Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders.

Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke.

Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the match.

Pep Guardiola insists anyone can win the Premier League title and there is no favourite after Man City’s loss to Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho praised Paul Pogba and outlined what he needs to do to get back into the starting XI.

Jurgen Klopp insists he isn’t surprised by Mohamed Salah’s desire to score after he stayed on his feet during Liverpool’s second goal.

Mauricio Pochettino has immediately switched his focus to Barcelona after Tottenham’s 2-0 win in the Premier League over Leicester.

Niko Kovac admits Borussia Dortmund would have to make mistakes in order for Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga title.

Jose Mourinho feels Man United fans cannot point the finger at any of his players following their 4-1 win over Fulham.

Maurizio Sarri was quick to rule out Chelsea’s title chances after their victory over Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho jokingly suggested Man United were trying to save money for January after he found no water at his press conference. Chelsea stunning Manchester City and Liverpool thrashing Bournemouth to go top have made the Premier League title race exciting again. In Spain, Lionel Messi eviscerated Espanyol with a display of supreme skill, while in Italy, Juventus continued their remorseless march to an eighth straight scudetto with a 1-0 win over Inter. Here are the best numbers from an action-packed weekend of football.

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Here’s a ridiculous Messi stat: Messi has more free-kick goals over the last four La Liga seasons (15)…

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Ownership structure, consistent ticket prices, quality infrastructure and community engagement all contribute to the Bundesliga’s popularity.
The Bundesliga recently announced a long-term strategic partnership with IMG Reliance to popularise the German league in India and help the growth of football in the region. While the Premier League and La Liga still rule the roost in India, Indian football can still learn a lot from one of the most successful and best-run leagues in the world.
Complete overhaul of the youth system
German football underwent a radical transformation in the early 2000s. Humiliated by poor showings in the 1998 World…

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Amrinder Singh has been Mumbai City’s best player over the last fortnight.

As we head into this fortnight’s international break, we welcome you to round 3 of ESPN’s ISL Power Rankings.

#10 Amrinder Singh – 108.3 points (new)

Goalkeeper, Mumbai City

After a sluggish start to the season, Mumbai City have gathered up a head of steam on the back of three consecutive wins (1-0, 1-0 and 2-0). Coming after that 5-0 hammering at the Fatorda, this shows immense strength of character from the Islanders — especially from their best player over the last fortnight, Amrinder Singh.

He’s…

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Amrinder Singh has been Mumbai City’s best player over the last fortnight.

As we head into this fortnight’s international break, we welcome you to round 3 of ESPN’s ISL Power Rankings.

#10 Amrinder Singh – 108.3 points (new)

Goalkeeper, Mumbai City

After a sluggish start to the season, Mumbai City have gathered up a head of steam on the back of three consecutive wins (1-0, 1-0 and 2-0). Coming after that 5-0 hammering at the Fatorda, this shows immense strength of character from the Islanders — especially from their best player over the last fortnight, Amrinder Singh.

He’s…

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The ISL Power Rankings.Welcome to Round 2 of ESPN’s ISL Power Rankings. We have taken performances from the first day up until October 29 for this one, and only four players have been able to retain their spot from the first edition.As was done the last time, we have averaged out the total points basis number of games played to arrive at a fair result — while excluding anyone who has not played at least two full games.#10 Mario Arques -120 points (-6)Midfielder, Jamshedpur FC

Mario Arques has become a key player for Jamshedpur.Mario Arques has dominated almost every game…

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The ISL Power Rankings

Welcome to ESPN’s inaugural ISL Power Rankings — as we go in search of the best player in the Indian Super League. How do we rank them, though? Well, we’re basing it on a model that factors in a set of 10 parameters — nine objective, one subjective.

Objective parameters: Goals, assists, saves, clean sheets, interceptions, tackles, yellow and red cards and shots on target. Appropriate weightage has been factored in to ensure fairness in scoring. For example, netting a goal gets a forward/midfielder…

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Tim Cahill is the biggest name in the ISL this season.

“Where are the marquee signings?” I can hear you yell. “Where are the Berbatovs and the Forlans and the Del Pieros?”
Hopefully the answer to all that is: “Consigned to history.”
The ISL seems to have moved away from the idea that signing a big, big, name — irrespective of current form or state of physical fitness — guarantees success and is moving towards a more holistic, ‘let’s buy people that our sides actually need’ philosophy that most sensible footballing entities ought to follow. As Kerala…

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Chennaiyin FC won their second ISL title in 2018 following a 3-2 win against Bengaluru FC
John Gregory is a man on a mission. Having guided Chennaiyin FC to the 2017-18 ISL title with a 3-2 win over Bengaluru FC in the final, the Englishman is hellbent on achieving something that has never been done in the as yet nascent history of the league – defend the crown. And for inspiration, he’s looking to one of the game’s greatest, Sir Alex Ferguson. 
Speaking to ESPN about how he is motivating his champion outfit, he draws from the former Manchester United boss’ relentless winning mentality.
“When…

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