Are Real Madrid preparing to swap managers? Gab Marcotti and Sid Lowe weigh in on the reports linking Antonio Conte to the Bernabeu.

ESPN FC’s fantasy expert Mark Donaldson shares his tips for this weekend’s La Liga matches, including choosing Real Madrid’s Luka Modric who has a tasty match up with Levante.

ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno and Ross Dyer make their picks for the weekend’s key La Liga fixtures.

During his presentation as ambassador of the Spanish League, former Colombian international Pibe Valderrama also spoke about the future of the national team.

Manu Garcia struck true and left no time for an answer, as Alavés knocked off Real Madrid at a rowdy Mendizorrotza Stadium.
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema is “totally annoyed” by allegations members of his entourage were involved in an attempted kidnapping and is to make a complaint to police for defamation, the striker’s lawyer told RMC. 
He tweeted “#GiveMeABreak” along with a vomiting emoji after learning Leo D’Souza had made a police complaint for kidnapping and false imprisonment on Monday.
D’Souza said people close to Benzema had tried to illegally detain him outside a shisha bar in Paris’ 13th arrondisement…

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Thierry Henry oversaw his first training session at AS Monaco ahead of his unveiling as the French side’s new head coach following Leonardo Jardim’s dismissal.

ESPN FC’s Kasey Keller and Sebastian Salazar react to Thierry Henry being appointed head coach of AS Monaco.

After the sacking of Leonardo Jardim at Monaco, Paul Mariner and Ross Dyer discuss whether Thierry Henry is well suited to step into the role. New Monaco boss Thierry Henry has said he wants to following the footsteps of fellow 1998 World Cup winners, Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps.
Henry was presented as Monaco’s new manager on Wednesday, replacing Leonardo Jardim. This is the former Arsenal and Barcelona forward’s first role in management and he starts off at the club where he began his career.
France’s World Cup-winning coach Deschamps and Zidane — who left Real Madrid this summer after orchestrating a third successive Champions…

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In spite of speculation that Real Madrid are interested in the talented winger, Craig Burley doesn’t think Raheem Sterling is quite at the level of a Galactico.

ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner agrees with Antoine Griezmann saying Kylian Mbappe needs to leave PSG, just like Cristiano Ronaldo needed to leave Man United.

ESPN FC’s La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe digs deeper into what’s plaguing Real Madrid and Barcelona during their respective winless streaks.
Luka Modric has told France Football he and his Real Madrid teammates did not expect Cristiano Ronaldo or Zinedine Zidane to leave the club last summer.
Ronaldo ended a nine-year association with the European champions by joining Juventus while Zidane stepped down from his role as coach after masterminding a third successive UEFA Champions League triumph — and Modric said the two pieces of news came as a shock to the Madrid dressing room.
“I didn’t expect it for either of them…

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After the sacking of Leonardo Jardim at Monaco, Paul Mariner and Ross Dyer discuss whether Thierry Henry is well suited to step into the role.
Roberto Martinez is unable to confirm whether Thierry Henry will be his assistant for Belgium’s friendly game with Netherlands on Tuesday amid speculation he is set to take over at Monaco.
Following Leonardo Jardim’s sacking by Monaco on Thursday, sources have told ESPN FC that ex-Arsenal and Barcelona forward Henry is the frontrunner on a three-man shortlist that also includes River Plate boss Marcelo Gallardo and former Juventus and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
Martinez was adamant, however,…

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Paul Pogba’s long range effort was denied and Nemanja Matic missed an absolute sitter that would’ve brought Man United within a goal.

With criticism surrounding Paul Pogba at Man United, the FC guys feel time away on France duty in the UEFA Nations League will do him a deal of good.

Antonio Valencia backed Jose Mourinho despite the Manchester United manager struggling amid rumours of a falling out with key members of the squad, including Paul Pogba.

Alejandro Moreno shares his concerns about Paul Pogba’s value in the current market, with Barcelona rumored to be interested in the Man United midfielder.
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba has said he has struggled to focus following France’s World Cup win — but has insisted he can still lead the club despite being dropped from vice-captaincy duties.
Pogba has reportedly fallen out with manager Jose Mourinho on various occasions this season, and that has coincided with a slow start to the season for United, who are eighth in the table, seven points off leaders Manchester City.
And the former Juventus midfielder, who has scored twice and provided two…

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France’s Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba is misunderstood by football fans who think he only cares about himself but that he actually plays to get the best for the team.

After leading France to World Cup glory in Russia, Didier Deschamps has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Coach for 2018.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno laud Kylian Mbappe’s maturity and leadership following his performance against the Netherlands.

Olivier Giroud ended his goal drought in style, scoring the game-winning volley to propel France past the Netherlands.
Didier Deschamps is not ready to recall Adrien Rabiot to the France squad following the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder’s World Cup snub.
Deschamps called Rabiot’s decision to remove himself from the 11-strong standby list named before the tournament in Russia “a massive mistake” in May.
Rabiot was not included in the France squad for this month’s friendly with Iceland and Nations League encounter with Germany, and the 23-year-old is unlikely to feature for his country anytime soon.
“It’s much too…

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes crucial projects will be put in place to help improve the standard of African football as Moroccan FA president Fouzi Lekjaa shares his thoughts.
Gianni Infantino has told L’Equipe he “didn’t jump at the chance” to take advantage of corruption allegations against Michel Platini when he replaced his former UEFA boss in the race to be FIFA president.
Infantino succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016 after Blatter had left the post following revelations of impropriety including a “disloyal payment” of more than two million Swiss francs to Platini.
Blatter and Platini were cleared of corruption but banned from football activities, and Infantino…

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Lyon have been handed a suspended fine by the French Football League (LFP) for an “odious” leaflet distributed by their fans.
Sitting on Thursday, the LFP’s Disciplinary Commission imposed a suspended €10,000 fine on Lyon after the leaflet had been handed out by a supporters group ahead of the 4-2 win against Marseille on Sept. 23.
The leaflet described Marseille as a “city where AIDS reigns,” and was denounced by the club as an “odious flyer” that “is opposed to the club’s values and which…

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A decision on whether the blackmail case involving former France teammates Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema will be dropped is to be made early next month, a court in Paris ruled on Thursday.
Real Madrid forward Benzema is one of six men facing charges linked to the alleged attempted extortion of Fenerbahce midfielder Valbuena over a sex tape.
The Paris Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the work of undercover policeman Yann Bessette, known to the alleged perpetrators as ‘Lukas,’ and his alleged…

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France’s Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba is misunderstood by football fans who think he only cares about himself but that he actually plays to get the best for the team.

After leading France to World Cup glory in Russia, Didier Deschamps has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Coach for 2018.
Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho has been recalled by France and is in line to make his first appearance for the World Cup winners in nearly three years.
Sakho, 28, was one of six changes made by coach Didier Deschamps ahead of hosting Iceland in a friendly in Guingamp on Oct. 11 and Germany in a Nations League game in Paris five days later.
Deschamps was questioned for sticking with his World Cup-winning squad for Nations League games last month, and he said adding Sakho, in part because of…

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