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Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah all played in last May's Champions League final

Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah are the final nominees to be the Uefa men's Player of the Year.

Real Madrid midfielder Modric, new Juventus striker Ronaldo and Liverpool forward Salah were chosen by a panel of 80 coaches and 55 journalists.

Loris Karius cost Liverpool £4.7m when he joined from Jurgen Klopp's former club Mainz in May 2016

Liverpool are in advanced talks with Besiktas about a potential two-year loan move for the Reds' German goalkeeper Loris Karius.

Karius has not played a competitive match for the Premier League club since his two errors helped Real Madrid win the Champions League final on 26 May.

The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, is attempting to win a professional football contract with A-League side the Central Coast Mariners. Tony Feder/Getty Images)

Usain Bolt has started his A-League adventure with Central Coast, saying he wishes to work hard and get fit, and the rest is up to coach Mike Mulvey.

Bolt's "indefinite" training period with the Mariners kicked off Tuesday morning at Central Coast Stadium.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds moved up to second place in the embryonic Premier League table thanks to a battling win at Crystal Palace

Goals from James Milner and Sadio Mane clinched a 2-0 victory at 10-man Crystal Palace as Liverpool maintained their 100 per cent record at the start of the new Premier League season.

The visitors had won on their last three visits to Selhurst Park but struggled on this occasion to open up the determined Eagles, managed by former Liverpool and England boss Roy Hodgson, in Monday's clash.

Manchester United lost for a third league game in a row away to Brighton and Hove Albion, going down 3-2 to Chris Hughton's men on Sunday

Manchester United suffered an early blow in this season's Premier League title race as they went down 3-2 to Brighton and Hove Albion at Amex Stadium on Sunday.

First-half goals from Glenn Murray, Shane Duffy and Pascal Gross gave the hosts a third league win in a row against the Red Devils on home soil, a run that stretches back to 1982.