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Suarez vows: I'll be ready for the World Cup By Sam Lee May 24, 2014 5:54:00 PM The Liverpool striker had surgery on a knee injury on Thursday but he is confident he will be fit to make his mark in Brazil Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has allayed fears he could miss the World Cup following...

Van der Vaart: World Cup comes as a relief By Harry West May 24, 2014 7:51:00 PM The experienced midfielder endured a tough season with Hamburg as they narrowly escaped relegation from the Bundesliga and is delighted to be back with the Oranje squad Rafael van der Vaart is happy to be...

La Liga Preview: Real Madrid v Elche 20 February 2014 Real Madrid will move top of La Liga for at least a few hours if they extend their unbeaten run to 26 matches against Elche on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti's side remain locked level on 60 points with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the...

La Liga Preview: Real Sociedad v Barcelona 20 February 2014 Beaten Copa del Rey semi-finalists Real Sociedad will have revenge in mind when they host Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday. Gerardo Martino's side won through to the final of the competition earlier this month thanks to a 3-1...

La Liga Preview: Osasuna v Atletico Madrid 21 February 2014 Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone faces a selection dilemma over whether to include Diego Costa for Sunday's La Liga clash with Osasuna. Costa has been instrumental in Atletico's excellent campaign so far, scoring 27 goals in all...

La Liga preview: 5 things to watch this week Friday 21 Feb 2014 8:33a.m. By Paul Logothetis Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid continue their duel at the top of the Spanish league, with each of the title hopefuls looking to take advantage of any slip-ups and open up a gap...

Villarreal face €4,000 fine for tear-gas incident 21 February 2014 Villarreal are facing a €4,000 fine after a tear gas canister was hurled onto the field of play during their 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo on Saturday. The incident happened in the closing stages of the match, shortly after...

Martino settled on best XI 21 February 2014 Barcelona head coach Gerardo Martino intends to employ less squad rotation as he bids to help the club retain the La Liga title. Injuries to star players such as Lionel Messi and Neymar have forced Martino to make full use of his squad this...

Ancelotti frustrated by Ronaldo appeal process 21 February 2014 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has grown frustrated by the lengthy appeal process over Cristiano Ronaldo's three-match ban. The Portugal international was sent off in the 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao earlier this month...

La Liga: Real Valladolid 1 Levante 1 21 February 2014 Real Valladolid continued their resilient home form by holding high-flying Levante to a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla. Following Friday's stalemate, Juan Ignacio Martinez has seen his side avoid defeat in their last five...

La Liga Preview: Real look to strike first blow as Barca, Atleti hit the road 19 February 2014 Real Madrid have the opportunity to strike the first blow of the weekend as an absorbing three-way La Liga title battle continues. Carlo Ancelotti's men are one of three teams sitting on 60 points...

Barcelona welcome tax-evasion investigation 19 February 2014 Barcelona have insisted they will welcome any investigation into potential tax evasion committed in the signing of Neymar. Neymar was bought from Santos ahead of the current campaign for a sum of €57.1million, although reports...

Alba hit with hamstring injury 19 February 2014 Barcelona have confirmed full-back Jordi Alba suffered a pulled hamstring during their UEFA Champions League win over Manchester City. The 24-year-old defender played the whole 90 minutes of Barca's 2-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium on...

Valencia hit out at fixture rescheduling 18 February 2014 Valencia have hit out at the Spanish league after their match with Rayo Vallecano was rearranged to accommodate other fixtures. Juan Antonio Pizzi's side were due to travel to Rayo at midday local time on March 2, but the Liga de...

Barcelona only choice for Neymar 18 February 2014 Neymar has revealed he rejected interest from a host of clubs, including Manchester City, to join Barcelona at the start of the season. The Brazilian forward was linked with many top sides in Europe prior to leaving Santos. Speaking ahead...

Schuster frustrated by ´silly´ mistakes 18 February 2014 Bernd Schuster knows his Malaga side must cut out silly mistakes if they want to pull away from the relegation zone in La Liga. A 1-0 home defeat to Real Sociedad on Monday ensured Malaga remain just above the bottom three, with their...

Piatti out for up to five weeks 17 February 2014 Valencia forward Pablo Piatti will be out of action for up to five weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury. The Argentinian suffered the injury to the hamstring in his right leg in training on Friday and was sent for tests on Monday. And...

Posted on Thursday, 02.13.14 5 things to know about the Spanish league Atletico's Cristian Rodriguez in action with Real's Daniel Carvajal during a semi final, 2nd leg, Copa del Rey soccer derby match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, Tuesday...

Casillas, Lopez feud downplayed by Mejias 14 February 2014 Real Madrid reserve goalkeeper Tomas Mejias insists there is no tension at the Bernabeu between rival pair Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez. The 25-year-old moved to Middlesbrough on loan in January, but had previously kept goal for...

Barcelona's Neymar on course to face City Neymar has been cleared to play in Barcelona's La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, raising hopes he will be primed for their Champions League tie with Manchester City next week after being sidelined with an ankle injury. Reuters – 14...