11:06 am ET Sam Marsden Moses Llorens Barcelona midfielder Arthur has joined Juventus in a transfer of up to 82 million euros, the two clubs announced Monday, with Miralem Pjanic ready to move in the other direction. Pjanic’s transfer to Barça will be announced soon, sources told ESPN, and the …
Read More »Setien’s relationship with Barcelona players is tense
6:57 am ET Sam Marsden Moses Llorens The relationship of Barcelona coach Quique Setien with his players already shows signs of tension, and several sources told ESPN that they did not click from the first day. Barça led the League in January when Setien replaced Ernesto Valverde, who was fired …
Read More »Benzema’s brilliant backheel assistance surpasses Guti’s
Casemiro has described Karim Benzema’s “incredible assist” that gave Real Madrid a 1-0 victory at Espanyol as “incredible”, while Zinedine Zidane believes it was even better than two similar and famous efforts by former player Guti. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN + (US only)– Inner notebook: the crack …
Read More »Ramos from Real Madrid – La Liga conspiracy theorists ‘imagine things’
Sergio Ramos criticized the “noise” surrounding the candidacy for the Real Madrid title, saying that to speak of the referees who help La Liga leaders is “to imagine things”. Ramos, 34, scored a free kick when Madrid beat Mallorca 2-0 on Wednesday to maintain their lead over rivals Barcelona, level …
Read More »Real Madrid boss Zidane ‘will not get involved’ in Barcelona
Zinedine Zidane has declined to be accused of claims that Real Madrid’s schedule is unfair, as the club has almost half the recovery time between La Liga games next week compared to title rival Barcelona . The clubs are side by side at the top of the table, level on …
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