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Marcotti's Musings: Man City's nightmare weekend on and off the pitch
The Premier League champions have some concerns. Plus: Real Madrid lost again, Liverpool's slump continued, Bayern claimed an important win and Inter prevailed in Milan.

Man City's possible punishments: Points deductions, stripped titles and worse

TOP HEADLINES

LALIGA'S FAILURE TO ACT
Treatment of Vinicius is only encouraging racist abuse
Vinicius is being kicked up and down the pitch by opponents and racially abused by fans in the stands, and Spanish football is letting it happen.

TRANSFERS
Transfer Talk: LAFC make move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's Chelsea future looking increasingly bleak, LAFC have emerged as potential suitors. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Laurens: PSG 'furious' with Chelsea for Ziyech breakdown

WEEKEND REVIEW
FOOTBALL
Premier League's top two lose, more mediocrity from Real Madrid
Another weekend of European football is in the books and, as usual, there have been plot twists and upsets galore. Here's ESPN's Weekend Review.

SA MOURNS ANDRIES
Football
SA U-20 captain Oshwin Andries died after multiple stab wounds - Police
Oshwin Andries, the captain of South Africa's U-20 men's football team, has passed away at the age of 19, his club Stellenbosch FC have confirmed.

MANCHESTER CITY
Football
Despite all the goals, Haaland is holding Man City back
The reason Erling Haaland has hampered Man City's Premier League title defence is the same as why he can still lead them to Champions League glory.

FOOTBALL
PREMIER LEAGUE
Casemiro red card mars nervy Man United victory as Rashford continues scoring form
Manchester United are third in the league after beating Crystal Palace, but Casemiro's three-game ban will compound problems for Erik ten Hag.
Liverpool ratings: Matip and Gomez 4/10 in embarrassing defeat to Wolves
Liverpool were hammered 3-0 by Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday and a number of their stars failed to perform, especially in defence.

SPANISH LALIGA
Raphinha, Kessie shine as Barcelona thrash Sevilla, put Real Madrid on notice
Barcelona moved to a comfy 8-point lead over Real Madrid on the LaLiga table after thrashing Sevilla on Sunday.
Real Madrid stumble at Mallorca as Asensio misses penalty
Real Madrid's LaLiga title challenge suffered a blow as they were outfought and beaten 1-0 in Mallorca as Marco Asensio missed a penalty.

ESPN INSIDER NOTEBOOK
Man United, PSG summer target Victor Osimhen could cost more than €100m
The January window has just closed, but two clubs are already eyeing a summer move for a nine-figure fee. ESPN's Insider Notebook has the latest.
The European teams that have defied the odds since World Cup break
Projection models couldn't account for a World Cup in the middle of the club season. What does data say about teams changing narratives?
Top Headlines
- Ghana's Atsu missing after earthquake in Turkey
- Sources: Vini feels racist abuse is at crisis stage
- Man City charged for FFP breaches over 9 years
- Marsch sacked by Leeds after poor run of form
- Benzema, Courtois out of Club World Cup semi
- Allegri: Avoiding relegation is Juve's new priority
- Ten Hag backs Casemiro: Palace 'crossed a line'
- SA footballer died after stab wounds - Police
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