Diego Simeone's side lifted the title for the first time since 1996 thanks to the defender's second-half equaliser Diego Godin's second half header saw Atletico Madrid stun Camp Nou and lift La Liga for the first time since 1996 following their 1-1 draw with Barcelona.Injuries to Diego Costa (hamstring) and Arda Turan (pelvis) inside the first 25 minutes looked to have damaged Atletico's hope...Full Story »

Arda Turan scored twice as Primera Division title contenders Atletico Madrid won 4-2 in an eventful match against Rayo Vallecano. David Villa pounced on a Rayo error to open the scoring after just eight minutes, and Turan doubled the lead after half an hour, soon after the home side's Jonathan Viera saw his penalty saved. Viera somewhat compensated for his miss from the spot by reducing the de...Full Story »

Arda Turan scored a late winner as Atletico Madrid fought back from a half-time deficit to beat Porto in their Champions League Group G clash at the Estadio do Dragao and continue their stunning start to the season. Porto started well and claimed a deserved lead through Jackson Martinez's early header but Atletico improved after the break and Diego Godin drew them near the hour mark before Turk...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid's Arda Turan may be heading to the Premier League soon, according to his agent. Turan has aroused the interest of several clubs across Europe after establishing himself as a key part of Atletico Madrid's squad since joining the club from Galatasaray in 2011. The Madrid side are keen to keep Turan, but his agent Ahmet Bulut has revealed that there is a release clause in the pl...Full Story »

Real Zaragoza's four-year stay in the Primera Division ended as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid in a game where all the scoring came in the final six minutes. Celta Vigo's defeat of Espanyol rendered the result of this contest irrelevant and Arda Turan's late strike appeared set to decide the contest in Atletico's favour. Helder Postiga equalised in the 89th minute...Full Story »

The Atletico Madrid boss has said that he does not expect the midfielder to leave Los Rojiblancos in the January transfer window, while also is still to have talks about signings Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone believes that Turkey midfielder Arda Turan will not be leaving the club in the near future as he has not heard of anything to make him think otherwise. Speaking at a press confere...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid passed up a host of good opportunities as Racing Santander clung on to claim a Primera Division point from a goalless encounter at El Sardinero. The visitors had the best of a largely uneventful first half but Adrian Lopez passed up their best opportunity as he fired straight at Tono Ramirez. The Racing keeper was busier after the break as he repelled efforts from Felipe Luis...Full Story »

Diego Simeone secured his first win as Atletico Madrid coach as his side dominated from start to finish in a 3-0 victory against a poor Villarreal. The hosts had already wasted a number of chances before Radamel Falcao finally broke the deadlock five minutes before half-time with an easy finish after great work from Adrian Lopez down the right. The same two players combined to create Atletico'...Full Story »

Goals by Alejandro Pozuelo and Roque Santa Cruz condemned Atletico Madrid to a 2-0 defeat as Real Betis increased the pressure on Rojiblancos coach Gregorio Manzano. Although Atletico had the greater possession, Betis goalkeeper Espinosa Casto was rarely called upon as the visitors moved level on points with their hosts, whose boss Manzano has found himself in the firing line following an incon...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid has signed Turkey midfielder Arda Turan from Galatasaray on a four-year deal. Atletico says Turan will undergo the standard medical examination on Friday before linking up with his teammates on Tuesday. Galatasaray says on its website Atletico paid ?12 million ($17 million) for the team’s captain. Turan scored 45 goals in 184 appearances for the Istanbul-based club, which...Full Story »