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Soccer's Bad Boys: the players you love to hate
Soccer is a beautiful game. When it's played "the right way," it can be a pure experience. And yet, you need a little evil in there. Here are some of the players who take that to heart.
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LIVE Transfer Talk: City to break record for Rodri?
Manchester City are prepared to smash their transfer record for Atletico Madrid's Rodri. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.
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Leboeuf: If Hazard wants to go, Chelsea must let him
Craig Burley and Frank Leboeuf feel both Eden Hazard and Chelsea would benefit from Hazard moving to Real Madrid.
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MLS Power Rankings: LAFC stays top, Sporting KC sinks
The league's last unbeaten record went when Seattle was beaten by LAFC, which remains the team to catch. Meanwhile, what has happened in Kansas City?
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A striker's worst nightmare: How do you end a scoring drought?
Even world-class strikers go through lulls in goal-scoring form, but for some the psychological toil can become all-consuming and seem inescapable.
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Man United rebuild must follow in footsteps of hated rivals Liverpool
After throwing money at their problems, Man United have to learn from Liverpool's transfer dealings to get themselves back to the top again.
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Chelsea's bad night sees Hudson-Odoi hurt, Sarri off
Chelsea dropped a vital two points to Burnley in their race for the top four, but even worse, they lost Callum Hudson-Odoi to injury.
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Reaction to Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Burnley, what that could mean for the top four chase and Kylian Mbappe’s future at PSG.
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Katie Nolan goes to Liverpool to watch her beloved Reds
The host of 'Always Late' on ESPN+ checked a big item on her bucket list when she visited Anfield.
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Kane wants to conquer the Premier League... then the NFL
The world's best striker has his sights set on an NFL career. Why can't he make it happen?
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Soccer's greatest captains
To celebrate the release of "Captain Marvel," ESPN and Marvel teamed up to turn our favorite soccer captains into galaxy-dominating superheroes.
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Flamengo: Tragedy in the Vulture's Nest
On Feb. 8, a fire at an uninspected youth dormitory at one of Brazil's highest-earning teams caused 10 preventable deaths. How?
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The hater's guide to soccer rivalries
Some of soccer's biggest grudge matches take place over the final three months of the season. Here's your must-have guide.
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In search of Emiliano Sala
The tragic disappearance of Emiliano Sala, bound for new club Cardiff on a single-engine plane, raises the question: How did this happen?
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ESPN FC 100
Here are the top 100 players and managers in men's soccer, as rated by our experts.
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Landon Donovan's indoor soccer debut
A United States legend came out of retirement, again. We were in San Diego to see how Landon Donovan got on and to ask him: "Why?"
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Ajax's dream factory: Where selling De Jong is no big deal
For most clubs, losing a star like Frenkie De Jong would be a killer. For Ajax, it's their business model.
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Christian Pulisic exclusive
In an exclusive interview, Christian Pulisic reflects on his time in Germany, the challenge of playing in the Premier League and the state of the USMNT.
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Thompson: The greatest game never played
When Boca Juniors and River Plate were set to meet in Argentina's most important match ever, Buenos Aires lost its mind.
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Your guide to football's dark arts
Sergio Ramos is a master, Wilfried Zaha knows how to win a free kick and chicanery from corners can be crucial. Welcome to the dark arts.
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Sam Borden: Jose Mourinho's Last Stand
Deliberate isolation. Petty feuds. Constant turmoil. The Manchester United manager wouldn't have it any other way.
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Football hot spots: Where are players produced in the countries of Europe's biggest leagues?
We examine the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain and France to look at areas of production and ask our writers to explain the results.
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Inked: Neymar's new comic book
PSG star Neymar was the muse for the main character of a new comic book series, "Inked," in which tattoos come alive to help fight crime.
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How to fix (and save) the Champions League
The biggest problem with the Champions League is that it's trying to be everything to everyone. It's time for the tournament to go rogue.
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Kylian Mbappe and the curse of winning a World Cup
When you win the World Cup at 19, where is left to go? This is the challenge -- and possible nightmare -- facing Kylian Mbappe, writes Simon Kuper.
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The unthinkable fate of Chapecoense
In November 2016, Brazilian underdogs Chapecoense boarded a plane to play in the game of their lives. Instead, their biggest moment turned into a tragedy no one can forget.
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