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A newly discovered plant in Peru has been named after Lionel Messi, called Salvia messi. The plant appears to have the same colors as Argentina 🇦🇷

Gordon knows a thing or two about Lamine Yamal 🤣 Watch ElClásico on Sunday for the first time ever on ABC and on the ESPN app 🍿

Huge game for the 19-year-old 🤫

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Flick hailed Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world after his side thrashed Real Betis 5-2 to equal the best-ever start to a LALIGA season.

Paul Bettany has a vision for ElClásico 🔮 Stream Marvel Television's VisionQuest - only on Disney+.

He knew the massive shift his backup goalkeeper put in on short notice 👏

Arsenal squad worth: €1.4 billion Fleetwood Town squad worth: €2.8 million The first reigning PL champions to be knocked out of the League Cup by a League Two side 🤯

Just three years ago, Lamine Yamal and Abde Ezzalzouli were teammates at Barcelona. Today, they faced each other as opponents. Time really flies 🕰️

True gamers 😂🎮

This was Kylian Mbappé's first game-winner in ElClásico 🔥 He leaves Spotify Camp Nou with a smile ahead of the Ballon d'Or 👀

LEAGUE TWO SIDE FLEETWOOD TOWN KNOCK ARSENAL OUT OF THE LEAGUE CUP ON PENS 😱 INCREDIBLE SCENES!

Barcelona have matched Real Madrid's record for the longest winning start to a LALIGA season 😳 Barcelona can break the record next Sunday against Real Madrid in ElClásico 👀 🍿

Hansi Flick won the only match between the two managers in 2019, when Bayern Munich beat José Mourinho’s Tottenham 3-1 🤝 This ElClásico will be one for the books 🍿

A very rough week for Barcelona 😬

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One goal. One assist for Lamine 🌟

Karim Adeyemi’s reaction 🤣 🕺

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José Mourinho hasn't hit the ground running in Madrid, but the Clásico win over Barcelona showed that The Special One still has some magic left in him. More ⬇️

RT @KayLMurray: Nedum, Stevie and Ale are answering your questions on the next edition of Extra Time on @ESPNFC today Send them in 👇

All right answers ONLY with Anthony Gordon and Adeyemi 😂 🥪

AN UNREAL TEAM MOVE FROM REAL MADRID ENDS WITH MBAPPE PUTTING THEM AHEAD LATE IN ELCLÁSICO! A BRACE FOR MBAPPÉ 😱

Lamine taking his time ⏳

11 MATCHES. 11 WINS 😳 Barcelona keep adding to their tally, with 48 goals NOW 😲 Their next stop in LALIGA is ElClásico against Real Madrid next Sunday 🍿

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PEDRI TO RAPHINHA TO EQUALIZE ELCLÁSICO! What a corner routine 🔥

Son's message to Harry Kane after winning the Ballon d'Or 🥹❤️

Facundo Bernal was shown a red card for headbutting Lamine Yamal who was also shown a yellow card.

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session on Friday, the club confirmed. Kompany had been suffering with a viral infection that was affecting his legs over the past week, though was on the sidelines for Bayern's match with Arsenal on Wednesday.

RT @espn: GERARD MARTIN'S CLEARANCE GOES OFF MBAPPÉ AND REAL MADRID OPEN THE SCORING IN ELCLÁSICO 😮

Safety first 🫡 (via @FCBayern)

Lamine Yamal with the assist to Gabriel Jesus 📞🔥

Raphinha's reaction 😭

GERARD MARTIN'S CLEARANCE GOES OFF MBAPPE AND REAL MADRID OPEN THE SCORING IN ELCLÁSICO 😮

Kylian Mbappé's placements in the Ballon D'Or since 2017: 2017: 7th 2018: 4th 2019: 6th 2020: No award given due to COVID-19 2021: 9th 2022: 6th 2023: 3rd 2024: 6th 2025: 7th 2026: 2nd The Frenchman is inching closer and closer 🙏

Lo Celso's incredible goal vs. Barcelona was ruled out by VAR for a handball in the buildup.

Ahead of his return to ElClásico, @martinainstein looks back at Jose Mourinho's beginnings ... at Barcelona 👀

Xavi Espart was subbed off due to injury in the 29th minute of his first ElClásico 😔 Alejandro Balde came on as his replacement.

Harry Kane's IG story after winning the Ballon d'Or 🗣️

Rodri scores his first goal for Barcelona 👏

Rodri had to check the jersey though 🤣 @devincaherly Watch ElClásico on October 25 for the first time ever on ABC and on the ESPN app 🍿

Raphinha with his son before ElClásico ❤️

RT @espnW: Alexia Putellas with an inspiring message after winning a record-tying third Ballon d'Or ❤️

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS FROM LAMINE YAMAL 😱

Imagine Haaland in LALIGA 🤯🤯🤯 @devincaherly Watch ElClásico on October 25 for the first time ever on ABC and on the ESPN app 🍿

Tyler, The Creator at the Camp Nou to see Barca wear his logo during ElClásico 🔥

A 39-year-old Lionel Messi just finished 5th in the Ballon d'Or. Unbelievable longevity 🐐

