We were warned that he may come back, but still, when Dani Alves announced that he would be joining Sao Paulo on a three-year deal, the move sent shockwaves around Brazilian football.

Argentina and Brazil lock horns for the 111th time in Saudi Arabia to renew one of football's most iconic rivalries. Sportsmail has put together an all-time combined XI ahead of Friday's clash.

Bring an image of Brazil to your mind and it is almost certain you will think of free-flowing attacking moves, samba skills and jogo bonito. Not debates about defensive midfielders.

This summer's Copa America has been postponed 12 months to 2021 amid fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The tournament in Argentina and Colombia has been pushed back.

The Duke of Cambridge has been made the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It comes as his brother gets set to begin his life away from the monarchy.

Prince Charles and Prince William have told Harry and Meghan that if they wanted to come back to Britain they could do so, without taking on any official duties, a source told The Sunday Times.

The Duchess of Cambridge appeared at today's event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in Westminster with Prince William holding her umbrella.

The Cambridges will kick off a day of engagements in South Wales next week with a visit to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Lifeboat station to learn about the  24-hour rescue service.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have posted an Instagram story announcing a their new mental health charity collaboration.

Prince William, 37, and Kate, 38, seemed to relax their 'hands-off' policy in public when visiting Mumbles in South Wales today, according to body language epxert and author Judi James.

Kate, 38, was in Mumbles, near Swansea, alongside her husband Prince William, 37, for a busy day of engagements which saw them visit the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot and tour a lifeboat station.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are making the trip to support victims of the bushfires in Australia and meet local heroes.

Prince William, 35, and Kate Middleton, 38, have been preparing Prince George, six, for his future role as King of England by explaining it 'like a story book,' a source told Closer magazine.

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, will travel to Ireland between 3-5 March at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to late designer Alexander McQueen today on the 10th anniversary of his death while attending an engagement in Loughborough.

Prince Harry, 35, is 'more sensitive' than Prince William, 38, and 'takes everything personally', a source told Us Weekly. It comes amid reports he left for Canada on bad terms with his brother.

The Duke of Cambridge's impassioned message was shown at the Fire Fight Australia charity concert at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Sunday night, in addition to its international broadcast.

Always ready to get stuck in, Kate, 38, ditched her £349 Hobbs coat and put a standard-issue company jacket over her Zara dress as she toured the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot today.

The 51-year-old Danish royal sustained a 'minor injury' to his left shoulder on the slopes at Verbier in Switzerland last week. He is being treated at a highly specialised hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark.

British royalty served as inspiration for thousands of Australian parents over the past 12 months, with Charlotte - Prince William and Kate Middleton's daughter - proving most popular for baby girls.

The news emerged as the Duke of Cambridge was spotted at the rugby today in Cardiff's Principality Stadium to watch the Wales take on France in the Six Nations.

Speaking in Cardiff ahead of this afternoon's Six Nations clash against France, the Duke revealed how George revelled in the experience, Charlotte was initially hesitant, and Louis 'loved the tractors'.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could earn over £85,000 per post as part of their bid to become financially independent, boasting almost twice the earning power of Prince William and Kate.

Prince William, 37 and Kate Middleton, 38, will make their first visit to Ireland between Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 March and will visit Dublin, County Meath, and County Kildare during that time.

The Cambridges and the Sussexes were particularly active on Instagram today, both sharing two posts in quick succession of each other.

Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, posted to their Instagram account SussexRoyal to mark the nation's holiday, which celebrates the patron saint of Wales.

Prince William, 38, was caught on camera celebrating when his football team Aston Villa scored against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

James Cracknell has revealed he has 'always been a bad dancer', so much so that he once managed to knock over Kate Middleton during a wedding dance. 

It will be the first time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have appeared with the royal family since their bombshell Megxit announcement in January, and their last before they quit royal life.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, selected a glitzy pair of daisy-shaped diamond earrings worth £17,300 as she arrived for her first official visit to the Republic of Ireland earlier today.

Kate Middleton, 38, stepped out in a stylish green gown by designer Alessandra Rich as she arrived in Dublin alongside Prince William, 37, ahead of their three-day visit to Ireland.

World leaders are continuing to shake hands (including Prince William and Kate, pictured in Dublin) across the globe despite health officials suggesting the gesture should be banned.

The Duke of Cambridge was speaking to locals while he and Kate spent quality time together outside Dublin and enjoyed a romantic clifftop walk on the Howth peninsula yesterday.

Isabella 'Bellie' Branson, 40, celebrated her birthday last week in Bali with her husband Sir Richard Branson's son Sam and sister Cressida Bonas. But who is the glamorous 40-year-old?

A source told People magazine that Prince Harry, 35, and Prince William's, 38, once-close relationship had been 'forever changed', with the Duke of Sussex focused on his future with Meghan.

Prince William, 37, has spoken out amid the coronavirus pandemic in a short clip shared to the Kensington Royal Twitter account.

Speaking from Norfolk, William admitted he was 'worried' when he learned Prince Charles had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and said the family is trying to protect the Queen and Prince Philip.

The UK's newest NHS Nightingale hospital has opened in Sunderland today, less than 24 hours after the flagship facility in the Capital was mothballed.

The milestone for Madonna, pictured in an Instagram post on her birthday, has made Liz Jones wonder whether having Botox and allowing a surgeon inside our faces is not a little bit sad.

LIZ JONES looks at the celebrities who work the trend and those who don't, from Liz Hurley to Beyonce to Amal Clooney - and even Pat Butcher.

Despite rifts in their party, young Tories are fiercely confident in their views. I hear repeatedly that Theresa May is ‘doing a good job’ at the Conservative conference in Birmingham.

All eyes were on Strictly’s naughty couple – comedian Seann Walsh and his professional partner Katya Jones – as they took to the floor for the first time since that kiss.

Whatever the truth about allegations of sexual harassment and racism – both of which Sir Philip Green vehemently denies – there was never any shadow of a doubt he was a bully, says LIZ JONES.

Having owned every issue of Vogue published since September 1977, as well as having devoured numerous books on the subject, I had thought I was an expert.

She isn't afraid to experiment with her look, having raised eyebrows with her unusual red carpet ensemble at the Logie Awards in 2017.

Rebecca Harding didn't hold anything back when she posted a video of boyfriend Andy Lee in the shower to her Instagram Stories on Sunday.

Despite claims of it being Australian TV's night of nights, many viewers were left underwhelmed by Channel Nine's red carpet coverage of the Logies on Sunday, voicing their disappointment on Twitter.

The winners have been revealed and the Logies are officially over, but Australia's top networks walked away empty handed.

Married At First Sight's Martha Kalifatidis has made even more enemies after attending at the Logie Awards on Sunday night.

On Monday, former Weekend Today presenter Peter Stefanovic was remarkably chipper as he made his debut co-anchoring Sky News' First Edition.