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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Dropping out: Manchester City, Inter, Granada
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The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start.
Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure.
There’s a new number one thanks to Bayern Munich’s Champions League demolition of Tottenham, while two wins from Barcelona sees them re-enter the fray as one of four La Liga sides in the top 10. Here’s Shaka’s latest power rankings:
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Dropping out: RB Leipzig, Lokomotiv Moscow
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Antonio Conte’s Inter remain perfect in Serie A with a 2-0 win over Marco Giampaolo’s lackluster Milan. To watch Serie A subscribe to ESPN+.
Danilo D’Ambrosio’s header proved decisive as Inter Milan made it five wins from five. To watch Serie A subscribe to ESPN+.
With both Marcelo Brozovic and Romelu Lukaku scoring against AC Milan, Gab Marcotti outlines how the pair’s squabble after Slavia Prague might have come about.
The Serie A leaders claim top spot in Shaka’s latest countdown, while the European champions are on the up and there are five new entries!
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Dropping out: PSG, Barcelona, Dortmund, Sevilla, Tottenham
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Virgil van Dijk is just as intimidating in FIFA 20 as he is on the real-life pitch.
It’s finally here! Just in time for an international break, the new FIFA game arrives to fill all your free time and keep you indoors during the bitter winter months.
But how does this game stack up to past editions? We’ve got you covered.
The basics: FIFA 20 is a good game
If you’ve enjoyed past FIFA games, you’ll love this. It’s that simple. The realism has been increased and player movements inch even closer to reality: it’s fun seeing players sprint at top speed down the wing only to lose…
Virgil van Dijk is just as intimidating in FIFA 20 as he is on the real-life pitch.
It’s finally here! Just in time for an international break, the new FIFA game arrives to fill all your free time and keep you indoors during the bitter winter months.
But how does this game stack up to past editions? We’ve got you covered.
The basics: FIFA 20 is a good game
If you’ve enjoyed past FIFA games, you’ll love this. It’s that simple. The realism has been increased and player movements inch even closer to reality: it’s fun seeing players sprint at top speed down the wing only to…
Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with a few glaring omissions.
All change! Previous members of this exclusive club have fallen after poor results, which means we have a new leader and five new entries.
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Dropping out: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Manchester City, Leicester, Athletic Bilbao
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If money was no object, which 11 players would you sign to form the ultimate team? This is the question we put to ESPN FC’s experts ahead of the Champions League group stage, which begins Sept. 17.
We asked our experts to pick the XI they felt would be both indispensable and unbeatable in the pursuit of long-term glory. There were some basic rules:
– no more than two players from the same club
– use the 4-3-3 formation, a base template for so many top teams
– remain true to each player’s position:…
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno speaks of Virgil Van Dijk’s importance to Liverpool, after the Dutch star-man was awarded UEFA player of the year.
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.”
There is no change at the top of Shaka’s top 10, but a pair of Italian giants are on the rise after impressive starts to the Serie A campaign.
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Dropping out: Barcelona, Real Madrid
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While Steve Nicol always felt Liverpool would defeat Arsenal, he feels one of the Gunners’ biggest downfalls was David Luiz.
Steve Nicol feels Liverpool’s bench could still do with another young, hungry attacker to help out the world class front three.
The European champions are No. 1 and have started the season in fine style. Meanwhile, are Atletico set for a return to the top in Spain?
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Shaka Hislop and Stewart Robson disagree on whether a Romelu Lukaku-Paulo Dybala swap would be good business for Manchester United and Juventus.
Arsenal are closing in on Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, but Shaka Hislop wonders if the Gunners could make better use of €80 million elsewhere.
As Europe’s most prestigious clubs fly back to the Old World from preseason tours of all corners of the globe, it’s the surest sign yet that the return of club football is just around the corner. As ever, the summer transfer window has seen teams splash stacks of cash, so ESPN FC enlisted Nick Miller to break down some of the new arrivals who are preparing for their debut campaigns in a new league.
– When does the transfer window close?
– Premier League fixtures 2019-20 in full
– When does the…