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Name the first starting XI under the Glazer ownership

4 days ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach

Manchester United have been under the ownership of the Glazer family for 20 years – but can you name the first United XI after the takeover? Despite protests from United fans, the Glazer family completed their controversial takeover of the club in May 2005. The Glazers borrowed vast sums of money and plunged United into debt, making them public enemy No.1 with the Old Trafford faithful.
When can Barcelona clinch the 2024-25 La Liga title?

5 days ago | planetfootball.com | Ben Stewart

Following Barcelona‘s epic 4-3 triumph over Real Madrid, they are now within touching distance of winning their 28th La Liga title. Hansi Flick’s side boast a seven-point lead over their bitter rivals with just three games remaining of the season. As Barcelona also boast a superior head-to-head record against Real Madrid this season, it means that they only need two more points in their final three matches in order to be crowned champions.
10 insane stats from crazy El Clasico clash

5 days ago | planetfootball.com | Ben Stewart

Barcelona have taken a huge stride towards the 2024-25 La Liga title following their epic 4-3 triumph against Real Madrid. We’ve gathered 10 insane stats to emphasise just how bonkers the game was. Real Madrid knew they needed to win in order to pile the pressure on Barcelona at the top of the table. Carlo Ancelotti’s side made a lightning-fast start to the game too and found themselves 2-0 up after 14 minutes thanks to a Kylian Mbappe brace.
Mohamed Salah for European Golden Shoe? What he needs to claim it

5 days ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is within touching distance of joining an exclusive club of Premier League stars who have claimed the prestigious European Golden Shoe award for the top scorer across the European leagues. Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Luis Suarez (Liverpool) and Erling Haaland (Manchester City) are the only four Premier League players to have won the award this century. That’s the kind of exalted company Salah is close to joining.
How to watch El Clasico in UK: Stream, channel

5 days ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach

Barcelona have an opportunity to bounce back from their Champions League heartbreak when they take on arch rivals Real Madrid on Sunday afternoon – and victory in El Clasico would all but secure them the La Liga title. Hansi Flick’s side and their dreams of a treble died at the San Siro on Tuesday night, but a historic domestic double is within reach – although Real Madrid will have something to say about that and could blow the La Liga title race wide open with victory in Catalonia.
Name every Premier League player to play for both

5 days ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach

There is a surprising amount of crossover between Manchester United and West Ham – but how many players have represented both clubs in the Premier League era? Despite the Red Devils being infinitely more successful than the Hammers, the two clubs have frequently traded players over the past 30-odd years. We’ve given you 15 minutes and the years each player played for each club. You have 11 of them to name.
'Things are coming to a head'

6 days ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach

It’s just over a month until Lionel Messi‘s Inter Miami kick off the FIFA’s shiny new expanded Club World Cup, but on current form they look a million miles off challenging world football’s best and brightest. Pressure is growing on Messi’s old pal Javier Mascherano, who has just overseen Inter Miami’s worst defeat of the Messi era. Messi scored to end a rare four-match goalless streak in Saturday’s clash with Minnesota United, but it was a mere consolation in a humbling 4-1 loss.
Name every player sent off in El Clasico since 2009

6 days ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach |Ciarán McCarthy

Barcelona and Real Madrid share one of the most heated rivalries in world football – but can you name every player to have been sent off in the fixture since 2009? We’ve given you the club of each dismissed player and the season of their dismissal, but those are the only clues you are getting from us. If this gives you a taste for another challenge, why not try and name every player to score in El Clasico in the 2010s?
Who had the better record in the Barca vs Madrid era?

1 week ago | planetfootball.com | Nestor Watach

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo‘s rivalry peaked during their nine seasons as direct rivals representing Barcelona and Real Madrid. But which of the era-defining icons had the better record over that time? Ronaldo signed for Madrid for a world-record fee in the summer of 2009, ushering in a defining period with his old foe. It was around that time that Messi had taken his game to a new level, having shone for Barcelona as they completed a historic treble in 2008-09.
Five players Xavi Alonso MUST sign this summer

1 week ago | planetfootball.com | Ciarán McCarthy

Xabi Alonso has announced he is leaving Bayer Leverkusen and the smart money is on him ending up at Real Madrid this summer. Snatching the Bundesliga title from Bayern Munich with a much cheaper squad showed the Spaniard can be an elite manager, and big clubs such as Madrid have been sniffing around him as a result. Here, we have looked at five players Alonso could sign for the Spanish giants if his expected move to the Bernabeu is confirmed.