MADRID (AP)—Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored as Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 2-0 on Sunday to ensure it stayed tied with Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league ahead of their match next weekend. Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute, firing his 18th goal of the season past Fabio Coltorti after being tripped as he broke into the area. Jose Maria R...Full Story »

MADRID, April 4 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored in a 2-0 victory away to Racing Santander on Sunday to ensure Real Madrid hold top spot in La Liga before next weekend’s visit of title rivals Barcelona. Ronaldo netted from the penalty spot in the first half and Higuain raced clear to double the lead in the 76th minute, but there was little else of note in a low key...Full Story »

Pepe could return for the last three fixtures in the Liga season... Real Madrid defender Pepe hopes to return on May 5, allowing the Portuguese central defender to play in the Blancos' last three Liga fixtures of the season against Mallorca, Athletic Bilbao, and Malaga, according to AS. Pepe is reportedly improving progressively and is on schedule to return to action from a torn anterior cr...Full Story »

The La Liga clubs could not be separated after an end-to-end encounter... Valencia had to rely on an 81st minute equaliser from David Villa to salvage a 2-2 draw versus Atletico Madrid, in what was a fantastic advert for the Europa League. The Mestalla looked on in awe as the Primera sides could not be separated. The visitors led twice through Diego Forlan and Antonio Lopez, but were cancell...Full Story »

The Merengues returned to the summit of La Liga after a flood in the mini Madrid derby. Five goals were scored in the first 40 minutes as a Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain double allowed Real Madrid to kill off the game before Dani Parejo and Pedro Leon netted consolation strikes for Getafe. On a wet night and a soggy surface in the south of Madrid, it was El Geta who threatened first af...Full Story »

Kaka's latest injury is causing concern at Real Madrid. The Brazilian international midfielder has been missing for the past two games. Spanish newspapers have reported that while officially Real Madrid insists that Kaka is suffering a training ground injury, some sources say it is a recurrence of his groin complaint. Kaka admitted over Christmas he had been playing for seven months with th...Full Story »

John Terry argues with referee Wolfgang Stark during Chelsea's loss to Inter in the Champions League. John Terry has risked the wrath of Uefa by criticising the refereeing of Chelsea's crucial games in the Champions League. In the wake of defeat by Internazionale on Tuesday, the Chelsea captain said: "It was a bad performance by us but a really bad performance from the referee. "It is not goo...Full Story »

Atletico have a mammoth task on their hands..... Kick-Off: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 21:00 CET.Jose Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon Quarter-Final Qualification Beckons Sporting Lisbon started the season poorly but have picked up momentum and are currently fourth in the Portuguese Liga with 38 points from 23 matches. Moreover, they seem to be going pretty strong in the Europa League as well as they d...Full Story »

After a couple of draws last weekend, both los Colchoneros and los Rojillos will be aiming for maximum points in the capital when this week’s round of Primera Division matches conclude... Kick-off: Monday, March 15, 2010. 21:00 CETVicente Calderon, Madrid Great Expectations Atletico Madrid have endured a wholly uncertain season at times, yet Quique Sanchez Flores’ side are still b...Full Story »

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring his second goal against Real Valladolid. Gonzalo Higuaín scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid responded in style to their Champions League exit. Cristiano Ronaldo was also on target as they swept past Real Valladolid 4-1 to stay level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Raul Albiol's own-goal, which briefly reduced the arrear...Full Story »

RobinhoSantos striker Robinho has jumped to Kaka's defence as he attacks Real Madrid for "blaming the foreigners" after they crashed out of the Champions League. Robinho, who played for Real Madrid until his 2008 move to Manchester City, claims nothing has changed at the club. He feels Kaka has been made a scapegoat for the European failure against Lyon, and he has slammed the neg...Full Story »

Real Madrid's dreams of a Champions League final at their Bernabeu home were crushed by Lyon as the Spanish giants were knocked out at the last-16 stage for the sixth successive season after a 1-1 draw. Cristiano Ronaldo's seventh Champions League goal of the season gave Madrid the perfect early start as he netted after just six minutes to level up the aggregate scores at 1-1. However, Madrid ...Full Story »

Olympique Lyon,Real Madfid Kick Off: Wednesday, March 10, 2010. 20:45 CETSantiago Bernabeu, Madrid On A High Incredibly, it’s been six years since Real Madrid last savoured the atmosphere that a Champions League quarter-final can bring, and los Blancos stand on the precipice of an early exit again this term, having lost their first leg encounter against Olympique Lyonnais ...Full Story »

Van der Vaart scored the winner after coming as a substitute Real Madrid came from two goals behind to beat Sevilla in a thrilling game as Manuel Pellegrini's side moved ahead of champions Barcelona on goal difference. Xabi Alonso's own goal gave Sevilla a first-half lead with the visitors going 2-0 down after keeper Iker Casillas misread Ivica Dragutinovic's free-kick. Cristiano Ronaldo's s...Full Story »

Adriano will be spoilt for choice when deciding which club to choose as he ponders interest from Roma, Real Madrid and Barcelona, according to his agent Gilmar Rinaldi. Brazil international Adriano has revived his career at Flamengo after joining them from Inter last year and he revealed playing for Roma at some point was his ambition. "Adriano can return to Europe in a team that has Brazilian...Full Story »

LONDON - Real Madrid and Barcelona are again the biggest moneymakers in world football. The Spanish rivals took first and second place in Deloitte's annual study of the sport's finances, with English champion Manchester United slipping a place to third because of the weakness of the British pound rather than its 716.5 million-pound (euro790 million; US$1.07 billion) debt. According to the repo...Full Story »

Los Merengues racked up the goals. Gonzalo Higuain, Tenerife, Real Madrid Real Madrid kept up their title chase by thrashing Tenerife, and Gonzalo Higuain and Marcelo were thrilled with the display. Speaking to AS after the game, Higuain said, "I am very happy with the goals and the result, it is important to put pressure on Barcelona." "It was unfortunate that I could not get the hat-trick...Full Story »

The supremo says los Merengues will continue to be the world's greatest club. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has declared that the club's fans have nothing to worry about, insisting that the dreams of the capital city outfit will be achieved. Perez, who returned for a second stint as president last summer, was adamant that the club would continue to be the leader in world football id...Full Story »

Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell has dealt a blow to West Ham's proposed move to London's Olympic Stadium by insisting that the venue's primary purpose will be to host grand prix athletics. David Gold and David Sullivan completed a takeover of the Barclays Premier League strugglers last month and immediately set about looking at ways to improve the financially perilous state of the club. The m...Full Story »

Jean Makoun's brilliant second-half strike gave Lyon a deserved 1-0 lead to take into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash against Real Madrid. Following a scoreless first half that saw Lyon make most of the running and also hit the woodwork, Makoun struck what would prove to be the only goal of the game two minutes after the break with a stunning 25-yard effort. That goal ...Full Story »