Zinedine Zidane picked Cristiano Ronaldo over his arch-rival Lionel Messi when asked to choose between the duo in the past. The Messi-Ronaldo debate has lasted for more than a decade now, with everyone having their own opinions on the same. Unsurprisingly, Zidane went with Ronaldo when asked to make his own pick due to his affiliation with Real Madrid. Zidane spoke highly of Ronaldo and claimed that the current Manchester United star is the greatest of all time. The Frenchman also stated that Ronaldo is an even better player than he ever was. Zidane was quoted as saying the following Goal interview: “Cristiano is the best. Messi is his rival and it’s the rivalry everyone wants to see. But Ronaldo is phenomenal. There are no words to describe him. He is much better than me even though I had a great career. He’s the greatest of all time.” It is no surprise to see Zidane choose Cristiano Ronaldo over Messi. The Frenchman was the manager of Real Madrid with Ronaldo being his most important player. Zidane and Ronaldo had won numerous honors together at Real Madrid. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner guided Los Blancos to three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles from 2016 to 2018 under the management of Zidane. It is also worth mentioning that Zidane himself represented Real Madrid during his playing career. The Frenchman was one of the original “Galactico” at the Santiago Bernabeu. He also won the Champions League as a Real Madrid player back in 2002.

Press reports revealed a surprise in the new contract clause of PSG’s star Kylian Mbappe with his French club, which he signed this summer after he seemed very close to leaving for Real Madrid. Mbappe has a contract clause that would allow the 23-year-old to leave Paris Saint Germain earlier than anticipated, according to stunning new reports. Real Madrid could return to their attempts to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe after details about his bumper contract were leaked to the French media Speculation over Mbappe’s future is likely to resume next summer after details about the Paris Saint-Germain star’s contract became public knowledge. PSG had announced the renewal of the contract of its star Kylian from the current summer until 2025. The French newspaper, L'Equipe, revealed that Mbappe's new contract with the Parisian club extends until 2024, with an optional extra year, and the player will be the one who decides to activate the optional year. The newspaper pointed out that Real Madrid may return to the race to contract with Mbappe, starting next summer, because Paris will be threatened with losing it for free in 2024.

  Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stressed the importance of facing his German counterpart Leipzig, scheduled for Wednesday at Santiago Bernabeu, in the second round of Group F of the European Champions League. Ancelotti affirmed that Real Madrid will be aiming to extend their 100% record in the 2022/23 season when they host RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Real Madrid as the reigning champions showed their quality with a strong second-half showing when they beat Celtic in their opening Champions League match 3-0, while RB Leipzig was beaten 4-1 at home by Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening fixture in UEFA Champions’ League Group F. Ancelotti spoke at the press conference, saying: " “It’s an important match in the group. RB Leipzig had problems at the start, but they put in a great performance against Borussia Dortmund. They have quality up front, they are fast and we have to evaluate everything to win the match." He added: “Leipzig’s forward is very dangerous, with Werner and Nkunku. They are a very dangerous team when you give them the opportunity to display their qualities, so our defensive aspect will be very important." Regarding Karim Benzema's injury, Ancelotti said: "Karim makes us very excited, but when a youngster comes out we are more excited. What they are doing Vinicius and Rodrygo… We are not thinking of another one at the moment, there is no doubt about it." Commenting on the provocations Vinicius was subjected to in the matches, he replied, "It is one of the aspects in which he has developed. Each player has his character and quality. The most important thing is to focus on the match and nothing else."

French FC Paris Saint-Germain reported this Tuesday to the medical point of a left hamstring injury of its strong defender Presnel Kimpembe who will be unavailable for approximately six weeks, after the injury he suffered during the last match against Brest in the French League last Saturday. PSG confirmed that Kimpembe suffers from a hamstring injury, and will not participate in the scheduled games until 6 weeks from now. The medical team of PSG had reported that its Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas suffered an injury to his lower back and will not be able to travel to join his teammate in the Champions League tomorrow. Paris Saint-Germain earned a narrow 1-0 victory at home to a struggling Brest side on Saturday afternoon, returning to the Ligue 1 summit. Paris Saint-Germain leads the league with 19 points, with a goal difference from Marseille, the runner-up, with the same number of points clear of second-place.