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Raphinha got a GTA 6 controller before GTA 6 came out 🤣🔥

All love ❤️

Absolute dominance from Spain at the Ballon d'Or 🇪🇸 🏆 Alexia Putellas' historic third Ballon d'Or Feminin 🏆 Both Young Talent of the Year awards 🏆 Both Coach of the Year awards 🏆 Both Goalkeeper of the Year awards

Kylian Mbappé tried a full NFL uniform on 😂 When fútbol meets football ⚽️ 🏈 (via NFL)

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Everyone hanging out, then there’s Gavi 😳 Watch ElClásico TODAY at 4 PM ET for the first time ever on ABC and on the ESPN app 🍿

2025: Lamine Yamal finishes 2nd in the Ballon d'Or 2026: Lamine Yamal finishes 3rd in the Ballon d'Or The wait goes on for his moment 💔

A referee used a digital device to show yellow and red cards during Nacional vs. Rentistas in a Copa Uruguay match 😳 The game is constantly changing 😲

The inaugural Women's Club World Cup will be staged in January 2028 in the United States, FIFA said on Thursday, although host cities have not been confirmed. Read more:

ELCLÁSICO IS HERE. THE WORLD IS WATCHING 🤩 🔥 Watch ElClásico TODAY at 4 PM ET for the first time ever on ABC and on the ESPN app 🍿

Harry Kane made sure to shoutout his boyhood club, Tottenham Hotspurs, in the first few minutes of his Ballon d'Or speech 🤍 Remembering his roots 👏

From working in the Colombian mines to making his Champions League debut with Real Betis, Nelson Deossa had to battle his way to make his dreams come true 🇨🇴 👏

Mourinho made Real Madrid-Barcelona's Clásico rivalry unmissable 🍿 Now, he's back for more ⬇️

The stats for Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé so far this season 😳 🔥 What a battle to watch today in ElClásico between two Ballon d'Or nominees 👀

RT @espnW: Barcelona Femení have won Best Women's Team of 2026 🏆 They only lost 1 game in all competitions last season 🤯

Lamine Yamal's face as Harry Kane accepted the Ballon d'Or trophy.

Raphinha has been called up for Saturday's game against Real Betis, but coach Hansi Flick will manage his minutes ahead of matches against Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid for ElClásico 👀

Lionel Messi has arrived in Spain to receive a sports award from the Princess of Asturias Foundation 👏

A Monterrey player in Liga MX accidentally hit the referee while taking a corner kick 😭

Saka used his speech after winning the Socrates award to read a letter from a 14-year-old boy in Rwanda that his charity helped. The young boy started losing his sight at 12 years old and was able to receive the eye care he needed from the charity a couple years later ❤️

What a striker. What a player. What a season. Your 2026 Ballon d'or winner: Harry Kane 👏

Cam Little is confident Harry Kane has the skill to become an NFL kicker 🔥 But the hard part for Kane, the Jacksonville Jaguars kicker said, would be shifting from star striker to bit player 👀

Zlatan gives his picks between Madrid and Barcelona ahead of El Clásico ⚔️ Watch ElClásico on October 25 for the first time ever on ABC and on the ESPN app🍿

Karim Adeyemi building his super Barça player 😮‍💨

Keyne Yamal's reactions at the Ballon d'Or 😂❤️

HARRY KANE WINS HIS FIRST BALLON D'OR 🏆 The Bayern player and Three Lions captain is the first Englishmen to win since Michael Owen in 2001 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

At 19 years and 358 days old, Alphadjo Cissè becomes the youngest Italian player ever to score a hat trick in a major European competition in AC Milan's 4-0 win over RB Salzburg 🫨 Italy and Milan have a future star in the making 👀 🇮🇹

A couple of days ago, Lionel Messi's wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, shared this photo of Messi and his son Ciro repping Como's new jersey for this season 🔥 Turns out it was Cesc Fabregas who sent Messi's son the jersey. Tonight, that jersey was used to put four goals past Manchester United 😮‍💨

MANCHESTER UNITED NOW EIGHT MATCHES WITHOUT A WIN 😳 Their last victory came nearly two months ago against Azerbaijani club Sabah 😬

RT @espnW: Vicky López wins Women's Young Talent of the Year alongside Lamine Yamal 👏 Barcelona dominance continues 🔥

A THIRD CROWN FOR LA REINA 👑 Alexia Putellas takes home the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a record-tying third time 👏

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BERNARDO SILVA WITH HIS FIRST GOAL FOR REAL MADRID!! Real Madrid are warming up just in time for ElClásico this weekend 🔥

Someone is winning a Ballon d'Or soon 🏆

"I would have liked for Cubarsí to be here. This prize should have been for him. He deserved it." Lamine Yamal after winning the Men's Young Talent of the Year award for the third year in a row ❤️

RT @espnW: Charlyn Corral wins Women's Striker of the Year and is the first Mexican to ever win the award 🇲🇽 The CF Pachuca and Mexican forward scored 42 goals in 42 games in all competitions for her side last season 👏

Keyne Yamal appears to be a bit shy on the Ballon d'Or red carpet 🥹