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If you have ever seen someone in the middle of a crisis, Jose Mourinho’s post-game interview after his Chelsea side lost 3-1 to Southampton will at be once inspirational, unbelievable, and familiar.

Chelsea were the 14/15 Premier League Champions. Now they are sitting just four places above dead last. His team has no identity; it is in full crisis mode, and so is Jose Mourinho. Losing to Southampton made that crisis unignorable, and forced Jose Mourinho to finally address it after the game. 

In 2013, Barcelona decided to buy a skinny Brazilian teenager named Neymar Jr. from Santos FC. This was a very controversial move, as Barcelona paid quite a princely sum for this skinny teenager named Neymar who had never played in Europe but was absolutely ripping up the Brazilian league. And so, there was a lot of speculation whether the Neymar transfer fee was too high. He's since blossomed into one of the best players in the world. Was his fee too high? You be the judge. 

Cristiano Ronaldo just scored the 500th goal of his career. He has scored it during Real Madrid’s match against Valencia.

500 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 500th goal in his professional career (club and country). Proclaimer.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 30, 2015

You don’t need us to bring you the not-so-breaking news that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the finest, most decorated players of his generation, or indeed any generation. He’s won domestic league titles aplenty, two Champions League titles, three Ballon d’Ors and three Golden Boots for being Europe's top scorer.

Lionel Messi is probably the most popular footballer in the world, if not the most popular athlete in the world. Heck, he might even be the most popular person in the world. 

And so, when Messi was injured this weekend, tearing a knee ligament, he received an outpouring of support from his legions of fans. 

Messi is expected to be out for about 7-8 weeks, which is a long time for a high-level athlete to go without being active. He'll probably get bored and antsy, so having the support of his fans is huge.

The prodigal son has returned, and then he left again two months later.

Brazilian club Fluminense announced Monday that they had terminated Dinho's contract at his consent, ending his second homecoming.

Not that they will miss him very much, as far as on the field production is concerned. Ronaldinho couldn't manage to score or assist a goal in nine appearances with Fluminense.

It's good to have friends.

Lionel Messi is injured, much to the dismay of the greater soccer-following population.

Messi's teammates, though, are not fazed, and have rallied around their star right-winger in his hour of need.

Case in point: someone needed to drive Messi to the training facility (he's probably on pain meds or something). The good samaritan who ended up chauffering the hobbled Messi to and from practice: Luis Suarez.

"Senna" is one of the best sports documentaries we've seen. It holds its own in a genre that's been increasingly crowded with quality films, especially since the launch of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. 

Ostensibly, "Senna" has very little to do with Cristiano Ronaldo, but that's about to change. The team behind "Senna" has produced a documentary about the Portuguese superstar that looks at the life of one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, and how he got to be one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. 

Cristiano Ronaldo transfer speculation is rife again even though the transfer window only closed at the start of September and Real Madrid won’t release the world’s No. 1 footballer until next summer (at the earliest).

As befits a player of his caliber, Ronaldo is being most closely linked with two mega-rich clubs: his former team, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain.