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8:42 PM ET We commonly say that to excel and to create beautifully in high octane, insanely high stakes matches like Saturday’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, a footballer needs “eyes in the back of his head.” Well, on this occasion, a spectator, both coaches, and the poor old refereeing team needed five or

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5:30 AM ET Graham Hunter Close Spain writer Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Sid Lowe Saturday marks the second and final clash between longtime Spanish rivals, Real Madrid and Barcelona, for the 2020-21 season. Real hold the edge having won convincingly

12:21 PM ET The transfer market this summer is setting up to be unlike any other in recent memory, with a host of star players seemingly lined up for big moves and some of the world’s top clubs struggling to find a way to sign their targets while also keeping their best players. Lionel Messi,

Apr 8, 2021 Agent Mino Raiola’s attempt to create a buzz around Erling Haaland is no surprise to Manchester United. ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Haaland would skyrocket City’s record wage bill | U.S. youngster Konrad can leave Barcelona | Torres battle heats up | Arsenal want £15m for wantaway Torreira |

6:23 PM ET LONDON — The days of Arsenal leaving out their highest-paid player in the biggest matches were supposed to be over. Mikel Arteta could only rue his team’s naivety in conceding a stoppage-time equaliser to hand Slavia Prague a 1-1 draw and the advantage at the halfway point of this Europa League quarterfinal

9:23 AM ET Well how about that for fun? The Champions League quarterfinal, first legs, produced a ton of excitement and drama. Some big results, too: Real Madrid shrugged off key defensive absences (Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane) to thump Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool, while Paris Saint-Germain enjoyed a bit of revenge against Bayern Munich, following

12:05 PM ET The Erling Haaland roadshow is in full swing, just as it was nearly 18 months ago, pre-pandemic. Back then, he was a man-child of a center-forward who was banging in goals for Jesse Marsch’s RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga (16 in 14 games) and the Champions League (eight in six) and

10:02 AM ET Christian Pulisic‘s debut season with Chelsea went about as well as could reasonably be expected. Following his 58 million move in Jan. 2019, the United States winger racked up nine goals and six assists in the Premier League, emerging as one of Frank Lampard’s leading lights when league play resumed after a

9:00 AM ET The Soccer Collective On Racial Equity (SCORE) released an initiative on Wednesday that aims to expand access and increase representation among Black soccer coaches at the collegiate level. – MLS on ESPN: Games, rivalries you can’t miss this season– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie

6:30 PM ET Manchester City are living dangerously in the Champions League once again. Phil Foden‘s 90th-minute winner may have earned them a 2-1 quarterfinal first-leg victory over Borussia Dortmund, but Pep Guardiola’s team have left themselves vulnerable to yet another early exit from the competition they are so desperate to win. This is Guardiola’s

Football fans and pundits seem to like to turn everything into a punchline these days but please feel free to sneer at those who quickly joke: “Well Liverpool got a taste for thrashing La Liga teams at Anfield judging by that Barcelona time in the 2019 semifinal so… no big deal here!” Let’s be crystal

12:51 PM ET Christian Pulisic has been included in the travelling squad for Chelsea‘s Champions League quarterfinal first-leg tie against Porto in Seville. Pulisic suffered a hamstring injury during Chelsea’s shock 5-2 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday and had been a doubt for the match against the Portuguese

5:52 AM ET Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho showed once again, after his side let the lead slip to draw 2-2 with Newcastle this weekend, that he isn’t shy of digging into his players. 2 Related Spurs were 2-1 up at half-time thanks to a quickfire Harry Kane brace but ultimately surrendered their lead in 85th

3:00 PM ET We’re down to the final eight teams vying for UEFA Champions League glory; can Liverpool get revenge on Real Madrid for defeating them in the 2018 final? How will Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain fare in a rematch of last year’s decider? Are Man City facing an easy road, or will Erling

8:40 AM ET Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, but the fight for a place in the semifinals might not be the only battle to be won. 2 Related Jurgen Klopp is prepared to accept the noise surrounding Mohamed Salah‘s future at Liverpool while the Egyptian forward

6:09 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will continue to pursue the signing of Erling Haaland after meeting with his representatives last week but several sources at the club have told ESPN it will be “very difficult” to do a deal for the Borussia Dortmund striker. New Barca president Joan Laporta met with Haaland’s