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Arsene Wenger discusses late deadline day move for Lionel Messi

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ARSENE WENGER has joked about making a late move for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.</h3>
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Wenger has admitted he is unlikely to make any more signings before the January window slams shut at 11pm.<br /><br />The Gunners boss has brought in just Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny for £5million from Basel.<br /><br />Wenger admits right-back Mathieu Debuchy and winger Serge Gnabry could leave the club today.</div>
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And while he is not expecting any signings he has not ruled out the possibility - making a gag about Messi in the process.<br /><br />"Well, 100 per cent is difficult to say, 99 per cent yes," Wenger said.<br /><br />"But you know always anything can happen. Somebody can knock at your door. If Lionel Messi knocks at my door at ten to six tonight I will not say please go back to Barcelona..."</div>
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Arsene Wenger discusses late deadline day move for Lionel Messi

ARSENE WENGER has joked about making a late move for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Arsene Wenger would struggle to say no to...

Chelsea and Manchester City target Paul Pogba drops transfer hint

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PAUL POGBA has delivered a blow to the Premier League by revealing he'd like to play for Barcelona.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Pogba has admitted he wants to play with Lionel Messi</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Paul%20Pogba" target="_blank">Pogba</a> was named in the FIFPro XI last night at the <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/lionel-messi-beats-cristiano-ronaldo.html" target="_blank">Ballon d'Or awards in Zurich</a>.</div>
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The Juventus man has been linked with a switch to <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Chelsea" target="_blank">Chelsea</a> and <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Manchester%20City" target="_blank">Manchester City</a> as well as Spanish giants Barcelona.</div>
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And Pogba admitted he would like to play with <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" target="_blank">Lionel Messi</a> - but insists he is happy at Juventus.</div>
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“He’s a fantastic player, and as with all great players, I’d like to play with him," Pogba said.</div>
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Pogba, 22, joined Juve from <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Manchester%20United" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> in 2012 and has shone since but insists he wants to get even better.</div>
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“It’s an honour to be compared to such big stars," he added.</div>
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“I’m at Juventus, and I’m happy. The biggest goal is to win the Ballon d’Or one day, and being in the </div>
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XI is an honour for me.</div>
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“I’ll work to at least be among the three finalists for the Ballon d’Or, but there are many great players ahead of me and I’m a midfielder, not a striker.</div>
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“Neymar? He’s a great striker, a great player. He had a great year. I was watching these guys [Neymar, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo] on TV, I played as them on the Playstation, now I’m alongside them.</div>
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“My goal is not just to be next to them, it’s to play on the same level or exceed them, that’s the goal.”</div>
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Lionel Messi felt 'incredible' winning Ballon d'Or and replacing Cristiano Ronaldo as No1

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Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in Zurich for a fifth time and said it felt "incredible".</div>
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The Barcelona superstar, beat Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo - the winner of the world player of the year gong on three previous occasions, including in each of the last two years. Messi's fellow Barca frontman Neymar came third.</div>
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Messi, who scored 48 goals for his club in 2015, said: "It is a very special moment for me to be back here on this stage, winning again another Ballon d'Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win.</div>
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"It's incredible this is my fifth. It's much more than anything I've dreamed of as a kid."</div>
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Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in Zurich for a fifth time and said it felt "incredible". Lionel Messi won his fifth...

Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to fifth Ballon d'Or award

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LIONEL MESSI has been crowned the world's best player for a fifth time after beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the Ballon d'Or in Zurich.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lionel Messi picked up his fifth world player of the year gong</td></tr>
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Messi helped Barcelona win the treble last year and regained the award having seen Ronaldo win it the previous two years.</div>
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It is Messi's fourth Ballon d'Or, having won the previous incarnation in 2009, to make it his fifth overall.</div>
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Ronaldo has two and Messi couldn't help having a little dig at the Portuguese when collected the award tonight.</div>
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“It’s a very special moment to be back here, winning another Ballon d’Or,” he said.</div>
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“Especially after watching from the crowd as Cristiano won last year.</div>
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“It’s incredible to win a fifth. More than anything I ever dreamed of as a kid.</div>
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“I want to thank those who voted for me, plus my team-mates. Without them this wouldn’t be possible.</div>
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“Football has always made me learn and grow."</div>
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Barcelona picked up the double with Luis Enrique being named men's coach of the year, beating Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich and Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli, after helping the Spanish club to the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey treble. </div>
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Barca director Robert Fernandez collected the gong for him and said: “The other candidates have a lot of quality.</div>
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“Luis would have me share this present with all those who supported him, including the staff, the fans and our incredible players.”</div>
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USA's Jill Ellis was awarded Women's Coach of the Year after guiding her country to the World Cup in Canada last year.</div>
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“This is really a team award,” she said after beating England head coach Mark Sampson and Japan's Norio Sasaki to the award.</div>
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And Carli Lloyd, hattrick hero from the World Cup final, scooped the Women's Player of the Year award ahead of Celia Sasic and Japan's Aya Miyama.</div>
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The Premier League was snubbed in the FIFPro World XI with four players each from Barcelona and Real Madrid being included.</div>
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<b>Defenders</b>: Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Marcelo</div>
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<b>Midfielders</b>: Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric, Paul Pogba</div>
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<b>Forwards</b>: Neymar, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo</div>
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Wendell Lira collected the award for FIFA Puskas Goal of the Year for his spinning overhead </div>
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Man City plot stunning £400,000-a-week deal to beat Chelsea and Man Utd to Lionel Messi

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MANCHESTER CITY are prepared to pay an astonishing £400,000-a-week to land Lionel Messi, according to reports.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lionel Messi is set to be offered £400,000-a-week to join Man City</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" target="_blank">Messi</a> has 18 months left on his <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Barcelona" target="_blank">Barcelona</a> deal and has become frustrated with tax issues in Spain.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Chelsea" target="_blank">Chelsea</a> and <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Manchester%20United" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> have expressed an interest in Messi but, with <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Pep%20Guardiola" target="_blank">Pep Guardiola</a> likely to be City-bound, it appears they're going for the jugular.</div>
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If <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Manchester%20City" target="_blank">City</a> can land their dream duo it would take their standing in the game up a notch and make them European heavyweights overnight.</div>
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The <em>Manchester Evening News</em> cite sources in Spain suggesting that City have made a "tentative approach" to Messi's advisers with the thought of a £20million-a-year deal.</div>
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Guardiola is set to join City when he quits Bayern Munich in the summer, meaning Manuel Pellegrini will be dismissed just a year into his new deal.</div>
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City have chased the Spaniard ever since the arrival of Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano at the club.</div>
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Mesut Ozil: Arsenal do not fear Barcelona trio Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mesut Ozil says Arsenal do not fear Barcelona's front line</td></tr>
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MESUT OZIL says Arsenal will not fear Barcelona's prolific front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar in the Champions League last 16.</div>
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<a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/arsenal-given-chance-of-champions.html" rel="tag" target="_blank">Arsenal paid the price in the draw</a> after they finished second to <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Bayern%20Munich" rel="tag" target="_blank">Bayern Munich</a> in Group F.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Arsenal" rel="tag" target="_blank">The Gunners</a> now face holders Barca for the third time in six years, having been knocked out by <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Barcelona" rel="tag" target="_blank">the Catalan giants</a> on the previous two occasions.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" rel="tag" target="_blank">Messi</a>, <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Neymar" rel="tag" target="_blank">Neymar</a> and <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Luis%20Suarez" rel="tag" target="_blank">Suarez</a> have scored 52 goals between them in all competitions this term, and <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Mesut%20Ozil" rel="tag" target="_blank">Ozil</a> is looking forward to the challenge of facing them in February and March.</div>
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"Barcelona are the hardest team in the world to play against," Ozil told <em>The Times</em>. "Barcelona are the best team at the moment in the world. We know that.</div>
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"But as a player I look forward to encounters like this. For me it is important to have these big games, it's nice to play against the best teams; to compete with them is a big opportunity for us.</div>
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"We respect Barcelona but they will respect us too. We are not afraid of Barcelona. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi have scored 52 goals between them this season</td></tr>
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"We just need to play our game and we can beat them. There is no fear. In football everything's possible.</div>
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"It is a tough match but I don't think our defenders were afraid after the draw. It's a big opportunity for them to prove themselves against the best attack in the world, players like Suarez, Messi, Neymar.</div>
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"It will be an exciting game, with the possibility of lots of goals, but it's not like we are afraid."</div>

