When Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 in the latest Clasico back on Oct. 25, it felt like a decisive result in the context of La Liga’s title race, given Los Blancos’ red-hot […]
Cristiano Ronaldo return Real Madrid Atletico Madrid derbi – ESPN FC
However, the return of a player who has 28 goals and nine assists in 21 La Liga appearances this season — and 15 goals in 19 derbies against Atletico — is a […]
El Clasico: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona 50-50 Challenge – ESPN FC
Rob Train: It’s not just chins being stroked in Catalonia over how exactly Suarez will operate alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar in potentially one of the finest forward lines of all time. […]
Alejandro Sabella hails Lionel Messi has best player in the world – ESPN FC
This is the first time since 1990 that Argentina have reached a World Cup semifinal, which Sabella said was a victory in itself.”After 24 years Argentina is among the four best teams […]
Argentina’s Angel di Maria is out for World Cup semifinals Sergio Aguero is in vs – ESPN FC
Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria has been ruled out of the World Cup semifinal against the Netherlands with a thigh injury while striker Sergio Aguero has been declared fit to play after […]
Three Things from Real Madrid 3-4 Barcelona by James Tyler – ESPN FC
Lionel Messi scored Barcelona’s first-ever hat-trick at the Bernabeu as the visitors tallied an epic 4-3 win to pull themselves back into the title race. Here are three thoughts from another wild, […]
Messi returns to action with a bang – ESPN FC
Messi almost set up Pedro minutes after his arrival on the pitch, but he soon found the back of the net himself when Sergio Busquets floated a ball to Martin Montoya, with […]
Diego Costa called up to Spain squad – ESPN FC
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has called Atletico Madrid\’s Brazil-born forward Diego Costa into his squad for friendlies against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa. Costa, 25, has hit the top of the […]
Barcelona defeat Real Madrid in the Clasico by Graham Hunter – ESPN FC
As he heads back to Madrid, having lost his first Clasico as Real Madrid manager, 2-1 to Barcelona, back to the drawing board, he can legitimately start to wonder why he can’t […]
Elche vs. Real Madrid: Los Blancos Will Cruise to Win Without Gareth Bale | Bleacher Report
Real Madrid won’t have its pricey acquisition available to take on La Liga foe Elche, but they display more than enough talent at their disposal to leave with a victory. Gareth Bale, […]
Dazzling Dortmund outclass Madrid – ESPN FC
While the game in Munich had overtones of the entire status quo changing, given the previous dominance of Barcelona and the way in which Bayern adopted and evolved their elements, the manner […]
Eras set to clash in Munich – ESPN FC
Amid all of the respect and platitudes of the past week, there was one slightly more revealing statement from Javi Martinez on Sunday. Much like his Bayern Munich teammates, the midfielder had […]
Madrid, Barca, Bayern, Dortmund primed for Champions League draw – ESPN FC
The clubs are set to discover their fate at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, with figures from both Barcelona and Real Madrid very careful about their public statements ahead of the draw, with […]
No Messi, no problem: Abidal, Fabregas and Sanchez star vs. Mallorca – ESPN FC
The absence of quadruple Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi due to the hamstring injury he picked up at the Parc des Princes in midweek definitely left a potentially difficult gap to fill […]
Neymar’s father lets Barca secret slip – ESPN FC
A report in Le 10 Sport claims Neymar Snr. met with club officials on Friday in order to seal a one-year contract extension to ensure the Campeonato club maximises its return when […]
Jordi Alba absence exposes Spain weakness – ESPN FC
The fact that Spain’s goal came from a set piece was indicative of a problem that Del Bosque’s team have been bound to face. Even top sides will line-up against them keeping […]
Kaka hoping for 2014 World Cup role with Brazil – ESPN FC
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen ‘Big Phil’. It’ll be great to meet up with him once more and to work with him again. I don’t know how long that’ll be […]
Lionel Messi scores twice as Barca advances to knockout round – ESPN FC
Lionel Messi scores twice as Barca advances to knockout round – ESPN FC.