La Liga: Gareth Bale penalty gives Real Madrid 2-1 win over Levante amid VAR controversy
Real are third in the standings on 48 points, two behind Atletico Madrid who beat Villarreal 2-0 earlier on Sunday and still adrift of Barca, who won 4-2 at Sevilla on Saturday.
Feb 25, 2019, 09:38 AM IST
Barcelona back to their best, says Lionel Messi after scoring 50th hat-trick
Barca now face back-to-back trips to arch-rivals Real Madrid, with a Copa del Rey semi-final second leg on Thursday and a league visit back at the Santiago Bernabeu next Sunday.
Feb 24, 2019, 06:57 AM IST
PSG star Lassana Diarra hangs up his boots
The 33-year-old made only three league appearances this season for PSG under German boss Thomas Tuchel and said it was time to 'hang up his boots.'
Feb 22, 2019, 13:33 PM IST
Ajax get league match moved to prepare for Real Madrid clash
Ajax, who are in second spot four points behind PSV Eindoven in the Dutch top flight, were due to play Zwolle on March 2, three days before the Madrid trip.
Feb 22, 2019, 07:14 AM IST
La Liga: Real Madrid suffer shock home defeat to Girona, derailing title bid
Madrid substitutes Gareth Bale and Vinicius Jr each squandered opportunities to level and things got worse when Ramos earned a second yellow card in stoppage time and was sent off for the 25th time in club football.
Feb 18, 2019, 09:34 AM IST
UEFA satisfied with VAR debut in Champions League knockouts
Rosetti promised to look into improving the system`s efficiency.
Feb 15, 2019, 16:14 PM IST
UEFA investigate after Sergio Ramos says he got booked on purpose
Should holders Madrid progress to the quarter-finals, Ramos would then have a clean slate for the final stretch of Europe`s elite competition, which his side have monopolised since 2016.
Feb 15, 2019, 15:53 PM IST
La Liga: Returning Ousmane Dembele primed to inject urgency back into stumbling Barcelona
The French forward had put his disciplinary problems aside in the last two months, carving up opponents with his unpredictable dribbles and forming a profitable trident with Messi and Luis Suarez.
Feb 15, 2019, 10:45 AM IST
La Liga issues complaint over Gareth Bale's 'provocative' celebration in Real Madrid derby
Bale's celebration has been interpreted in Spain as an offensive gesture known colloquially as a 'corte de mangas', akin to holding up a middle finger.
Feb 15, 2019, 10:24 AM IST
UEFA investigate after Sergio Ramos says he got booked on purpose against Azax
With Madrid 2-1 up in the last-16 first leg, Ramos was shown a yellow card in the 89th minute, his third booking of the European campaign.
Feb 15, 2019, 07:10 AM IST
Former Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui open to EPL switch
In 2018, Lopetegui was not only sacked by Spain days before the World Cup, but was also subsequently fired by Real Madrid three months into the season.
Feb 14, 2019, 16:12 PM IST
As Ajax look to export young talent, Real Madrid order it in
Ajax have enhanced their reputation as a talent factory due to the rise of homegrown Dutch players, while Real Madrid have shifted their attitude towards young players.
Feb 12, 2019, 17:15 PM IST
La Liga: Barcelona made to sweat for draw by impressive Athletic Bilbao
Barca top the La Liga standings with 51 points after 23 games, six ahead of a resurgent Real Madrid.
Feb 11, 2019, 09:45 AM IST
Santiago Solari thrilled with Real Madrid derby victory over Atletico
Solari took over with Madrid floundering in ninth place last October but victory over Atletico helped his team leapfrog their city rivals to climb to second.
Feb 10, 2019, 13:03 PM IST
Fatal fire at Flamengo football training centre exposes poor conditions for young Brazilians
Although Brazilian clubs are famous for producing some of the world`s greatest players, they have been criticised for the lack of care and security they provide their young charges.
Feb 10, 2019, 09:29 AM IST
La Liga: Real Madrid record 3-1 derby win to muscle into title race
The VAR system was referred to again when Jose Gimenez brought down Vinicius Jr. on the edge of the box, with referee Xavier Estrada Fernandez deciding the foul continued into the area.
Feb 10, 2019, 07:45 AM IST
Santiago Solari's Real Madrid show clear improvement in Clasico 1-1 draw
Julen Lopetegui`s short-lived spell in charge was brought to an end in October with a humiliating capitulation to Barca and Solari was appointed the next day on an interim basis.
Feb 07, 2019, 12:47 PM IST
Lionel Messi uncertainty does not affect Real Madrid 'Clasico' plans: Santiago Solari
It is unclear whether Messi, the all-time top scorer in Spanish football as well as in the `Clasico`, will be fit for the game after ending Barca`s 2-2 draw with Valencia on Saturday with a knock.
Feb 06, 2019, 14:12 PM IST
Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho fined for tax fraud in Spain in lieu of jail time
As well as the one-year prison sentence, Mourinho has been fined 1.9 million euros, 60 percent of the amount defrauded, as well as 121,764 euros in interest.
Feb 06, 2019, 14:06 PM IST
Copa del Rey: Lionel Messi named in Barcelona's squad for 'El Clasico'
Messi sustained an injury during Saturday's 2-2 La Liga draw with Valencia, in which he scored twice, although he was able to finish the game after being treated.
Feb 06, 2019, 12:07 PM IST
