Messi surprised the world of football when he switched to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer after difficulties re-signing for Barcelona, while Ronaldo moved on from Juventus to return to Old Trafford.
But a VAR check correctly concluded the foul took place outside the box, and the home side made nothing of the resulting free-kick.
Chelsea can also now receive £30m from the club's parent company to ease cashflow constraints caused by the current crisis.
Barcelona head coach Xavi said he is surprised and stunned by the accusations against Benaiges. He was my coach and I never had any suspicions.
We have three years [up to Euro 2024] to work with clubs to understand how we can reduce. But we cannot say we want football without fans travelling to enjoy the match, being tourists and having an economic impact. This is part of what we love.
By the half-hour mark both sides continued to probe for a clear opening, though there was little to choose between two well-matched teams.
Everton's Premier League home match with Leicester City on Tuesday has been postponed because the Foxes do not have enough players to fulfil the fixture.
When one goes, they all go, when one holds, they all hold. It's like clockwork regardless of the score or the stage of the game.
Turkey's aerial bombardment continued but Wales dealt with everything thrown at them, with Joe Rodon in particular a rock in their defensive unit.
We need to focus on the next game, which is Estonia, hopefully get three points and move on to the next one.
England boss Southgate has met with Wenger to discuss plans for a biennial World Cup and is open-minded to the proposals.
The other remaining contender for Chelsea is a bid spearheaded by Stephen Pagliuca, an American private equity billionaire who owns the Boston Celtics and Atalanta in Italy's Serie A.
Then, in the closing stages, a fine individual effort from the edge of the box by former Manchester City winger Sane was disallowed via VAR for a handball in the build-up.
These two heavyweights find themselves stuck in the third tier with just one route left to escape, via the play-offs, and there was plenty of anticipation, anxiety and expectation around the Stadium of Light on and off the pitch.
If Grealish left at the end of the season, they'd be back fighting where they were last year. I have no doubt about and there is no shame in that.
We obviously hoped, but we had started to play, then it was banned, and you think 'what's going to happen next?' Fortunately, the FA has been very progressive.
We had an OK first part of the season, but it was not that people were over the moon when you are 14 points behind the leader.
Giakoumakis has been maligned a little since arriving at Celtic, not helped by the continued absence of the electric Kyogo Furuhashi. He has spurned big opportunities, fluffed a penalty and been frustrated in front of goal, scoring four in 17 games, but his industry cannot be questioned.
It is a seismic change in the way football is going to be governed but we need to make sure we preserve some of the good things, the great successes and strengths of English football, which are driven off external investment and the ability of clubs to compete on the pitch.
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Another player to look out for is defensive midfielder Djibril Sow, who's very calm and makes very smart decisions.
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It will be a fantastic game for football. Analysis: How do Man City recover from this? Sky Sports' Adam Bate: The margins were fine, desperately fine.
Sands, in many ways, represents NYCFC's present and future. He's the club's first true Homegrown star and there's plenty of reason to believe he won't be the last as the club continues to tap into the unprecedented potential of New York's youth.
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Another late win thanks to a Lewis Grabban goal to keep them in the play-off mix. I've run out of plaudits for what Derby are doing amidst all the uncertainty around the club.
I'm happy with the decision that we made but I happen to think Jack is an outstanding person and an outstanding leader, the United States-based businessman said.
Vito Hammershoy-Mistrati equalised for the visitors on the stroke of half time following Ndidi’s opener but, all in all, Leicester were far superior and have put themselves in a strong position to progress to the last 16.
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Haaland's hat-trick takes the 21-year-old forward to 21 goals in 22 Bundesliga matches this season, and 28 goals from 28 games in all competitions.
“It is on Andreas to act. How he acts on the pitch, he needs to act off it and walk the talk because he tells us that he loves Chelsea. He tells us that he wants to stay because he is a big part of a big club. I think he is a perfect fit and I think that he is not done here. His career here is, by far, not finished. But, like I said, it’s on him. We want the commitment and hopefully we get it.”
Crystal Palace had won just three times in their previous 24 games without the forward. Now, they can notch that up to four.
I didn't think the first half was a 3-0 first half, it was just the manner of goals that were disappointing and unfortunately, the result is the only thing people will talk about.
They know what it means to play at the top level. For me, that's worth more than when there are no players and coaches.
We discuss it but the credit goes to Tony [Roberts] and Carlos [Cachada] because they spend hours studying the opponent, how they attack and defend. Jimenez dents West Ham's chargeHow the teams lined up | Match statsOf course, Patricio has not enjoyed a long career at the top without having strengths of his own.
Perhaps Chelsea legs were tired - a legitimate grievance given they played away at Manchester United three days ago - but the performance was reserved, almost standoffish.
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Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League table | Fixtures | ResultsDownload the Sky Sports AppXhaka's name is not always up in lights, especially for wonder strikes, but against Man Utd the 29-year-old provided what could be a huge moment in Arsenal's season, and one that could propel them towards a top-four finish.
Included in that run was a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge last season where Graham Potter's team had more shots and corners than their top-four chasing hosts.
We've given Pickford a lot of stick in the past, but he was brilliant. Pickford: It's what I am there for Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after his man of the match display: It is what I am there for, and it is a team effort at the end of the day, it is all about getting three points.