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And then there was one

Florentino Perez moved a step closer to returning to the Real Madrid presidency after prospective candidate Eduardo Garcia confirmed he was pulling out of the election race. Garcia’s announcement on Thursday means that Perez is now currently the only man in the running for the post, as the other two hopefuls Juan Onieva and Eugenio […]

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Spain Celebrates Barca Victory

The Spanish press were unreserved in their praise of Barcelona following Wednesday’s Champions League success, universally hailing Pep Guardiola’s side as the best team on the planet. Barca became the first Spanish club to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup after goals in either half from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi earned […]

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Barcelona win the Champions League

Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi scored the goals as Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final in Rome. Cameroon international Eto’o struck after ten minutes and Messi added the second with a superb header 20 minutes from time. United can have no complaints as they failed to find their usual fluency and defended […]

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David Silva rumors continue

  David Silva has again pledged his allegiance to Valencia as rumours about his future continue to dominate the headlines. The latest reports in Spain are once more linking Silva with Real Madrid, claiming the 23-year-old midfielder is now top of presidential election favourite Florentino Perez’s shopping list. Silva, who last summer penned a new […]

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Mallorca shock Real Madrid

  Real Madrid suffered a sorry end to their home campaign after slumping to a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Real Mallorca on Sunday night. Juande Ramos side’s season has petered out alarmingly of late to fall out of the title race and this defeat, their fourth on the spin, was greeted by boos from a sparse crowd at the […]