Cristiano Ronaldo failed to celebrate his two goals against Granada on Sunday evening, and there are reports coming out of Spain that the Portuguese star had requested requested a transfer from Real Madrid after failing to get a new contract. After the game on Sunday Ronaldo was asked about his lack of celebration and said: […]
La Liga
Mallorca and Málaga occupy the top two places in the Liga after earning slender 1-0 wins against Real Sociedad and Real Zaragoza respectively. Their stay at the summit may not last long as a host of teams, including Barcelona, play later in the weekend, but both are enjoying an unbeaten start to the season. Champions […]
Vicente Del Bosque has announced his Spain squad for the games with Saudi Arabia and Georgia. The Saudi game, to be played in Pontevedra on September 7, is a friendly and will act as preparation for the first World Cup 2014 qualifying match against Georgia in Tbilisi four days later. The full squad is: Goalkeepers: […]
Andrés Iniesta has been named the winner of the 2011/12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, finishing ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in an extremely close vote. Iniesta received 19 votes while Messi and Ronaldo both picked up 17 votes. The Barcelona midfielder, who helped Spain defend their European Championship title this summer, […]
Andrés Iniesta has been named the winner of the 2011/12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, finishing ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in an extremely close vote. Iniesta received 19 votes while Messi and Ronaldo both picked up 17 votes. The Barcelona midfielder, who helped Spain defend their European Championship title this summer, […]
According to the German newspaper Bild, Bayern Munich have signed Javi Martinez from Spanish club Athletic Bilbao. The transfer was triggered after Bayern activated a €40m buy-out clause in Martinez’s contract. The size of the deal is a record for a German club. “I am very happy and looking forward to playing for a club […]
The wife of unsettled Real Madrid attacker Kaka claims the couple are set to return to Brazil, according to reports in the Spanish media on Tuesday. Caroline Celico told Brazilian magazine RG that she and her husband had no plans to move anywhere else. “We are planning the return to Sao Paulo with all the […]
Athletic Bilbao President Josu Urrutia has reiterated that he will only be selling Javi Martinez and Fernando Llorente at their buy-out clauses. The duo are the subject of persistent speculation about imminent departures from the club this summer. Llorente, with a €35m buyout clause, has failed to agree to a new contract, whilst Bayern Munich […]
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao scored a hat trick Monday as his team thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in the teams’ first meeting since the Europa League final last season. Falcao scored twice in the 3-0 victory in Romania in May and could have scored more at the Vicente Calderon as Bilbao continued to struggle without […]