Malaga have signed Argentine defender Martin Demichelis on a 6 month loan from Germany’s Bayern Munich fwith an option to extend, he told Bild newspaper on Friday. Bild reported that Malaga would take over Demichelis’ salary and pay a 3 million euros transfer fee at the end of the season if the club stays in […]

Jose Mourinho has been everything that Real Madrid expected when they took him from Inter Milan this summer. Other than that result in the Nou Camp against Barcelona, Madrid have been terrific, scoring goals and looking likely to win trophies this season. But behind the scenes, life is not what Jose Mourinho expected as he […]

FC Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernàndez has been named player of the year 2010 by British magazine World Soccer’. Readers gave him 25.8% of the vote, and Leo Messi came in second. Xavi certainly seems to be on a lot of minds when it comes to picking the most outstandinmg player of the year that is […]

Athletic Bilbao survived a late barrage of Barcelona pressure to earn a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp in a Copa del Rey last-16 first leg match. The second leg is scheduled for January 5. Barca and Bilbao, who have won the cup 48 times between them, last met in the competition in the 2009 […]

Jose Mourinho was labelled a “crybaby” by the Valencia coach Unai Emery following his criticism of the match referee after Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Seville on Sunday. After the match, Seville president Jose Maria del Nido said: “The pressure they [Real] put on the referee can be seen by the whole of Spain. It […]

Atletico Madrid has signed Brazilian midfielder Elias Mendes to a a 4 1/2-year contract. Elias helped Corinthians to a third-place finish in the Brazilian league this season. A statement on the Atletico Madrid web site said: “Elias Mendes will arrive in Madrid on Monday December 20 for a medial under the supervision of Atletico Madrid’s […]

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola confirmed in a press conference that striker Bojan Krkic has signed a contract extension at the club until 2015. The young Spanish international has but pen to paper on the improved deal, and when addressing the media ahead of the Blaugrana’s Copa del Rey match against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday evening, […]

Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, the two most successful teams in the history of the Copa del Rey, will meet Tuesday in the round of 16 in a repeat of the 2009 final. Bilbao will play the first leg away at Camp Nou stadium after having won its past two games, but will be without injured […]