Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the Portugal star have an argument to deserving more?

Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund.

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches.
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below.
All the major completed transfers | European transfer review
Barca to launch January fire sale
Despite the transfer window still being more than three months away from reopening, Barcelona are already making plans ahead of the new year, but reports in Marca claim the Catalan giants will be prioritizing…

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the Portugal star have an argument to deserving more?

Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund.

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches.
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below.
All the major completed transfers | European transfer review
TOP STORY: Barca to launch January fire sale
Despite the transfer window still being more than three months away from reopening, Barcelona are already making plans ahead of the new year, but reports in Marca claim the Catalan giants will…

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the Portugal star have an argument to deserving more?

Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund.

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches.
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below.
All the major completed transfers | European transfer review
TOP STORY: Barca set for January clear out
Despite the transfer window still being more than three months away from reopening, Barcelona are already making plans, but reports in Marca claim the Catalan giants will be prioritizing sales…

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New Barcelona signing Antoine Griezmann likens Lionel Messi to LeBron James, calling the two stars “the image” of their respective sports.

Antoine Griezmann discusses what it will be like to play with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez and teases a brand new celebration for his first Barcelona goal.

Ivan Rakitic struck a long range effort to give Barcelona a 92nd minute consolation against Chelsea.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp tells ESPN FC’s Melissa Reddy that re-signing Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona would take “big, big money” and “it’s not our year for that.” Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were back in Barcelona on Friday and the two are confirmed to travel, along with Arturo Vidal, Philippe Coutinho and Arthur Melo to the United States on Aug. 5 for matches against Italian side Napoli in Miami on Aug. 7 and Detroit on Aug. 10
All five South American players were part of their respective Copa America teams and were allotted holiday, but Suarez and Messi cut their vacations short by five days to return Barcelona on Friday.
– When does the 2019-20 La Liga…

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With two goals in his first two games for Chile, the FC crew examine if Alexis Sanchez can use the Copa America as a springboard for success at Man United.
Chile manager Reinaldo Rueda has confirmed he will have to wait to make a final call on whether to risk Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal in their last game of the Copa America group stage game against Uruguay.

Sanchez suffered an ankle injury during the first half of Chile’s 2-1 victory over Ecuador on Friday, but the Manchester United forward decided to continue and scored the winner to send the two-time defending champions into the quarterfinals.
Monday’s match against Uruguay will determine…

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ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson outlines what it will take for Alexis Sanchez to return to form between now and the start of next season.
The champions have named their weapons.
Chile, winners of the last two versions of the Copa America, have announced their squad for next month’s tournament in Brazil. Of the 23 man party, over half went to the 2016 Centenary Copa — and therein lies the problem.
Chile had a long wait to get their hands on the trophy, all the way from the inaugural Copa in 1916 to the 2015 competition, which they won as hosts. A year later they won the special tournament staged in the United States to celebrate a…

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ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson outlines what it will take for Alexis Sanchez to return to form between now and the start of next season.
The champions have named their weapons.
Chile, winners of the past two versions of the Copa America, have announced their squad for next month’s tournament in Brazil. Of the 23 man party, over half went to the 2016 Centenary Copa — and therein lies the problem.
Chile had a long wait to get their hands on the trophy, all the way from the inaugural Copa in 1916 to the 2015 competition, which they won as hosts. A year later they won the special tournament staged in the United States to celebrate a…

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It would appear that greatness runs in Arturo Vidal’s family after the Barcelona midfielder’s eldest son, Alonso, was bestowed with a prestigious social media award.
Alonso — or “Monito” as he is known to his followers — was voted the best YouTuber in Chile by La Cuarta newspaper after scoring millions of hits with his videos.

Indeed, the youngster’s VIP guided tour of his new bedroom at Vidal’s house in Barcelona was watched by more than 360,000 people.
This was enough to earn him the Copihue…

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Shaka Hislop unveils his latest club power rankings, then has to answer to the rest of the baffled FC crew.
Real Betis edged out Barcelona in a seven-goal thriller as they became the first team to win at Camp Nou in La Liga since Alaves over two years ago.

Junior Firpo and Joaquin helped Betis into a 2-0 lead at the break but a Lionel Messi penalty dragged the league leaders back into the game.

A rare error from Marc-Andre ter Stegen allowed Giovani Lo Celso to restore Betis’ two-goal cushion before Arturo Vidal moved Barca back within one.

Sergio Canales wrapped up the three points for Betis in…

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‘Take The Ball, Pass The Ball’ will feature former and current Barcelona players looking back on Pep Guardiola’s four years and 14 trophies with the club.

ESPN FC’s La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe digs deeper into what’s plaguing Real Madrid and Barcelona during their respective winless streaks.

ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains how Barcelona’s defensive frailties are impacting all aspects of their game.
Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal has been given an €800,000 penalty order by a Munich court after being charged with aggravated battery following a dispute at a disco last year.
Last year, former Bayern Munich player Vidal was part of a group that allegedly attacked another guest with a bottle of vodka at Crown’s Club in September.
Vidal and his half-brother Sandrino, who was also part of the group, did not appear before the district court on Wednesday, with Vidal playing in Chile’s friendly…

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