Ten-man Real Madrid rescued a 3-3 draw at home to Las Palmas on Wednesday thanks to a late double from Cristiano Ronaldo. Goals from Tana, Jonathan Viera and Kevin-Prince Boateng overturned an early opener from Isco and looked set to give the visitors a shock three points, especially after Gareth Bale’s red card early in … Read more
It is an unwritten code among friends: do not, under any circumstances, draw attention to a receding hairline! But Cristiano Ronaldo fell foul of that sacred obligation on Saturday – and what’s worse, he had a rather bigger audience than expected! The Real Madrid forward was delighted to see former team-mate Diego Lopez before the … Read more
Gareth Bale scored on a dream comeback from injury as Real Madrid moved four points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 home win over Espanyol. Alvaro Morata headed in Isco’s cross to score on his first league start of 2017 in the first half of a low-key match which … Read more
Gareth Southgate’s four-match spell as England interim manager came to a dramatic conclusion as Spain scored twice in the dying minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw at Wembley. It looked as though Southgate’s hopes of landing the job on a full-time basis would be given a major boost as the hosts led 2-0 with a … Read more
Sergio Ramos’ only contribution to Spain in a World Cup qualifier this weekend will be a pep talk to his teammates. Ramos visited the team’s training camp this week ahead of tomorrow’s match against Macedonia, but the captain won’t be on the field in the southern city of Granada because of an injury — one … Read more
Barcelona battled out a 2-1 comeback win at Sevilla on Sunday, on goals from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, to stay just two points behind Spanish leaders Real Madrid. Earlier Sunday, Real trounced minnows Leganes 3-0 – with a brace from Gareth Bale – to keep top spot. After 11 games, Real have 27 points, … Read more
Zinedine Zidane’s confidence in Cristiano Ronaldo proved to be fully justified as the Portugal star netted a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-1 defeat of Alaves. The Madrid coach backed Ronaldo as the “clear” front-runner for the Ballon d’Or this week despite a run of one goal in his last five league games, and he led … Read more
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane may have to do without all three of his first-choice forwards for the UEFA Super Cup clash against Sevilla in Norway next week. Cristiano Ronaldo will definitely miss the match in Trondheim after injuring his knee ligaments in the final of Euro 2016 on July 10. The Portuguese is still … Read more