Press reports revealed that the French club Paris Saint-Germain is seeking to renew the contract of Argentine star Lionel Messi and Spaniard Sergio Ramos since their current contract expires at the end of the current season. Messi and Sergio Ramos’ contracts expire next June; as a result, Canal Supporters’ Hadrien Grenier writes that the capital club needs to decide whether the two veterans will remain in the French capital past this season. According to L’Equipe, PSG and Sporting Advisor Luis Campos are considering extending their deals as a result. Both are out of contract next summer and Campos would offer them a one-year extension. The newspaper added that the Parisian is considering extending the contracts of captain Marquinhos, Marco Verratti, Presnel Kimpembe, and Sergio Ramos. The Parisian club intends to open negotiations with the Argentinian’s entourage about a contract extension. Messi, for his part, would still like to wait before discussing a new deal with PSG. L'Equipe pointed out that Luis Campos, Paris St Germain football advisor, wants to renew the contracts of Messi and Sergio Ramos, which expire next June, but on the condition that their level does not decrease. Paris Saint-Germain succeeded in signing Messi and Ramos, last summer, after the end of their contracts with Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively.

Spanish press reports revealed that Real Madrid had received a tempting offer from its English counterpart, Liverpool, in exchange for the young Uruguayan star Fede Valverde, before the end of the last summer transfer market. Real Madrid had an eventful summer transfer window even though most of the focus was on outgoings instead of making signings. The club did bring in two incredible players in the form of Aurelien Tchouameni and Antonio Rudiger, while long-time stars like Casemiro, Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Isco departed Santiago Bernabeu. Diario AS, the Spanish daily sports newspaper indicated that Liverpool made a €100 million bid for Real Madrid star this summer. The newspaper added that Madrid’s Board ignored the offer of the Reds, did not respond to it, and especially since the Uruguayan player is looked at as a key element in the team is indispensable, and is the future of the club in the long run. Federico Valverde, the  24-year-old has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid that includes a €1 billion (£856m/$1.2bn) release clause.

Wolverhampton FC that they have signed Diego Costa on a free transfer after losing fellow striker Sasa Kalajdzic to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Wolves have snapped up Diego Costa to ease their striker crisis. The former Chelsea striker has signed a deal until the end of the season and has been a free agent. Wolverhampton was forced to sign Costa after Austrian striker Sasha Kalaidzic was injured recently, and Mexican Raul Jimenez moved away, suffering from muscle problems since the preparation period. Chairman Jeff Shi said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Diego Costa to Wolves, and back to the Premier League. Costa has a huge wealth of experience at the highest level, and he will bring something unique to the locker room and on the pitch." Wolves had to appeal for a work permit after the 33-year-old did not automatically qualify and his initial application was rejected. Costa has been available since January after leaving Atletico Mineiro in Brazil. Costa joined the ranks of Chelsea in the summer of 2014 from Atletico Madrid for 38 million euros. He won two Premier League titles with Chelsea and scored 58 goals in 120 games in three years at Stamford Bridge and made 23, and crowns with Chelsea in the English Premier League during the years 2015 and 2017.

Bayern Munich's poor performance in the German Bundesliga has led to many criticisms of coach Julian Nagelsmann, while some media even went beyond suggesting his dismissal. The clouds descended on the Allianz Arena in more ways than one on Saturday afternoon. As the heavens opened, FC Bayern conceded a last-minute equalizer to draw 2-2 with VfB Stuttgart. Although back on top of the Bundesliga - overnight at least - the result just didn't cut it in the FCB camp. It was the club's third successive league draw, after all. Bild, the German tabloid newspaper published by Axel Springer SE, reported that things inside the Bayern dressing room are not well, and the players believe that he should take more responsibility for those conflicts. “The pressure is a subjective thing. I will approach the week exactly as I would have if we had won: we will train, we will analyze the opponent and we will try to find a good idea for Barcelona,” Nagelsmann told the media. Nagelsmann came across as relaxed about the situation, but Sporting Director Hasan Salihamidzic was a little more concerned after the Stuttgart draw. We have to improve one way or another.” “It was too little today. We have to go up two gears, even three against Barcelona.” It goes without saying that this Bayern side is still more than capable of putting Barcelona to the sword. Standards at Bayern Munich have been so high in recent years, that even a short slump causes intense speculation for them. This will however be Barcelona’s first big test of the season and there is no telling how they will cope. Nevertheless, Bayern Munich wins FC Barcelona, as the standards at Bayern Munich have been very high in recent years.

Earling Haaland says his "big dream" is how to win the Champions League as he prepares to face his old club Borussia Dortmund. Manchester City’s new strike sensation will meet his former employers Borussia Dortmund at Al-Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The Norwegian, 22, admits winning trophies is one of his main targets as he has just one German Cup to his name from his time in Dortmund. Haaland's biggest target is the Champions League — his favorite competition. Asked what his aims are during his time at City, the £51.4million ace sai