Stewart Robson warns Arsenal will continue to give goals away if they don’t adjust to teams’ high presses when they try to play out of the back. Shaka Hislop slams Unai Emery for his lack of leadership and Arsenal for their calamitous play out of the back in their draw against Watford. Henrikh Mkhitaryan expresses
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PARIS — The Spanish team had more Frenchmen (three) than the French team (one). The French team had more Spaniards (two) than the Spanish team (one). Real Madrid’s dark-hued kit looked, at least from a distance, like Paris Saint-Germain’s home outfit, and if you removed the vertical red-blue stripe then PSG’s retro uniform — harking
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol details how Marcus Rashford has transformed into the most important piece of the puzzle at Manchester United. Former Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov announced his retirement from football on Thursday, 18 months after leaving India’s Kerala Blasters, bringing an end to a glittering 20-year career. The 38-year-old, Bulgaria’s
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Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to break down how Paris Saint-Germain came together as a team to defeat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol cannot find a positive thing to say about Real Madrid’s performance in their 3-0 defeat at PSG. Angel Di Maria has told ESPN that Paris
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ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16 year old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches. Sid Lowe explains the significance of Lionel Messi publicly commenting on Barcelona’s failed effort to bring back Neymar. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his
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Shaka Hislop presents his weekly power rankings and is given quite a bit of stick by the FC guys for how he ordered the top 10. Philippe Coutinho is tasked with naming his favourite player, his top games and goals after completing his move to Bayern Munich. Philippe Coutinho explains how his chats with Thiago
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan netted his first goal for Roma as the Giallorossi scored four times in the first half to defeat Domenico Berardi and Sassuolo. Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s transfer to Roma has made a lasting impact off the pitch, helping a missing Kenyan boy reunite with his family thanks to the Italian club’s social media campaign. An
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The FC crew debate what exactly Ross Barkley’s Chelsea teammates were telling him before his missed penalty against Valencia in the Champions League. ESPN’s Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens discuss the positive impacts Chelsea’s transfer ban has had on the club. Tammy Abraham scored three times, as Chelsea put up five to down Wolverhampton 5-2
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Roberto Pereyra’s converted penalty brought Watford back from their two-goal deficit, to force a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Vicarage Road. Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka accused his teammates of being scared after the Gunners threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Watford in the Premier League on Sunday. Victory would have put Arsenal
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4:52 PM ET Angel Di Maria was the star of the show in Paris. IAN LANGSDON/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Angel Di Maria scored a first-half brace against his former team as Paris Saint-Germain comfortably beat a listless Real Madrid 2-0 in their Champions League Group A opener in Paris on Wednesday. In the absence of the formidable trio of
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Ale Moreno feels Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus will be the key UCL fixture from matchday 1 given Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance vs. Atleti. Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has said he deserves to end his career with more Ballon d’Or awards than Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and hopes to establish himself as the greatest player of all time.
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Mike Petke was fired in August from his job as Real Salt Lake manager. Former Real Salt Lake manager Mike Petke has filed a lawsuit against the club alleging breach of contract. The lawsuit, filed in Utah’s Third Judicial District for Salt Lake County, seeks to have RSL pay Petke the remaining $687,500 on his
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol details how Marcus Rashford has transformed into the most important piece of the puzzle at Manchester United. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is “excited” about Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Braut Haaland following his Champions League heroics. Haaland, 19, has enjoyed an incredible start to the season and
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4:54 PM ET Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund played to a draw in their Group F opener. Getty Lionel Messi made his season debut and Mar-Andre ter Stegen saved a penalty as Barcelona drew 0-0 at Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League Group F opener on Tuesday. – Champions League group stage: All you need to know–
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