Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th European goal on Wednesday to give holders Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal, first-leg. Arturo Vidal headed Bayern into a first-half lead, but then skied a penalty attempt on the stroke of half-time before Ronaldo volleyed the defending champions’ level. Bayern … Read more
The two defenders share the field for Spain but are massive rivals at club level, where the Barcelona man is pushing a conspiracy theory The war of words between Real Madrid and Barcelona is always fun. Gerard Pique made sure it stayed sparked up after Spain’s win over France on Tuesday, questioning why the likes … Read more
Real Madrid came from a goal down against Napoli in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie to progress to the quarter-finals. Napoli were utterly dominant in a one-sided first half and took the lead on 24 minutes when Marek Hamsik put Dries Mertens’ through on goal as Real’s defence went missing. But … Read more
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
UEFA believes deeply in football’s power to help people rebuild their lives – and puts these convictions into practice in a long-standing partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). For the tenth successive year, UEFA has donated €100,000 to the ICRC for its rehabilitation programme in Afghanistan for landmine victims and people … Read more
Zinedine Zidane praised Karim Benzema for responding to his critics with a timely goal after Lorenzo Insigne’s “f***** up” goal in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Napoli on Wednesday. The France international ended a run of six games without a goal when he headed in Dani Carvajal’s cross to cancel out Lorenzo Insigne’s opener at … Read more
Ronaldo has shouldered some blame from fans for the club’s run of just one win in five matches Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is hurt when the Santiago Bernabeu crowd whistles at him, says team-mate Keylor Navas Despite calls for unity in the Spanish capital and his status as the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, the … Read more
Real Madrid’s 40-match unbeaten run was brought to an end as ex-Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner for title rivals Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo had put the visitors ahead with a penalty after Dani Carvajal had been fouled by Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico. Sergio Ramos’ late own goal against his former club … Read more
The high-profile trio have failed to make the team of the year set to be revealed at The Best FIFA Football Awards gala in Zurich on Monday night EXCLUSIVE Paul Pogba, Neymar and Gianluigi Buffon are all absent from the 2016 FIFA FIFPro World 11, Goal can confirm. Manchester United star Pogba became the most … Read more
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shelved their personal rivalry to combine for this brilliant snap during yesterday’s Clasico at the Nou Camp. The best two players of their generation, and two of the greatest of all-time, have vied against each other for a host of records over the course of their glittering careers. They did battle once … Read more
Zinedine Zidane has praised the team spirit of his Real Madrid players after Sergio Ramos’ 90th minute equaliser earned his team a point in the first Clasico of the season at the Nou Camp on Saturday. Ramos’ header cancelled out a 53rd minute strike from Uruguayan predator Luis Suarez and overall, Zidane was happy with … Read more
Gareth Bale is facing a battle to be fit for Real Madrid’s El Clasico clash with Barcelona after being injured during Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League victory against Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. Wales forward Bale limped out of the Group F tie on 58 minutes after appearing to injure his right ankle following a challenge with … Read more
Karim Benzema came off the bench to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win over 10-man Sporting and keep their hopes of finishing top of Champions League Group F alive. Borussia Dortmund lead the way heading into the final matchweek, holding a two-point advantage following a scarcely believable 8-4 win over group whipping boys Legia Warsaw. … Read more
Gareth Southgate said he has shown he can handle “big matches” after concluding his four-game tenure as England’s interim manager with a 2-2 friendly draw against Spain on Tuesday. Appointed caretaker manager in the wake of Sam Allardyce’s abrupt departure, Southgate led England to two wins and two draws in his brief stint at the … 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
Real Madrid may have scraped a victory over Athletic Club to regain their spot at the top of La Liga on Sunday, but all is not well with their star attraction. Cristiano Ronaldo has been out of sorts since the beginning of the campaign, and has now officially registered his worst start to the season … Read more
Italy salvaged a draw in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Spain with a late Daniele de Rossi penalty. Spain had 72.4% of possession in the first half but failed to score. They finally took the lead after 55 minutes when keeper Gianluigi Buffon missed an attempted clearance to leave Vitolo to sidefoot in. Italy … Read more
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in three years as they won a dramatic penalty shoot-out in Milan. After 120 minutes of action ended in a 1-1 draw, Atletico’s Juanfran was the unfortunate man to miss, allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to slot home the decisive spot-kick as Real … Read more
Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after defeating Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout in Milan. Ghana’s Thomas Partey made debut in the UEFA champions league in today’s match. Real Madrid took the lead courtesy of Sergio Ramos. The goal came off a Toni Kroos free kick, which found … Read more