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Alaba, Ancelotti, Real Madrid and playing smart: How LaLiga's champions outthought Almeria
Sometimes it's not talent that wins you games, but intelligence. Real Madrid's dramatic win over Almeria is a perfect example of this adage.
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LIVERPOOL PLAYER RATINGS
Liverpool disappoint as 3/10 Darwin Nunez made a mess vs. Crystal Palace
Player ratings: Darwin Nunez's poor performance dragged down a Liverpool side that couldn't find its first win of the season.
MARCOTTI'S MUSINGS
Why Premier League would be foolish to ban Tuchel, Conte for full-time feud
The two coaches were angry after the 2-2 draw Sunday, but the Premier League shouldn't take further action for drama that helps promote the game.
GLOBAL SOCCER SCOREBOARD
PREMIER LEAGUE TURNS 30
Premier League's best and worst kits of the past 30 years
As the Premier League celebrates its 30th anniversary, we look back at the best and worst jerseys to be worn in England's top flight since 1992.
SPANISH LALIGA
LaLiga Confidential: ESPN asks players about life and football
Welcome to the first LaLiga Confidential, where players in Spain sound off about everything from work to food to how they unwind.
LIGA MX RECAP
Liga MX recap: Chivas hope free tickets keep fans on board, Pumas trounced by America
Chivas hope fans won't "abandon" the side, Dani Alves and Pumas faltered against Club America, and Toluca are on top -- it's ESPN's Liga MX review.
MLS POWER RANKINGS
An LAFC Supporters' Shield looks inevitable
Which feels more inevitable: LAFC winning the Supporters' Shield or Sebastian Driussi winning MVP? Those answers and more in MLS Power Rankings.
TRANSFERS
LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United turn to Aubameyang, Vardy?
Manchester United have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.
Top Headlines
- Liverpool rally for Palace draw after Nunez red
- Sources: Man United target Atleti forward Cunha
- Klopp facing striker crunch for Man Utd clash
- Man City's Mendy begins trial for rape, assault
- Tuchel faces FA probe after criticising referee
- Sources: Man United adamant Ronaldo will stay
- Juve ease past Sassuolo with Vlahovic brace
- Sources: Chelsea's £40m Gordon bid rejected
- Mexico fires women's team manager Vergara
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Why is Barcelona still spending, signing players and selling off parts of itself?
Why is Barcelona, a great club going through tough times, selling off its future for a present that's so uncertain? And did they need to sign all these players? To understand it, you need to stop thinking of them as a soccer team.
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Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga: Does German soccer's weirdness hurt its dominant team?
Bayern Munich are one of the world's best teams, but the totally unique style of play in their domestic league, the German Bundesliga, doesn't help prepare them for their European rivals. Is the Bundesliga too weird for the champions?
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Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham among Europe's worst warm-up kits of 2022-23 season
Why do clubs insist on their stars wearing such ghastly garb in their prematch warm-ups? Here's what Europe's top sides will be wearing this season.
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Nani shares what he learned from a difficult six months with Venezia in Italy, off the back of three successful seasons with Orlando City.
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ESPN FC Women's Rank: The 50 best footballers in the world today
Our expansive and impressive voting pool (including current USWNT coach, Vlatko Andonovski) has narrowed down the 50 best women's players in the world.
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Erling Haaland, Pedri, Phil Foden, Vinicius Jr. lead the 39 best male players age 21 or under
Welcome to the next generation! Players from 17 countries and 10 leagues are named by Tor-Kristian Karlsen, a former scout and sporting director.
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Predicting every game at the World Cup
Who will claim soccer's biggest prize in Qatar? Wonder no longer: Ryan O'Hanlon has picked every single game, from group stage to final.
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World Cup draw: Group-by-group previews
Finally, the groups have been drawn and we know who's playing whom in Qatar this November. We pick favorites, games to watch and X-Factors.
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Upcoming fixtures
What's ahead in the Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS and more.
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Updates, results from Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS and more.
