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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 26, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Robert Lewandowski scored twice, while Lamine Yamal and Raphinha tallied goals each, as Barcelona capped a remarkable week by routing Real Madrid 4-0 in Saturday’s Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu. With the lopsided loss, Real Madrid saw their 42-game unbeaten streak
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Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland scored an early goal to take the champions provisionally top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over lowly Southampton at the Etihad on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s team have 23 points after nine games, two ahead of Liverpool, who visit Arsenal on Sunday. Southampton are still without a win in
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 25, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Following the U.S. Soccer Federation’s settlement of an equal pay lawsuit with players from the U.S. women’s national team in 2022, the organization reached a second, previously undisclosed, financial
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Jeff Kassouf Oct 24, 2024, 09:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal for the United States women’s national team, and Jaedyn Shaw and Sophia Smith scored late on Thursday at Q2 Stadium as the Americans defeated Iceland 3-1 in their first match since winning a fifth Olympic
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 23, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona forward Raphinha said Wednesday’s thumping 4-1 Champions League win over Bayern Munich served as “revenge” for the club’s supporters for past results against the German giants. Raphinha starred with a hat trick on his 100th appearance for Barça as the Catalan
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Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 22, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions The rarified atmosphere around Barcelona which encompasses their often myopic, hysterical media, their downtrodden and traumatised fans, plus a directorate which has spent
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 20, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said the reception given to Gavi gave him goosebumps as the midfielder returned from an 11-month injury layoff during Sunday’s 5-1 win over Sevilla in LaLiga. Gavi has not played since tearing his ACL while playing for Spain last
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