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Power Rankings: Liverpool stay top ahead of Juventus; Barcelona, Madrid return

Premier League

by el-admin - November 13, 2019 0831

The FC crew examine the title race with Liverpool's lead now at eight points over Leicester and Chelsea. There is no change at the top ahead of the international break, but two Spanish giants are back in the mix further down. And is that Leicester we see? Dropping out: Manchester

Power Rankings: Liverpool go top, Juventus and Barcelona climb, Bayern slump

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by el-admin - October 8, 2019 0675

Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give you five overreactions from the weekend in European football. The European Cup holders return to first place, ahead of three defending league champions. Meanwhile, Germany's surprise leaders are a new entry. Dropping out: Manchester City, Inter, Granada Agree? Disagree? Let us know, and watch

Power Rankings: Inter take over on top; Liverpool climb; Real, Atletico return

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by el-admin - September 26, 2019 0848

Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings as Inter Milan make a meteoric rise to the top. Antonio Conte's Inter remain perfect in Serie A with a 2-0 win over Marco Giampaolo's lackluster Milan. To watch Serie A subscribe to ESPN+. Danilo D'Ambrosio's header proved decisive as

Power Rankings: Liverpool stay top ahead of Atletico, Juve and Inter climb

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by el-admin - September 4, 2019 0833

ESPN FC's Alejandro Moreno speaks of Virgil Van Dijk's importance to Liverpool, after the Dutch star-man was awarded UEFA player of the year. ESPN FC's Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane's temper tantrum is "the reason Liverpool are so good." There is no change at the top of Shaka's

Power Rankings: Liverpool on top; Atletico Madrid lead Spanish clubs

Premier League

by el-admin - August 29, 2019 0856

While Steve Nicol always felt Liverpool would defeat Arsenal, he feels one of the Gunners' biggest downfalls was David Luiz. Steve Nicol feels Liverpool's bench could still do with another young, hungry attacker to help out the world class front three. The European champions are No. 1 and

Transfer To-Do Lists: What Man United, Liverpool, Barca, every top club in Europe must do this summer

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by el-admin - June 26, 2019 01028

There are several weeks left in the 2019 summer transfer window, but all of Europe's top clubs have a lot of shopping and selling left to do before they can consider themselves ready for the new campaign. With that in mind, we asked ESPN FC's experts to canvass the big

Power Rankings: Champions League winners Liverpool end season on top

Premier League

by el-admin - June 4, 2019 03048

After Liverpool's first UCL title since 2005, the FC crew discuss their silverware prospects going forward with a number of players in their prime. Shaka Hislop explains how Alisson's presence in goal and saves in key moments have been an invaluable asset for Liverpool this season. In a

Power Rankings: Liverpool and Tottenham continue to lead the way

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by el-admin - May 16, 2019 0852

ESPN FC's Craig Burley explains why Liverpool shouldn't be considered failures after they came up short in the title race. Craig Burley says Manchester City justified his past declaration that they're the best team in club football after they edged Liverpool to the title. Relive the best

Power Rankings: Barcelona stay top ahead of Man City, Liverpool

Premier League

by el-admin - April 4, 2019 0870

Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop contextualize Lionel Messi's dominance after the Barcelona star reached 40 goals for the 10th straight season. There is no change at top end of Shaka's latest countdown after winning weeks for the leaders, but further down there are three new entries. Dropping out: Tottenham, Man

Power Rankings: Messi ensures Barcelona stay in first, Liverpool climb

by el-admin - March 19, 2019March 23, 2019 0788

Shaka Hislop chooses not to get drawn into comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi following the Argentine's 33rd La Liga hat trick. Thanks to Lionel Messi's hat trick, Barcelona went 10 points clear in Spain at the weekend and stay at No. 1 in my Top 10! Dropping out: Agree?