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La Liga Preview: Atletico Madrid v Malaga 10 May 2014 Victory for Atletico Madrid against Malaga on Sunday could see them crowned La Liga champions for the first time since 1996. If Atleti bounce back from their defeat to Levante and Barcelona fail to beat Elche, Diego Simeone's men will...

La Liga Preview: Celta Vigo v Real Madrid 9 May 2014 Real Madrid must win at Celta Vigo on Sunday and hope Barcelona and Atletico Madrid slip up if they are to remain in the Liga title race. Carlo Ancelotti's side dropped points against Valencia and Real Valladolid in disappointing draws...

La Liga Preview: Atleti, Barcelona resume riveting race 9 May 2014 Atletico Madrid aim to stride towards one of La Liga's most unforeseen conquests as a thrilling title race enters its penultimate round. Atleti lead Barcelona, whom they visit on the final day, by three points at the summit...

Atletico suffer Diego Costa blow By Enis Koylu48 May 9, 2014 12:33:22 PM The 25-year-old is unlikely to play against Malaga on Sunday after picking up a thigh injury which forced him to miss training on Friday Atletico Madrid's hopes of completing a Liga and Champions League double have...

Arnold: Real Madrid chasing goalkeeper Ryan 9 May 2014 Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold has claimed young Australian goalkeeper Mat Ryan is the subject of interest from Real Madrid. Ryan was an integral part of the Central Coast Mariners team which won the A-League title under Arnold in...

Messi annoyed by speculation 8 May 2014 Barcelona star Lionel Messi has labelled rumours of him leaving the club as "nonsense and most of them lies". The Argentina international, 26, is regularly linked with moves away from the Liga giants, who are reportedly close to extending his...

Ronaldo injured against Valladolid 7 May 2014 Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo may be a doubt for the UEFA Champions League final after going off injured against Real Valladolid. The Portugal international has been in scintillating form in 2013-14 and notched his 50th goal of the season in...

Ancelotti blames mental fatigue 7 May 2014 Carlo Ancelotti blamed Real Madrid's draw with Valladolid on mental fatigue but insisted La Liga's title race is not over. Despite Cristiano Ronaldo going off injured early on, Real went ahead through Sergio Ramos, but a late header from substitute...

La Liga Preview: Real Valladolid v Real Madrid 5 May 2014 Real Madrid can ill afford another slip-up in the La Liga title race when they travel to relegation-threatened Real Valladolid on Wednesday. Carlo Ancelotti's side were held to a 2-2 draw with Valencia on Sunday and remain in third...

´Angry´ Blatter backs Levante´s Diop 6 May 2014 FIFA president Sepp Blatter has added to UEFA's condemnation of the alleged racist abuse suffered by Levante's Papakouli Diop on Sunday. The Senegalese midfielder was involved in a heated exchange with Atletico Madrid supporters after his...

La Liga: Real Sociedad 1 Granada 1 5 May 2014 Real Sociedad missed the chance to clinch UEFA Europa League football for next season after conceding a late equaliser to Granada on Monday. Odion Ighalo scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to earn Granada a point in San...

Failure at Valladolid would end Real's title hopes - Ancelotti MADRID Tue May 6, 2014 1:10pm BST Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti watches his team play Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid April 23, 2014...

Barca need a coach with character like Luis Enrique - Soriano By Enis Koylu May 6, 2014 9:15:30 AM The former Blaugrana striker says his old boss would be an ideal candidate to succeed Tata Martino due to his philosophy and mentality Former Barcelona B attacker Jonathan Soriano believes...

Simeone: Defeat can benefit Atletico 4 May 2014 Diego Simeone hopes Atletico Madrid's 2-0 defeat to Levante on Sunday will work as a catalyst in the closing weeks of the season. A Filipe Luis own goal and David Barral's 69th-minute strike condemned Atletico to their first loss since...

La Liga Wrap: Madrid clubs stagger on dramatic day 4 May 2014 Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid slipped up in search of pivotal wins on a dramatic day in La Liga's title race. Following Barcelona's surprise 2-2 draw against Getafe on Saturday, the capital clubs had the chance to all but end...

La Liga Wrap: Valladolid edge towards safety 3 May 2014 Real Valladolid took a step towards La Liga safety on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Espanyol, as fellow relegation candidates Osasuna lost. There was action at both ends of the La Liga table with Barcelona giving up a lead twice to draw...

Modric out, Khedira back for Real against Valencia MADRID Sat May 3, 2014 3:05pm BST Real Madrid's Sami Khedira plays a ball during a training session in Dortmund April 23, 2013. Dortmund will play the Champions League first leg semi-final soccer match against Real Madrid on Wednesday...

Martino future uncertain after latest Barca failure By Iain Rogers Sat May 3, 2014 10:49pm BST (Reuters) - The future of Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino was uncertain on Saturday after a 2-2 home draw with lowly Getafe all but ended the club's bid for a fifth La Liga title in six years. The...

Barca's last major title chance slipping away BARCELONA Sat May 3, 2014 10:51pm BST Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) tries to score against Getafe's goalkeeper Julio Cesar during their La Liga soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Albert Gea (Reuters) - Barcelona...

5 things to know about the Spanish league as Atletico hopes for Real, Barca to slip up Paul Logothetis The Associated Press May 1, 2014 07:53 AM Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa, center right, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League...