Friday's latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC's What's Trending...

PSG: Paris Saint-Germain target Neymar is not expected to fly back to Barcelona with the squad following Saturday's Clasico matchup against Real Madrid in Miami, a source has told ESPN's Jordi Blanco. 

- Ivan Rakitic says Barcelona's players understand Neymar's dilemma and will respect whatever decision the Brazilian makes as the uncertainty continues over his future. 

- Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago...

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TOP STORY: United have clear path to Bale

Manchester United could finally be set to land Gareth Bale after being given encouragement from Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane that "anything can happen" before the transfer window closes on Aug. 31.

United have failed in attempts to sign Bale before. Sir Alex Ferguson missed out when...

LANDOVER, Md. -- Barcelona picked up their second straight International Champions Cup win on Wednesday, beating Manchester United 1-0 thanks to another goal from Neymar. Here are five things we can glean from Ernesto Valverde's second game in charge...

1. "Nothing new in relation to Neymar"

On and off the pitch, Barca's tour of the United States has been all about Neymar. Nothing new there, then, and nothing new in regards to the offer he received from Paris Saint-Germain, according...

Thursday's latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC's What's Trending...

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP: For the second time this week, Neymar was Barcelona's match winner as they beat Manchester United 1-0. 

- Nicolas Otamendi, Raheem Sterling, John Stones and Brahim Diaz scored the goals as Manchester City eased past Real Madrid 4-1 at the Memorial Coliseum. 

- Mark Ogden on the lessons we learned from City's big win over the European champions. 

-Claudio Marchisio scored...

Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet in an International Champions Cup match on Saturday in Miami -- the first time El Clasico has been held in the United States.

The teams will face each other for only the second time outside of Spain. They traveled to Venezuela in 1982 for the Copa Presidente de la Republica and were matched up in a third-place playoff, with Real Madrid winning that game 1-0.

Because Saturday's game is part of the preseason, statistics and achievements are considered unofficial...

If there's a downside to being Lionel Messi, it probably manifests itself in contract negotiations. Earlier this month, less than a year away from free agency, he signed an extension tying him to Barcelona through 2021.

Ordinarily, you'd expect a GOAT candidate running down his contract to foster endless media speculation. Is he looking for a new challenge? What does he want from the club? Can somebody make him an offer that can't be refused?

Not here, and not Messi. It was about as anti-climactic...