Tuesday’s latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC’s What’s Trending…
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Michael Carrick is looking to complete his trophy collection with Manchester United when his team face Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup.
Nemanja Matic saw the UEFA Super Cup vs. Real Madrid as a good barometer to see where Manchester United stack up among the best.
Real Madrid win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups as their attention now turns to Barcelona and the Spanish Super Cup.
With Isco having another standout performance for Real Madrid, the FC panel debate if he and Gareth Bale can coexist or not.
Real Madrid won the European Super Cup in Skopje, Macedonia, at the expense of Manchester United with a considerably brighter performance than anything displayed in preseason. Casemiro opened the scoring for the European champions and Isco added a classy second before Romelu Lukaku pulled one back for Jose Mourinho’s side just after the hour mark.
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After Real’s woeful tour of the U.S., this was about as good a performance as Zinedine Zidane could have hoped for with Cristiano Ronaldo…
The FC guys discuss the areas in which Man United were exposed against Real Madrid and deliver their expectations for United this season.
Real Madrid win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups as their attention now turns to Barcelona and the Spanish Super Cup.
The FC guys discuss the areas in which Man United were exposed against Real Madrid and deliver their expectations for Unit…
Real Madrid’s Marcelo says there slight differences between Zidane and Mourinho but that they are both champions.
Real Madrid win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups as their attention now turns to Barcelona and the Spanish Super Cup.
ESPN FC’s La Liga correspondent Sid Lowe explains why Gareth Bale is more likely to remain at Real Madrid than go to Man United. Gareth Bale says he is ignoring transfer speculation and has received no word from Real Madrid about his future.
The Welshman started in Real Madrid’s 2-1 UEFA Super Cup win over Manchester United on Tuesday, one day after Jose Mourinho said he planned to pursue a transfer for Bale if he was not in Zinedine Zidane’s plans this season.
But Bale shrugged off the speculation after the game in Macedonia, telling BT Sport: “I’m just concentrating on my football and I’m not listening to anything.
“I’m…
Real Madrid win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups as their attention now turns to Barcelona and the Spanish Super Cup.
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Three quick thoughts as Real Madrid win the European Super Cup with a 2-1 win over Manchester United at the Philip II Arena…
1. Real Madrid win their fourth Super Cup
Zinedine Zidane answered the first question of the night with his team selection. Jose Mourinho said, mischievously, at his prematch news conference that he “would be waiting” for Gareth Bale if the Welshman was not in Zidane’s plans at Real Madrid next season. But Bale started, with Cristiano Ronaldo left…
Real Madrid win back-to-back UEFA Super Cups as their attention now turns to Barcelona and the Spanish Super Cup.