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From Messi to Van Dijk, your club’s most indispensable player
Every big team has that one player who makes them tick, without whom they are lost or losing games. Here is the key man for each of Europe's top clubs; Juventus fans are in for a surprise.
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Man City keep or dump: Who stays and who goes for Guardiola?
Things look good at Man City right now, with Premier League points records and a mountain of trophies, but what will they look like next season? We evaluate their squad.
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Transfer Talk: PSG circling as De Gea stalls on Man United deal
David De Gea's time at Man United may be coming to an end with PSG ready to meet the keeper's big-money wage demands. Transfer Talk has the latest.
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Manchester United
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Is Pogba captain material for Manchester United?
How can Solskjaer fix Man United? Step 1: Don't repeat last summer's mess
The honeymoon is over at Man United for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Here's what he needs to do to fix the Old Trafford club in the summer window.
Major League Soccer
Power Rankings: LAFC remain top, but Wondo is the king
LAFC may have tightened their grip on first place in ESPN's MLS Power Rankings, but the week belonged to San Jose record-breaker Chris Wondolowski.
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Toe Poke Daily: Liverpool loving life at pre-UCL final summer camp
Liverpool are on the Costa del Sol preparing for the Champions League final. Sadio Mane joked: "Nobody misses the Liverpool weather, to be honest!"
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- U.S. plan combined training camp pre-Gold Cup
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- Hazard joins Dortmund on five-year deal
- Casillas' wife says she is battling cancer
- Mexico legend Marquez out as Atlas director
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Barnwell: Prem winners and losers
It's been another remarkable season in England's top flight. Bill Barnwell runs through the best and worst of the 2018-19 Premier League season.
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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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ESPN FC 100
Here are the top 100 players and managers in men's soccer, as rated by our experts.
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Wright Thompson: Liverpool Rising
Liverpool have been superb this season. Here's what a trophy would mean to a city that has experienced so much joy, hope, despair and tragedy along the way.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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