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Summer transfer window's most interesting teams, from Real Madrid to Aston Villa

There's still just over a month to go in the summer transfer window, but several clubs have made intriguing moves already -- including Real Madrid's long-awaited swoop for Kylian Mbappe.

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MARESCA STRAIGHT INTO THE DEEP END

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How Maresca is navigating first, complicated days at Chelsea

Enzo Maresca is trying to do what his three predecessors couldn't: succeed at Chelsea. And he's doing it while managing the Enzo Fernández fallout.

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TRANSFER TALK

LIVE Transfer Talk: Mazraoui among Man United's defensive targets

If Aaron Wan-Bissaka exits Man United, they could add Bayern's Noussair Mazraoui or Matthijs de Ligt. Transfer Talk is LIVE the latest.

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Why Ian Rush thinks Mo Salah is crucial to Liverpool's success

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NAVIGATING THE TRANSFER WINDOW

Ranking the best/worst transfers as investments (and how Chelsea, Man United can be smarter)

By grading the top 100 most expensive transfers over the past four years, we can assess why teams like Chelsea and Man United miss the mark but Real Madrid are on fire.

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THE STATE OF BARCELONA

Barcelona's summer needs: Will Flick & Co. sign Nico Williams? Which players might leave?

In the middle of another hectic summer for Barcelona and new manager Hansi Flick formally unveiled, how are the squad and the club's transfer plans shaping up? We break it down.

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A CHAOTIC START TO THE OLYMPICS

Why it took two hours for VAR to disallow Argentina's dramatic goal at Olympics

Argentina thought they had equalised against Morocco in the 16th minute of stoppage time. Ninety minutes later, the goal was ruled out by the VAR. Here's what happened.

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Why the Argentina-Morocco match took so long to finish

Fernando Palomo explains why the chaos during the Argentina-Morocco match caused it to delay so long.

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ESPN'S BEST OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Ranking the top 25 men's football players of the 21st century

Who makes our list of the top men's football players since 2000? ESPN reveals the best 25 with their accomplishments and why they're on the list.

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Ranking the top 25 women's football players of the 21st century

Who makes our list of the top women's football players since 2000? ESPN reveals the best 25 with their accomplishments and why they're on the list.

OLYMPICS FOOTBALL

Overage players at men's Olympics: Álvarez, Lacazette, more

Who are the overage stars who have decided to pull on their boots at the 2024 Olympic Games?

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