Lionel Messi feels Neymar knows he made a mistake going to PSG and says he’d welcome him back at Barcelona.
Lionel Messi felt "mistreated" and thought of leaving Barca when under investigation for tax fraud in 2013.
Steve Nicol is in the minority when defending Ousmane Dembele’s red card for calling a ref “very bad.”
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 ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla.
Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar.
Ansu Fati has been left out of Spain’s squad for the upcoming Under-17 World Cup in Brazil and will remain in Barcelona.
Spain U17 coach David Gordo revealed last month that if Ansu were available for selection, he would be included in the roster.
However, Gordo named a 21-man group on Wednesday without the 16-year-old included.
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Speaking on Wednesday after the squad announcement, Spain’s youth team sporting director Francisco Hernandez said: “The decision we have taken, in this case…
The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla.
Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar.
Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon.
The FC crew choose which of Luis Suarez’s two goals vs. Inter Milan was more world class.
Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common — their lack of defensive structure.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has said he misses his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo and would have liked his fellow five-time Ballon d’Or winner to have continued in La Liga.
Ronaldo left Real Madrid as the club’s all-time top scorer to join Juventus in a €100 million transfer in the summer of 2018. Since his departure to Turin, the two superstars have not faced each other.
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“Yes, I would have liked for Cristiano…
In case you’re not familiar with expected goals (xG) yet, the statistic is built around the idea that the majority of teams and players convert the same chances at the same frequency. For the most part, the best teams and players aren’t the best because of their ability to finish a high percentage of attempts; they’re the best because of their ability to generate a high volume of high-quality shots.
In other words, it puts a number on the idea that you hear managers talk about every weekend: Who…
The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla.
Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar.
Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon.
The FC crew choose which of Luis Suarez’s two goals vs. Inter Milan was more world class.
Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common — their lack of defensive structure.
Barcelona must bring in €124 million in player sales before the end of the season or the club risks damaging its financial stability, sources have told ESPN FC.
Philippe Coutinho, on loan at Bayern Munich, and out-of-favour midfielder Ivan Rakitic are two of the players Barca believe they will be able to sell.
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They are already working hard on balancing the books before the 2019-20 financial year ends on June…
Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give you five overreactions from the weekend in European football.
The European Cup holders return to first place, ahead of three defending league champions. Meanwhile, Germany’s surprise leaders are a new entry.
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The ESPN FC crew analyse Barcelona’s performance sans Antoine Griezmann in their 4-0 win over Sevilla.
Steve Nicol weighs in on the rumours Barcelona may try to swap Antoine Griezmann for PSG’s Neymar.
Frank Leboeuf explains why Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann’s on-field relationship won’t improve any time soon.
Barcelona have sacked under-19 team coach Victor Valdes less than three months after bringing him back to the Camp Nou following several disagreements with club executives and club workers, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Last Friday, ESPN FC reported that Valdes had already said goodbye to his players after Barca announced the former goalkeeper was not going to travel to the Saturday’s game against Gimnastic in Tarragona.
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