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Man United's mediocre stars are nowhere near Premier League's best players
If you selected a Premier League best XI, would it have any Man United players? How about a 2nd XI? Or a 3rd? This is the issue facing Erik ten Hag.
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Haaland brilliant in debut as Man City open season with big win
Erling Haaland marked his first Premier League game with both goals as Man City opened the campaign with an ominously dominant win at West Ham.
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LIVE Transfer Talk: PSG agree terms with Real Madrid target Fabian Ruiz
PSG are set to further strengthen their midfield by agreeing personal terms with Napoli's Fabian Ruiz. Transfer Talk is LIVE with the latest.
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Laurens: Onana playing style like Tchouameni and Pogba
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MARCOTTI'S MUSINGS
Erik Ten Hag must fix Man United's confidence quickly
New manager, same result for Man United: can Ten Hag fix it? Plus: Barcelona's mess is their own making, and Man City's star gets off the mark.
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Transfer Window 2022: Grading Africa's biggest signings
ESPN grades the biggest deals involving African players in the 2022 summer transfer window.
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FOOTBALL'S BACK!
AFRICAN PREVIEW
What does the Premier League season hold for Africa's players?
The Premier League returns with a host of African players set to be involved in the key storylines and battles up and down the division.
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Top 10 footballers to watch on ESPN in Africa this season
From Eredivisie to the Scottish Premiership, ESPN Africa is your home for watching action from four of Europe's top leagues this season.
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PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool rescue a point at Fulham, but could be left playing catch-up
Fulham showed they don't want to be in the Premier League just to make up the numbers again as they drew 2-2 with Liverpool at Craven Cottage.
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Mixed performances for Chelsea new stars Sterling, Koulibaly in win over Everton
Chelsea struggled to get many meaningful chances against Everton but earned a win to kick off their Premier League season.
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HOME SWEET HOME
Suarez had long planned Nacional return, yet homecoming is still surreal
"I'd like to go back to Nacional one day." Luis Suarez always spoke of returning to his boyhood club, so why is it so hard to believe he's done it?
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FLAMENGO
Football
Flamengo looking strong as race for Libertadores semis takes shape
With the Libertadores quarterfinal first legs complete, it's Brazil giants Flamengo who look most likely to have booked their place in the semis.
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WHAT A MESSI!
THE IMPACT OF LEO LEAVING
The impact of Messi's Barcelona exit, one year later
Lionel Messi wanted to leave Barcelona in 2020, but stayed. In 2021, he wanted to stay, but was forced out. The impact is still felt one year on.
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Top Headlines
- Sources: Man United contact Juve about Rabiot
- Sources: Werner to rejoin Leipzig from Chelsea
- Jury hears Giggs' 'sinister' side in assault trial
- Sources: Real, Atleti in battle for Bravo
- Isco joins Sevilla on free after leaving Madrid
- Pep: Haaland won't solve all City's problems
- CAF demands action against Napoli chief
- Rooney: Man United must let Ronaldo leave
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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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What's ahead in the Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS and more.
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