In a blockbuster morning of Champions League football Real Madrid scored six against Galatasaray, while Tottenham put four past Red Star Belgrade. After Real Madrid’s 4-0 win at Eibar, Shaka Hislop believes they are working their way back to their best. Following a hat trick vs. Galatasaray, Julien Laurens assesses the future for young Rodrygo
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Azerbaijan earned their first point of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a late equalizer that cancelled out Luka Modric’s first half penalty. Nikola Vlasic takes on Slovakia’s defense by himself and opens the scoring for Croatia in a 4-0 away win. Romania scored twice in the first 15 minutes as they prevailed 4-1 over
Toni Kroos’ stunning goal helped Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo as Luka Modric was sent-off for a stamp on Denis Suarez. Alejandro Moreno and Stevie Nicol break down Gareth Bale’s scintillating performance against Celta Vigo and wonder if Zidane will be forced to make Bale a regular again for Real Madrid. Real Madrid got their
The Premier League transfer window has closed, but the rest of Europe remains open for business. Plus, it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers and keep up to date with the latest gossip below. PSG want Modric, Vinicius if Real fancy Neymar There’s nothing like a
The Premier League transfer window has closed, but the rest of Europe remains open for business. Plus, it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers and keep up to date with the latest gossip below. TOP STORY: PSG want Modric, Vinicius if Real fancy Neymar There’s nothing
Luka Modric’s late goal wrapped up the points for Madrid and capped a strong performance from the Ballon d’Or winner. Real Madrid moved into third place in La Liga thanks to a 2-0 victory over Sevilla at the Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon, with midfielders Casemiro and Luka Modric getting on the scoresheet in the second
Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari is upbeat after a youthful team beat Valencia. ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains why Gareth Bale has not been the player that Real Madrid needs him to be this season. Dani Carvajal forced an own goal and was instrumental in the second to help Real Madrid see through a
In spite of speculation that Real Madrid are interested in the talented winger, Craig Burley doesn’t think Raheem Sterling is quite at the level of a Galactico. ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner agrees with Antoine Griezmann saying Kylian Mbappe needs to leave PSG, just like Cristiano Ronaldo needed to leave Man United. ESPN FC’s La Liga
The FC guys answer your tweets on Luka Modric’s credentials for his recent awards, where Timothy Weah ranks among the top U.S. stars and much more. Croatia captain Luka Modric has said he is not obsessed by winning FIFA’s The Best award. Real Madrid midfielder Modric is on the shortlist for the award, with other
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos defended Cristiano Ronaldo after he no showed at the UEFA awards hailing his sportsmanship for privately congratulating Luka Modric. Lionel Messi is not a finalist for FIFA’s world player of the year award for the first time since 2006. The FC crew explain why he should be. Croatia coach Zlatko
Steve Nicol says Gareth Bale’s continued excellence for Wales is no surprise, but his latest display carries on his hot form for Real Madrid. Lionel Messi says the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has weakened rivals Real Madrid. Luka Modric said Cristiano Ronaldo sent him a text message telling him he deserved to win UEFA’s Player
After a summer which saw them lose coach Zinedine Zidane, then Cristiano Ronaldo — and fail to sign Neymar or Kylian Mbappe to replace him — some believe that Real Madrid are weaker this season. But new boss Julen Lopetegui still has a host of talented players to work with, including World Cup star Luka Modric.
Jose Mourinho has revealed he was never offered an option to sign Cristiano Ronaldo before his shock move to Juventus from Real Madrid. Alejandro Moreno says Kylian Mbappe needs to learn to walk away after he was sent off in PSG’s win at Nimes for reacting to a bad challenge. ESPN FC’s Premier League correspondents
MONACO — Maybe it should not have been a surprise that Luka Modric was voted UEFA Men’s Player of the Year by a jury of 55 journalists from across Europe. As the saying goes, awards aren’t things you win; they’re things that are given to you. Ostensibly, they’re given to you for what you’ve achieved,
Following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the ESPN FC panel question if Real Madrid will have the pieces necessary to win La Liga this season. Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois wishes he can play with Eden Hazard at the club in the future and thanks Chelsea fans for their support. Emilio Butragueno said there is no
Despite Unai Emery’s fresh ideas at Arsenal, ESPN FC’s Craig Burley isn’t so sure the Gunners will secure a top four spot. Former Arsenal striker Paul Mariner is cautious over Arsenal’s chances of reaching the top four this season. The transfer window is open, and Transfer Talk has the latest rumours making the rounds. Follow
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has made clear his club have no intention of letting Luka Modric join Inter Milan this summer — saying the only way the World Cup 2018 Golden Ball winner can leave is if his €750 million release clause is paid in full. Reports in Italy claim that Modric has been
The FC crew take a gander at the shortlist released for FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award and debate whether Neymar should’ve been among the nominees. Juventus’ new man Cristiano Ronaldo shares what he hopes to achieve during his time at the club. ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes speaks to Paolo Maldini about Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to
Twenty years on from their first World Cup title, France are back on top of the footballing world following a 4-2 victory over Croatia. Stewart Robson breaks down France’s World Cup final victory over Croatia, which came on a night when they were often second best to the runners-up. ESPN’s Alison Bender reports from outside
The ESPN FC crew discuss England’s inability to adjust to Croatia’s pressure and question if they underestimated their offensive prowess. “I’d be more worried if Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo had left.” It was late last summer and Neymar had just walked out on FC Barcelona, and out of Spain, but the league’s president Javier