With Liverpool and Chelsea reportedly eyeing Christian Pulisic, Ale Moreno and Craig Burley discuss whether he should leave Dortmund or stay put.

Former England international thinks that working under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool would be better for Pulisic, should he decide to move from Dortmund.

With Dejan Lovren’s latest outburst towards Sergio Ramos causing a stir, our ESPN FC crew try to make sense of it all.
Croatia defender Dejan Lovren looks set to escape punishment for his comments made on social media about an incident with Sergio Ramos during his nation’s victory over Spain.
Lovren posted a video on Instagram following Croatia’s 3-2 victory on Thursday, where he appeared to brag about elbowing the Real Madrid defender during the UEFA Nations League encounter.
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has said he will talk privately with Lovren about the video, although UEFA have not opened any disciplinary proceedings…

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With Dejan Lovren’s latest outburst towards Sergio Ramos causing a stir, our ESPN FC crew try to make sense of it all.
While hardly edifying for either player, the spectacularly petty war of words between Sergio Ramos and Dejan Lovren continues to rumble on into yet another new week.
The ill feeling between Ramos and several members of the Liverpool camp began during last season’s Champions League final, wherein the Real Madrid captain tangled with Mohamed Salah and injured the Egypt forward’s shoulder.
Several minor flare-ups have occurred since, before Lovren fully reignited the feud last month in an interview…

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Santiago Solari’s first La Liga match in charge as caretaker manager of Real Madrid ended with a 2-0 victory over Real Valladolid.

Sid Lowe weighs in on Sergio Ramos’ post-Clasico comments aimed at Antonio Conte, after he was rumoured to be Julen Lopetegui’s successor at Real Madrid.

Real Madrid’s interim head coach, Santiago Solari, was pleased with their comfortable 4-0 win over UD Melilla.
Sergio Ramos’ every touch was jeered by Real Madrid fans during the opening exchanges during his side’s 2-0 victory over Valladolid — but the Bernabeu skipper said he was not aware of any booing.
Ramos was one of number of Madrid players targeted by the home fans following a difficult week in which they were beaten 5-1 by Barcelona in El Clasico and saw Julen Lopetegui sacked as manager.
change this Speaking after the narrow victory, Ramos claimed not to have heard whistles…

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Shaka Hislop predicts the gap between Liverpool and Manchester City will be smaller this year, but the Reds will remain second best.

ESPN FC’s Dan Thomas and Shaka Hislop break down Saturday’s Premier League results. Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has told Copa 90 that Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos “has many more mistakes than me” as the ill feeling between the two clubs continued.
Ramos has taken swipes at Liverpool since Madrid beat them 3-1 in the Champions League final, in which he was involved in the tussle that saw Mohamed Salah go off with a shoulder injury.
When he returned to his seat behind Salah having picked up the Best Defender award at the Champions League draw in August, Ramos touched him on the…

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Steve McManaman gives his verdict on Julien Lopetegui’s remaining time at Real Madrid and breaks down who the next manager could be.

Following Real Madrid’s disastrous display against Viktoria Plzen, the FC boys don’t give them any chance against Barcelona in El Clásico this weekend.

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba says he hopes Julen Lopetegui remains Real Madrid manager despite a string of poor results. Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has said manager Julen Lopetegui was “trying everything possible” to get the team playing better ahead of the Clasico at the Camp Nou.
Madrid recently went on a run of four defeats and a draw in five games, while also going over eight hours without scoring a goal, a historically bad run which has brought Blancos coach Julen Lopetegui close to the sack.
Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League group victory over Viktoria Plzen did not end a feeling of crisis around…

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It’s nice to know that, among all the stamping, tantrums and playacting, Sergio Ramos still has fans out there.
Indeed, one young Real Madrid supporter decided to pay homage to his hero by having the club captain’s image shaved into the back of his head.
The only minor issue was that the barber responsible obviously didn’t double check his picture of Ramos until afterwards.
La cara de @SergioRamos en el cogote: el corte de pelo viral que sacude las redes https://t.co/ufNfeFhs2r =ø¿Estamos ante el ‘Ecce Homo’ de los cortes de pelo? pic.twitter.com/GlruDQ0dZV— MARCA Buzz (@MARCABuzz) 25 October 2018

Already a viral hit in Spain, the dreadful Ramos effort above can now take its place in the great pantheon of attempted…

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Mauricio Pochettino says Eric Dier’s tackle on Sergio Ramos during this week’s UEFA Nations League clash exemplified the aggression and attitude he wants to see from his players as Tottenham prepare for Saturday’s London derby at West Ham.
England travelled to Seville to face Spain on Monday, and Dier raced into his opponents’ box in the 11th minute to make a crunching sliding challenge on the hosts’ captain. The 24-year-old was shown a yellow card but his pugnacity set the tone for a 3-2 victory,…

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UEFA Nations League: Eric Dier (11′) Spain 0-0 England

The FC crew break down England’s stunning win at Spain, and Jon Champion explains why the rest of Europe should take notice of the Three Lions.

Raheem Sterling ended a three-year goal drought for England with a pair of first-half goals, propelling the Three Lions to a 3-2 win against Spain. Spain defender Sergio Ramos responded to claims he stamped on the left leg of England’s Raheem Sterling during a UEFA Nations League game on Monday by posting a video on Twitter that appears to show he did not.
Ramos, the Real Madrid and Spain captain, wrote “Nothing else to say” in Spanish and English after including “stop,” “think” and “be quiet” emojis alongside the clip of the video.
The incident occurred in the second half of England’s 3-2 victory over Spain and came after Eric Dier set the…

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Paco Alcácer scored twice in the opening half-hour and Sergio Ramos added a goal of his own as Spain defeated Wales 4-1.

Paul Mariner is delighted for Gareth Southgate’s England extension and breaks down the UEFA Nations League roster to face Croatia and Spain.
SEVILLE — Sergio Ramos has said Spain fans are being treated to “unique and fabulous” football as the national team rediscover their form under Luis Enrique following a disappointing World Cup.
Spain were eliminated in the round of 16 after coach Julen Lopetegui left for Real Madrid on the eve of the tournament.
But former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has now led them to three consecutive wins, including a 6-0 victory over World Cup finalists Croatia last month.
They host England at Real Betis on…

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