El Trafico lived up to the hype again as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in a 3-3 draw between LA Galaxy and LAFC. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+.

Carlos Vela equalizes for LAFC in the latest wild edition of El Trafico with his league leading 27th goal. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+.

LAFC’s Carlos Vela scored two, including a mercurial run that beat 4 defenders and the keeper, to beat San Jose 4-0 as a clash with the LA Galaxy looms on Sunday.

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Paul Mariner makes his choice between LAFC’s Carlos Vela and Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez for his hypothetical MLS team.
LAFC forward Carlos Vela has said he had accepted a move to Barcelona in January, before the Catalan side opted for Kevin-Prince Boateng instead.
Boateng made the surprise move to Camp Nou during the winter transfer window as a back-up forward for the remainder of the campaign, but made little impact with only four appearances, of which just one was a victory.
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Since March, Vela has enjoyed a superb run of form, scoring 27 times in 26 appearances for LAFC, who are top…

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Kevin-Prince Boateng was among a number of fringe players to struggle in Barcelona’s loss to Celta Vigo.

Second-half goals from Maxi Gomez and Iago Aspas helped Celta Vigo beat an unrecognisable Barcelona side 2-0 on Saturday in La Liga.

After wrapping up the league title last weekend, Barca coach Ernesto Valverde made 11 changes to the team that beat Liverpool in the Champions League in midweek with Tuesday’s semifinal second leg at Anfield in mind. Celta took full advantage of those changes to ease themselves closer to safety at the bottom of the table.

Gomez broke the deadlock in the 67th minute…

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Although Barcelona claimed yet another victory, Alejandro Moreno explains how a better team than Real Valladolid can give them big problems ahead.
Kevin-Prince Boateng’s house was robbed as he made his home debut for Barcelona on Saturday, according to multiple reports in the Spanish media.
The reports said valuables worth around €300,000, mainly jewellery, were taken in the robbery.
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Police sources told ESPN FC that an investigation into a robbery in the Sarria area of Barcelona had begun but could not confirm that Boateng’s home had been targeted.
El Pais, citing sources close to the investigation, reported that the thieves broke in…

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Lionel Messi scored for the seventh-straight La Liga match as Barcelona defeated 10-man Girona 2-0.

Barcelona are five points clear atop La Liga and 10 points above Real Madrid, but do Alexis Nunes and Paul Mariner feel they’ll continue that this weekend?

Boateng: A great honour toKevin-Prince Boateng insisted it was a huge honour to now play alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez after sealing a move to Barcelona.play alongside Messi and Suarez
He may have only been at Barcelona a week or two, but Kevin-Prince Boateng has already settled in at Camp Nou.
So much so that the journeyman midfielder — whose 10 previous clubs include Tottenham, Dortmund and AC Milan but more recently Las Palmas, Eintracht Frankfurt and Sassuolo — feels comfortable mocking his new teammates’ fashion choices on social media.
Boateng, who recently sealed a shock loan move to the defending champions of La Liga, shared a photo on Instagram of himself and Gerard…

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Gab Marcotti says an older, more mature Kevin-Prince Boateng should be productive for Barcelona after a solid showing with Sassulo.

Check out how Europe’s top clubs fared at the weekend, including PSG’s 9-0, a big night for Arsenal and another win for Manchester United.

Carlos Vela did not rule out a move to Barcelona, despite saying he is happy at LAFC.

Barcelona put on a show for the fans at the Camp Nou, as Lionel Messi secured the home victory with a beautiful strike with his right foot.
BARCELONA, Spain – Kevin Prince Boateng has said he wanted to run to Barcelona when he found out the La Liga leaders were genuinely interested in signing him this month.
Barca completed one of the most surprising moves of the transfer window on Monday when they signed Boateng from Italian side Sassuolo on an initial six-month loan. They have an option to make the deal permanent for €8 million in the summer.
Boateng, who has played in Germany, England, Spain and Italy, has joined…

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Carlos Vela did not rule out a move to Barcelona, despite saying he is happy at LAFC.

Barcelona put on a show for the fans at the Camp Nou, as Lionel Messi secured the home victory with a beautiful strike with his right foot.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic opens up to ESPN FC about Paul Pogba’s revitalization since Jose Mourinho’s departure and likens it to his disagreements with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery was reluctant to speak about rumoured transfer target Denis Suarez.
Barcelona are set to complete the surprise signing of Sassuolo’s Kevin-Prince Boateng on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent for €6 million in the summer, sources have told ESPN FC.
Boateng, 31, will arrive to bolster Barca’s forward line after the sale of Munir El Haddadi to Sevilla earlier this month.
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Sources have told ESPN FC that Barca expect a deal to be tied up “imminently,” with Boateng expected to arrive in Spain soon.
Munir’s exit left the La…

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SASSUOLO, Italy — It has been almost six years since Kevin-Prince Boateng made the decision to walk off the pitch, followed in solidarity by his AC Milan teammates, in protest at the racist abuse he, M’Baye Niang, Urby Emanuelson and Sulley Muntari were subjected to during a friendly against Pro Patria. The gesture made headlines around the world, starting a conversation about what could be done within football and society as a whole to tackle the issue.
Shortly after that incident in Busto Arsizio,…

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Germany’s Joachim Low revealed Mesut Ozil has been blanking his phone calls since the player retired from the German national team.

Jurgen Klopp tells ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden that although he respects Mesut Ozil’s decision not to play for Germany, neither side appears entirely in the right.

Shaka Hislop takes aim at Uli Hoeness’ ‘misdirected’ criticism of Mesut Ozil and the Bayern president’s ‘lack of understanding’ of the situation.

Raf Honigstein says Lothar Matthaus and Uli Hoeness missed the point with their comments on Mesut Ozil’s decision to quit the German national team.
Kevin-Prince Boateng said he understands why Mesut Ozil withdrew from international competition amid growing tensions in German society and football “because I have been there.”
Boateng, now with Sassuolo, became a controversial figure when his foul in the FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Chelsea ended Michael Ballack’s hopes of playing in the 2010 World Cup, which would have been his last.
A German pundit said in 2009 that Boateng “was not able to be reintegrated into society” after a foul on…

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The FC crew answer your tweets on the top prospects to replace Cristiano Ronaldo should he leave Real Madrid and the best goalkeeper so far at Russia 2018.

ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti shares the latest on Cristiano Ronaldo’s links to Juventus, including his motives for wanting to leave Madrid.

ESPN FC’s Raphael Honigstein explains how both Juventus and Real Madrid are benefitting from having Cristiano Ronaldo linked with a move to Turin.
Kevin-Prince Boateng says Juventus should be applauded if they succeed in bringing another star name to Serie A, after he was officially presented as a Sassuolo player on Friday afternoon.
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly close to agreeing a switch to Juventus, but Sassuolo completed a major transfer coup of their own in signing Boateng from Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Ghana international joked that the Portuguese forward would therefore become the second big move into Serie A this summer…

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