In addition to the naming of Lionel Messi as the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or, FIFA also announced Jose Mourinho was named Coach of the Year ahead of World Cup-winning Spain boss Vicente del Bosque and Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola for leading Inter Milan to an unprecedented Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia […]
Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo kept Real Madrid within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona as his hat-trick helped Madrid beat Villarreal 4-2, on a day when Espanyol boosted their European ambitions by downing Real Zaragoza 4-0. José Mourinho’s men twice had to come from behind against third-placed Villarreal and on both occasions it was Ronaldo who […]
Villarreal and Atletico Madrid set up two intriguing Copa Del Rey quarter-final ties after respective aggregate victories against Valencia and Espanyol. Goalless heading into their return at the Madrigal, Valencia scored two early goals through Banega (5) and Roberto Soldado (23) and looked to be heading to the quarter-finals. But Villarreal produced a remarkable comeback, scoring […]
According to the Real Madrid website, Gonzalo Higuain will undergo back surgery for a herniated disc. Here is the full statement from Real Madrid: A magnetic resonance determined at the end of the year that Gonzalo Higuain suffers from a herniated disc. Knowing this, during the first week of December, the Club consulted with several experts […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th and 19th La Liga goals of the season and Kaka made his first appearance in 8 months as Real Madrid beat city rivals Getafe 3-2 at stay two points behind leaders Barcelona. Real took the lead in the 11th-minute lead when Angel Di Maria was pulled down in the penalty […]
After a short winter-break La Liga action resumes this week with the possible return of one football’s biggest starts. Kaka has been out for five months since having surgery on his left knee but he has been practicing with his Real Madrid teammates and could make his return to Real in the Madrid derby Monday […]
Real Madrid is already a dominate team in La Liga but despite having already crushed through a number of teams, except Barcelona of course, they have done this without the services of Kaka. Although Jose Mourinho has stated that he is looking forward to seeing Kaka take the pitch with the team he has been […]
Spain‘s football players’ union (AFE) has said it will take the professional league to court over a dispute about the La Liga schedule for January 2, increasing the likelihood some matches could be postponed. The union said in a statement on Monday on its website it would start proceedings at a Madrid labour court on […]