Gareth Bale will not be leaving Real Madrid in this month and is “unlikely” to leave this summer, according to his agent Jonathan Barnett. Bale’s contract at the Bernabeu runs until 2022 and despite being close to a move to China at the start of the season, he is now […]
Eden Hazard is set to miss the Clasico against Barcelona after further tests revealed a fracture in his right ankle, Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday. Hazard was forced off during the draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last week and despite Zinedine Zidane saying after the match he […]
Lionel Messi was presented with the golden shoe award for the sixth time in his career on Wednesday afternoon following his stunning 36 league goals for Barcelona last season. The award is won by the player to score the highest number of goals in Europe’s top divisions in a season, […]
Real Madrid could be without Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema when they meet Japan’s Kashima Antlers in the semi-finals of the World Club Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Wales’ Bale missed the weekend win over Rayo Vallecano with an ankle injury, while France striker Benzema limped off with a leg problem. […]
Rafael Nadal could return from a hip injury next week after being named in Spain’s Davis Cup squad. Nadal, 31, has not played competitively since pulling out of his Australian Open quarter-final against Marin Cilic in January. He had planned to play in last month’s Acapulco Open before withdrawing, and then pulled […]
The friendly between Spain and 2014 World Cup finalists Argentina, who should have Lionel Messi available, has Julen Lopetegui fired up. Spain coach Julen Lopetegui says his team’s friendly against Argentina is “a beautiful fixture” made all the more appealing by the likely involvement of Lionel Messi. The Barcelona superstar […]
Spain are one of the “top favourites” to win this year’s World Cup in Russia, according to Joachim Low, manager of defending champions Germany. Four-time winners Germany face Spain, whose sole World Cup win came in 2010, in a friendly in Dusseldorf on Friday. Germany won all 10 of their […]
Reigning world champions Germany have booked the best possible examination of their squad and form. Joachim Low’s men will tackle the 2010 World Cup winners Spain on home turf on Friday night, before a Tuesday night test with the brilliance of Brazil. Both fixtures are live and exclusive on BT […]
Prosecutors in Spain have accused former Spanish international player, Xabi Alonso, of defrauding the Spanish state of €2m (£1.7m) between 2010 and 2012, and are seeking a five-year jail sentence and €4m fine The allegations of tax fraud are related to the former Real Madrid player’s income from image rights. […]
The 2016 Olympic games are almost upon us, but how will Team GB’s athletes fare without the home support they enjoyed four years ago in London? Reigning Olympic champions and world record holders are among the British stars going for gold in Rio. But which athletes are we expecting to […]
Where do the 552 EURO players come from? Which clubs have the most players in France? How many are there from the Premier League – or League One? Who has the squad with the most UEFA Champions League stars? Find out here … England’s James Milner and Germany’s Emre Can […]
England’s warm-up matches before Euro 2016 are complete – but manager Roy Hodgson was left with as many questions as answers after a narrow win over Portugal at Wembley. Hodgson’s full strategy will only be revealed when he names his line-up for the opening fixture against Russia in Marseille on […]
