There were big games postponed in the Premier League again this weekend, but we still have a lot to dissect from the weekend’s action across the big European leagues. Real Madrid won an ugly derby over Atletico and Bayern Munich dropped even more points, while Napoli beat the defending Serie A champions to remain top
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11:24 AM ET Lionel Messi and Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni have their sights set on the World Cup Gustavo Pagano/Getty Images When Argentina take on Honduras and Jamaica in upcoming friendlies, there will be few changes to the Albiceleste squad that has not lost a match in more than two years. And why should there be?
1:56 PM ET When greatness becomes pallid, when the extraordinary becomes extremely ordinary, it’s almost always a hard story to tell. The reason that Hans Christian Andersen’s fable of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is still famous today, the one where the king loses sight of reality and is conned by weavers into wearing nothing at
9:58 AM ET Harry Maguire is at the beginning of the biggest week of his career. The Manchester United captain has two games for England, against Italy and Germany in the UEFA Nations League, over the next seven days that will shape his season and show whether he can emerge from a nightmare 12 months
3:38 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have announced profits of €98 million for the 2021-22 campaign and predict they will make another €271m in the current season. Barca say revenue last year totalled €1.017 billion, which allowed them to turn a profit for the first time since the pandemic. – Stream on ESPN+:
11:33 AM ET Kylian Mbappe announced on Monday he will not take part in sponsor activities for France ahead of the 2022 World Cup due to a dispute with the country’s football federation over players’ image rights. The Paris Saint-Germain striker and his France teammates are due to stage a team photo and other sponsor
11:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez LaLiga will report racist chanting aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior by Atletico Madrid fans before Sunday’s derby, the league confirmed to ESPN. Hundreds of Atletico supporters were filmed singing “Vinicius, you are a monkey” outside of the Metropolitano stadium before the game, which Madrid won 2-1.
11:14 AM ET Associated Press Qatar’s ambassador to Germany was urged Monday to abolish his country’s death penalty for homosexuality at a human rights congress hosted by the German football federation two months before the Middle East country hosts the World Cup. Fan representative Dario Minden switched to English to directly address the Qatari ambassador,
8:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are hopeful of having Marcus Rashford fit for the derby against Manchester City next month following the international break, sources have told ESPN. Rashford has missed the last two games after picking up a muscle injury in the 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sept. 4. – Stream on
5:24 AM ET Jose Mourinho was sent off during Roma’s 1-0 defeat to Atalanta for protesting the referee’s decision not to award a penalty to his side. Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Roma boss Jose Mourinho said his players should dive to win more penalties after his side were denied a spot-kick in their