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  • How Messi came to leave Barcelona for PSG

    As August began, everyone thought Lionel Messi would remain a Barcelona player. Before the month reached its halfway mark, he was unveiled by PSG.

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  • The Misery Index

    There are unhappy and frustrated fans everywhere, but these 10 teams have had it particularly rough.

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  • ESPN FC 100

    Here are the top 100 players and managers in men's soccer, as rated by our experts.

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  • Jagoba Arrasate: Spain's 'Jurgen Klopp'

    Osasuna's coach is still "on leave" from his job as a teacher, though the two roles have a lot in common.

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  • Players control Barcelona, not managers

    Barcelona's hire of Quique Setien reveals who really holds the power at the Camp Nou: Lionel Messi and his teammates.

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  • How everything fell apart for Manchester United

    Countless mistakes, £840m down the drain, four managers and one Ed Woodward: How Manchester United became specialists in failure.

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  • RB Leipzig, the Bundesliga's most hated team

    The rise of RB Leipzig is a remarkable, rags to riches story. But if you ask around Germany, they're seen as the enemy.

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  • What's the problem with England fans abroad?

    "Every England overseas match is a risk because it can go wrong. That is what history has taught me." Why do England away games involve trouble?

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  • Sancho will be the next superstar - on his terms

    From playing in the streets of south London to the cusp of worldwide stardom, Jadon Sancho has always done things his own way.

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  • Luck Index 2019

    Man City lucky? Man United worse than sixth? Aguero robbed? The second edition of the ESPN Luck Index reveals all.

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  • The dark side of English football

    Away from the Premier League's glitz, two clubs with 200-plus years of combined history are struggling. How'd this happen to Bury and Bolton?

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  • Lukaku wants Inter glory, prove Man Utd wrong

    Romelu Lukaku talked exclusively to ESPN about reviving his career at Inter after a mixed time at Old Trafford. Can he quiet the haters?

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  • Experience MLS like a die-hard fan

    Take a trip across the country for a look at the raucous fans who make some of the best matchday atmospheres in American pro sports.

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  • Who are the best 30 players under 21?

    Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the dominant forces in soccer, but who's next? Who will take on the challenge of being the best in soccer?

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  • Kane targets the Premier League, then the NFL

    The world's best striker has his sights set on an NFL career. Why can't he make it happen?

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  • Adu: 'I'm not ready to give it up'

    Once a teen phenom, Freddy Adu was supposed to save U.S. soccer. His career appeared to fizzle out, but he is not done yet.

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  • In search of Emiliano Sala

    The tragic disappearance of Emiliano Sala, bound for new club Cardiff on a single-engine plane, raises the question: How did this happen?

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  • League tables

    Updated standings from the Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, MLS and more.