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Cristiano Ronaldo buys himself a Lamborghini for his birthday - report The Portugal international turned 27 over the weekend and treated himself to a special edition Aventador LP700-4 worth €340,000 to mark the occasion Feb 8, 2012 6:10:00 PM Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly...

Real Madrid's Hamit Altintop sustains calf injury The Turkish midfielder is set for a new spell on the sidelines after suffering another knock and could be out of action for several weeks Kings of Europe - Barcelona & Real Madrid look set to rule the roost both at home and abroad for the...

Wednesday 8th February 2012 Scientists try to explain Messi genius The sublime skills of Barcelona's Lionel Messi could be due to an ability to glean more information from a single gaze than any other player, say researchers. "We were interested in the underlying mechanisms of expert...

Gianfranco Zola: The majority of fans admire Barcelona for their fantastic football The former Italy international has hailed the Spanish giants' style of play, and believes they have what it takes to successfully defend their Champions League crown Lilian Thuram: Barcelona are good for...

Barcelona named Laureus Team of the Year Forward Lionel Messi and defender Eric Abidal were both up for individual awards but they missed out to tennis ace Novak Djokovic and golf star Darren Clarke respectively Feb 6, 2012 11:30:00 PM By Mark Doyle Barcelona have been named as the Laureus...

Iker Casillas set to equal Manuel Sanchis' record of 437 full La Liga matches for Real Madrid The shot stopper's name will be added to Los Blancos' record books if he features for the full 90 minutes in the upcoming league game against Levante at the weekend Feb 7, 2012 9:20:00 AM By Stefan...

Jose Callejon confident Jose Mourinho will stay at Real Madrid The 24-year-old believes that the Portuguese coach will remain at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season and says los Blancos are favourites to win La Liga Official: Sevilla appoint Michel as new coach The former Getafe...

Golden Shoe race looks set to be a three-way tussle between Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & Robin van Persie The Dutchman's hat-trick over Blackburn allowed him to gain on the Spain-based duo, while the gap between the two foes has closed thanks to the Argentine's strike on Saturday Feb 6...

Javier Mascherano: One Real Madrid slip-up and Barcelona are back in La Liga race The Argentine midfielder claims the Catalans have not given up on the league title and says his side will have no problem congratulating Madrid if they win the Primera Division Mario Kempes says Lionel Messi's...

La Liga wrap: Sevilla stunned by resurgent Villarreal 6 February 2012 Sevilla were stunned 2-1 by a Villarreal side deep in relegation trouble in the pick of Sunday's La Liga action. Javier Camunas netted the winning goal nine minutes from time, helping to lift Villarreal out of the drop zone...

Barcelona's Cristian Tello thanks Pep Guardiola for show of faith The 20-year-old forward opened the scoring at Camp Nou against Real Sociedad and was grateful to his coach for entrusting him with a starting role in such a key game Left out in the cold - bumbling Barcelona face a confidence...

La Liga wrap: Real maintain advantage 5 February 2012 Real Madrid maintained their seven-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga with the top two picking up wins on Saturday.Sergio Ramos' header on 18 minutes was all that separated the league leaders and Getafe while Barcelona...

Valencia's Aritz Aduriz: We need three points against Atletico Madrid The striker scored a brace last week in the 2-2 draw against Racing Santander and is hoping that his side can get back to winning ways at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday Atletico Madrid's Thibaut Courtois wants Vicente...

Real Madrid offer condolences to families of Port Said riot victims The violence, which has claimed the lives of at least 73 people, has shocked the footballing world and the Liga leaders have been moved to issue a statement on the tragedy Feb 2, 2012 5:00:00 PM By Mark Doyle Real Madrid...

La Liga preview: Barca need a Pep talk 3 February 2012 Barcelona are losing ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid and desperately need to beat Real Sociedad on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men have drawn three consecutive games in all competitions, including a 0-0 result at Villarreal last time...

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso resumes squad training The influential midfielder has recovered from a muscular problem, and is expected to feature for the Santiago Bernabeu outfit against Getafe on Saturday Manchester City's Carlos Tevez still intent on going to Italy or Spain The...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi gives the ball away more than any other Primera Division player - report The three-time Ballon d'Or winner is considered the finest dribbler in the game today but he has turned over possession 279 times so far this season Feb 1, 2012 6:20:00 PM By Mark Doyle...