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Varane a doubt for Napoli as Real Madrid confirm muscle injury 24 February 2017 Real Madrid have confirmed that defender Raphael Varane has suffered a hamstring injury. The France international was substituted in the second half of Wednesday's 2-1 LaLiga defeat to Valencia, with head coach...

Fans banned from watching final in main Milan square May 28, 2016 20:15:00 Supporters gathered in Milan's city centre were left hugely disappointed after it was revealed they could not watch Saturday's match on the big screen Fans without tickets were not be able to watch the Champions...

Godin, Carrasco fit for Bayern clash 1 May 2016 Diego Godin and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco have been passed fit to travel for the second leg of Atletico Madrid's Champions League semi-final against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday. Diego Simeone's side hold a 1-0 aggregate lead from the first leg...

Zenit v Benfica: Villas-Boas confident of making history 7 March 2016 16:54 Andre Villas-Boas is optimistic that Zenit can overturn their 1-0 first-leg deficit against Benfica and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history. This season is the third...

Premier League a bigger threat to Barcelona than Real Madrid - Bartomeu 22 February 2016 23:51 Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the Premier League is a bigger rival to the club than Real Madrid. From next season the 20 English top-flight teams will take a share of the mammoth...

Vermaelen reveals intensity of Barcelona training 21 February 2016 Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen revealed just how intense the club's training methods are ahead of his return to Arsenal. Vermaelen and his Barca team-mates travel to Arsenal for the first leg of their round of 16...

MEP calls for investigation into Bale´s Real Madrid move 18 February 2016 MEP Sander Loones has called on the European Commission to mount an investigation into the financing behind Gareth Bale's world-record transfer from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013. Loones and fellow European...

Spalletti: Roma won´t put a cage around Ronaldo 16 February 2016 Luciano Spalletti says he will not deploy "a cage" of defenders around Cristiano Ronaldo when Roma host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored 11 times during the group stage and got back among the...

Messi and Neymar inspiring Lukaku to silence the critics 12 February 2016 09:32 Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is confident he can continue to improve, and has set his sights on matching the level of Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Neymar. The Belgium international, 22, sits second in the...

Barcelona confirm medical tests for Messi 8 February 2016 Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi has undergone further tests on kidney problems which first emerged in December. The Argentina international missed part of the Club World Cup in Japan as a result of renal colic, an...

´Traumatic´ changeover hurt Benitez at Madrid - Capello 4 February 2016 Fabio Capello believes a "traumatic" changeover following the departure of Carlo Ancelotti hindered Rafael Benitez's chances of succeeding at Real Madrid. Benitez lasted just seven months as Madrid boss, sacked in...

Atletico transfer ban lifted during appeal 29 January 2016 Atletico Madrid have confirmed they will be able to register new players while they are appealing against their FIFA transfer ban. Diego Simeone's team, along with their city rivals Real Madrid, were hit with bans this month after...

Madrid boosted by Bale return 26 January 2016 16:42 Gareth Bale moved a step closer to a Real Madrid return on Tuesday after returning to training. The Wales international was not present last weekend as Madrid lost ground to Barcelona in the Liga title race, a calf injury keeping him out...

Torres could become world´s highest-paid player - agent 22 January 2016 00:03 Fernando Torres has an offer to become the highest-paid player in the world, according to his agent Jose Antonio Martin ‘Peton’. Torres is on loan at Atletico Madrid from AC Milan but his deal with the La Liga...