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Miserable night in Madrid: Suarez, Neymar star as Barcelona rout Real Madrid 4-0 in Clasico

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Luis Suarez and Neymar continued their sensational goalscoring form as Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 4-0 thrashing of their bitter rivals at the Bernabeu on Saturday.</div>
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Barca even had the luxury of leaving <a class="auto-link" href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" target="_self" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a> on the bench, but the Argentine did make his return from a two-month injury layoff half an hour from time and played a part in Suarez's second and Barca's fourth goal.</div>
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Suarez got Barca off to the perfect start after just 10 minutes and Neymar deservedly doubled the visitors' advantage just before half-time.</div>
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At that point Neymar and Suarez had scored every one of Barca's last 19 La Liga goals, but Andres Iniesta ended that run in style when he blasted a third into the top corner.</div>
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And <a class="auto-link" href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" target="_self" title="Messi">Messi</a>, Neymar and Suarez all combined for the latter to score a fourth before Isco sealed an embarrassing defeat for Madrid by getting sent-off late on.</div>
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"I didn't see it going like that," said Barca boss Luis Enrique.</div>
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"We were at a superior level and generated superiority in many areas of the pitch. We were solid at the back too and it was more the merit of Barca than the fault of Madrid."</div>
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Despite just two defeats in 16 games in charge, Madrid boss Rafael Benitez's job is now in doubt as the home fans turned on club president Florentino Perez towards the end of the game.</div>
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"Logically we are hurting. It hurts to lose and particularly to lose in that manner," said Benitez.</div>
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"What worries me is the team recovering mentally before the next game."</div>
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The build-up to the match had been dominated by security fears after last week's series of deadly attacks in Paris which killed 130 people.</div>
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A minute's silence was held to the tune of the French national anthem La Marseillaise and a large French flag was unfurled by the Madrid fans before kick-off in honour of the victims before kick-off.</div>
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However, the sombre atmosphere quickly turned hostile as the home fans saw their side completely outplayed by Barca.</div>
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Sergi Roberto was rewarded for his great form of late with a start in the position normally occupied by <a class="auto-link" href="http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/lionel-messi-profile-4769.html" target="_self" title="Messi">Messi</a> and he repaid Luis Enrique's faith with a big role in a fine opening goal.</div>
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The Spaniard collected Sergio Busquets's pass and drove at the Madrid defence before threading a pass through for Suarez who coolly slotted home with the outside of his right foot.</div>
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Karim Benzema started for Madrid for the first time since he was charged with complicity to blackmail and conspiring to commit a criminal act in his native France in a case involving a sex tape featuring French international teammate Mathieu Valbuena.</div>
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And after six weeks out, Benzema's rustiness showed as he failed to make a clean contact when presented with a great chance from Jeremy Mathieu's slip.</div>
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Barca's dominance in possession was rewarded with a second before half-time when Iniesta's through ball was perfectly timed for Neymar and his effort squeezed under Keylor Navas.</div>
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It could even have been three before the break as Marcelo cleared Suarez's shot off the line and Raphael Varane blocked Ivan Rakitic's follow-up effort.</div>
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The hosts started the second period slightly better as James Rodriguez forced Claudio Bravo into a brilliant save low to his right.</div>
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But any hope of a comeback was emphatically ended by a brilliant strike by Iniesta as he latched onto Neymar's backheel eight minutes after the break.</div>

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