Sources: Real Madrid’s Casemiro had house robbed during derby

Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens break down Real Madrid’s 0-0 draw with derby rivals Atletico Madrid, including an underwhelming effort from Eden Hazard.

Craig Burley says Atletico Madrid are good enough to defeat Real Madrid despite getting off to a slow start in league play due to a strong midfield.

Sid Lowe reacts to Zinedine Zidane’s comments about Eden Hazard’s slow start at Real Madrid leading into the Madrid derby.
Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro had his house robbed while he was playing the derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, sources close to the player have confirmed to ESPN FC.

Casemiro’s wife and his daughter were at their home when the incident happened but neither were hurt.
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The Brazil international has become the latest footballer to have his house broken into in Spain in recent times.

The houses of Casemiro’s…

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Fernandinho and Casemiro lead the game’s most underrated midfielders

Fernandinho is a classic box to box player but has adapted to life under Guardiola at Man City. He’s now more of a deep-lying creator.

Football has never been so obsessed with individual brilliance and star quality given the quality on show but not everyone can the hero. There remains a place for the humble, workmanlike and dependable holding midfielder. Here are five who have been in particularly good form this season.

Fernandinho, Manchester City

City’s title challenge seemed to falter during the Christmas period when they suffered back-to-back defeats to Crystal Palace and Leicester. Notably, it was also the first two matches…

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Luka Modric, Casemiro step up vs. Sevilla, fire Madrid up to third in La Liga

Luka Modric’s late goal wrapped up the points for Madrid and capped a strong performance from the Ballon d’Or winner.
Real Madrid moved into third place in La Liga thanks to a 2-0 victory over Sevilla at the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon, with midfielders Casemiro and Luka Modric getting on the scoresheet in the second half.
Positives
Madrid were the better team in a battle against a direct rival for Champions League qualification — even if that shows the lowered standards around the Bernabeu at the moment. A clean sheet and improved defensive performance also seemed to be an objective achieved for the coach….

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Roberto Firmino, Diego Costa among the unlucky to miss World Cup Rank

Sit back and take all of the goal celebrations you’ll see this at this summer’s World Cup by the Exploding Heads’ most agile athlete, Ian Fiveankles.

Ian Darke leads the ESPN panel in predicting the 2018 World Cup winner with names of Germany, Brazil, France and England among the list.

Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop react to the selections for the Ultimate World Cup XI, as chosen by the fans and ESPN FC experts.

ESPN FC’s fantasy guru Mark Donaldson runs you through the ESPN FC Match Predictor. Do you have what it takes to win the grand prize?

From the group stage to the final, find out who ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti has lifting the World Cup trophy in Russia.
We only had so much space, which meant plenty of good players missed out on our Top 50. Here are several who could make us look silly!
Roberto Firmino (Brazil)
Firmino’s absence can be explained by his struggle to claim a regular starting spot for his country. With only one centre-forward space available in Tite’s system, the Liverpool striker is set to miss out to Gabriel Jesus. Firmino’s predicament highlights Brazil’s depth, as the record five-time winners look to avoid relying on Neymar as they…

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Real Madrid’s Casemiro has perfect response to Xavi saying he wouldn’t fit at Barcelona

Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro has laughed off criticism from ex-Barcelona playmaker Xavi Hernandez over his lack of Blaugrana ”DNA” by pointing out he will be playing for a fourth Champions League winners’ medal in five years this weekend.
Speaking earlier this year, Al-Sadd midfielder Xavi — who won four Champions League titles at Barca between 1998 and 2015 — pointed to Casemiro’s inability to “dominate space-time” as a reason that Madrid could never play football as beautifully as those…

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Neymar move to Real Madrid unlikely but door is always open – Casemiro

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens tries to make sense of the rumours linking Neymar with a move back to Spain.

Brazil manager Tite insisted he will not rush Neymar back for the World Cup if the forward is not fit to play.
Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro has said he does not think Neymar will join the club but added that he would be welcome and would work well with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar is a long-time target of Madrid president Florentino Perez, who has reportedly maintained close contact with the player’s father, who is also his agent, in recent months.
Coach Zinedine Zidane has also voiced his admiration for the Brazil international.
However, PSG chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi and…

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Cristiano Ronaldo ‘the best player in the world’; Real Madrid ‘unbeatable’ – Casemiro

Cristiano Ronaldo became just the second player in UCL history to score in nine consecutive games, after Ruud van Nistelrooy did it for Manchester United in 2003.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed his team performance as they won 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg to ease through to the quarterfinals 5-2 on aggregate.

Cristiano guided Real Madrid to the UCL quarterfinals with a win at PSG, while Liverpool’s progression was confirmed with a draw against Porto.
Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro said teammate Cristiano Ronaldo is “the best player in the world” after the Portugal captain earned another scoring record in his side’s victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Ronaldo opened the scoring at the Parc des Princes with a towering far-post header, equalling former Manchester United teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of scoring in nine consecutive Champions League games.
He now has scored 22 goals in his last 13 Champions League appearances, including…

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Perfect 10 Casemiro frustrates Cavani before sealing win for Real Madrid

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro helped Real Madrid seal their place in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-2 aggregate win over PSG.

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro helped Real Madrid seal their place in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-2 aggregate win over PSG.

The FC crew break down Real Madrid’s win over PSG and assess PSG’s standing in Europe after their Champions League exit.

Cristiano Ronaldo became just the second player in UCL history to score in nine consecutive games, after Ruud van Nistelrooy did it for Manchester United in 2003.
Real Madrid sailed into the Champions League quarterfinals at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain with a 2-1 away victory, and the truth is Zinedine Zidane’s side were scarcely troubled by Unai Emery’s outfit — the Frenchman winning the battle of the sacked-if-you-lose match by a country mile. Cristiano Ronaldo maintained his incredible record in Europe and Casemiro struck a fortunate second goal to put the tie beyond the hosts after he inadvertently teed up Edinson Cavani’s equaliser.
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Even…

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