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Ronaldo considering Man United or PSG move   Source : B/R Portugal star will try to leave Juventus if they fail to qualify for Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo will consider moving to Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United this summer should Juventus fail to qualify for the Champions League next season.   The Turin giants are fourth in Serie A and could lose out on a place in the competition amid their disappointing results.   Ronaldo does not want to hang around at Juve if they are not going to be in the Champions League next season and  Tuttosport  says he will listen to PSG and United to ensure he can play in it.   Varane wants to leave Real Madrid (AS)   Chelsea, Man Utd and Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with him Raphael Varane has decided he is ready to leave Real Madrid this summer,  AS  claims.   His contract expires at the end of next season and he has no intention of signing a new deal, while Madrid are not desperate to convince him to stay either.   Chelsea, Manche

The European Super League was three years in making. It took 48 hours to unravel. These were the three defining words of a week that shook European football's very foundations. On April 18, 12 of Europe's biggest, most successful and financially powerful clubs -- subsequently dubbed the "Dirty Dozen" -- announced their intention to breakaway from the current UEFA competition format and create their very own Super League. As football fans began to grapple with the concept, it didn't take them long to vehemently criticize the move as one fueled by greed, the desire to hoard more money and wield more power than they already do. The Super League guarantee 15 clubs a place in the 20-team competition every season, regardless of performance on the pitch. Except, as many fans pointed out, some of the 12 founding super clubs really aren't all that super. Tottenham Hotspur has won just one League Cup in the past 30 years; Arsenal hasn't qualified for the Champions L

There are six days to go before Real Madrid host Barça, so here are some top stats to whet your appetite for the big game. Second and third closing in on the leader   Barça (62 points) and Real Madrid (60) are second and third as they hunt down leaders Atlético Madrid (66). The red-and-whites were runaway leaders at one stage, but they’ve being dropping points and that’s allowed the ‘big two’ to get right back into contention. There is a round of games to be played before El Clásico, but the game between Real and Barça is going to have a massive bearing on this year’s championship. Whoever loses is going to need to do a LOT of work to end up with the Liga trophy at the end of the season.  Leo Messi, all-time top scorer  Leo Messi has scored 26 goals against Real Madrid, already eight more than the nearest challengers, Alfredo di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo (18). Messi scored 18 of his goals in La Liga, two in the Champions League and six in the Spanish Super Cup.  Messi and Ramo