter-milan/375

Through out the glorious history of football transfers, clubs have been fortunate to house many top class footballers and indeed some of the true greats in football history however, Player signings are never a one way street as football transfers very much a hit or miss business.

when you take a look back through a list of all the players that have represented various club, you will find some players that aren’t great, some aren’t even good, and some that are just ridiculously shocking,It’s fairly easy to differentiate from these players, don’t you agree?

Read more: https://absolutefutbol.com/t/fan-forum-lets-have-your-top-five-football-flops/367