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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 Bale left...

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...

ESPN FC is "OnScene" in the United States for the International Champions Cup preseason tournament.

Stay in touch with everything we've been getting up to ahead of Barcelona vs. Manchester United in Washington, D.C., and Manchester City vs. Real Madrid in Los Angeles. 

The man of the moment scores again!

NEYMAR!!!

He scores from close range and Barcelona take the lead! 1-0! pic.twitter.com/hhvKaIlJn2

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 27, 2017

Time to eat

Real Madrid v Manchester City, pre-match meal, LA.

A post shared by Mark Ogden (@markogden_) on Jul 26, 2017 at 4:21pm PDT

Welcome to FedEx Field!

Good even mix of Man Utd and Barça fans here, both well supported in the States pic.twitter.com/AFahdD5mya

— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) July 26, 2017

A glimpse into LA's soccer future

LA FC, set to kick-off in MLS in 2018...

A post shared by Mark Ogden (@markogden_) on Jul 26, 2017 at 12:16pm PDT

Talking transfers?

Wonder what Neymar and his dad are chatting about pic.twitter.com/gfMZJfTLJ4

— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) July 25, 2017

Neymar on the spot

Neymar practicing penalties on his own (with a goalkeeper) at the end of Barca's session pic.twitter.com/iDNejxntMO

— Samuel Marsden (@samuelmarsden) July 25, 2017

Messi = popular!

Lionel Messi has a lot of fans here... #ICC2017 pic.twitter.com/enPKH1gFJ3

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 25, 2017

Mark on the streets of LA

8.30pm, Downtown LA, in all its faded glory...

A post shared by Mark Ogden (@markogden_) on Jul 25, 2017 at 8:39pm PDT

Danny boy trains with his new team

Danilo was training with his new City team-mates in LA today... pic.twitter.com/JuXp41CYYf

— Jonathan Smith (@jonnysmiffy) July 26, 2017

Madrid...