Spain ended their qualification campaign by beating Israel 1-0 on a frustrating night at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Real Sociedad's Asier Illarramendi got the only goal of the game in the 75th minute to secure the win. Julen Lopetegui's side had already guaranteed top spot in Group G, but needed a win to boost their chances of confirming their place among the top eight seeds for next s...Full Story »

Asier Illarramendi scored a stunning winner as Real Sociedad moved above Atletico Madrid into fourth place in LaLiga on Friday night with a 2-1 victory at Espanyol. Carlos Vela opened the scoring for the visitors in the 26th minute, controlling a fine pass from David Zurutuza and neatly slotting a left-footed finish past Diego Lopez. The lead was short-lived, with Hernan Perez cutting inside t...Full Story »

Real Sociedad coach David Moyes has expressed his admiration for Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi. Illarramendi has struggled to nail down a first-team place since leaving Sociedad for the Bernabeu in the summer of 2013 and is expected to move on this summer. Madrid were keen to cash on in him in January, but Athletic Bilbao were the only club willing to make a firm offer and Illarr...Full Story »

Here are all the latest news to come out of Anfield. German newspaper Bild report that Liverpool are interested in signing the £6m-rated Leonardo Bittencourt from Hannover. The 21-year-old is highly rated and is available on the cheap and could be the perfect long-term replacement for Steven Gerrard. El Confidential claim that Liverpool have shown an interest in Real Madrid's Asie...Full Story »

Chelsea’s inability to tie down Eden Hazard to a long-term deal has reportedly alerted Real Madrid to the prospect of signing the Belgian midfielder. According to the Express (h/t Simon Osborn of Metro) contract talks have broken down between the player and the Premier League leaders. As noted in the piece, apparently the 24-year-old is looking for a deal from Chelsea that would see him...Full Story »

The 24-year-old says he has heard no word of a potential deal for Lucas Silva and has no desire to force a move away from the club Asier Illarramendi says he wants to stay and fight for his Real Madrid place despite the club's pursuit of Lucas Silva.The European champions expect to complete the signing of the Cruzeiro midfielder in the coming days, with Illarramendi - already behind Toni Kroos,...Full Story »

Asier Illarramendi returned to training to hand Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti a boost ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League Group B clash with Basle. The 24-year-old defensive midfielder has been sidelined since suffering a groin injury earlier this month and has not appeared for the Spanish giants since the 4-0 Primera Division victory over Granada on November 1. However, he has bee...Full Story »

Real Madrid are back in training. Or better said, eight Real Madrid players trained yesterday at the club's Valdebebas training facilities. The international break has left Madrid's training pitches all but empty. Carvajal and Illarramendi are continuing with their respective recoveries. Neither of them trained on the pitch, but both hope to be fit, ready and available to play for Ancelotti ...Full Story »

Gareth Bale took advantage of a goalkeeping howler to help Real Madrid claim a deceptively-difficult 4-0 victory at Real Sociedad and keep the pressure up on Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. With the top two having already won on Saturday, Madrid knew anything other than victory at the Anoeta could spell the end of their title challenge, but they came away with the three points thanks to goals fr...Full Story »

Real Madrid reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey after defeating minnows Olimpic Xativa 2-0 at the Bernabeu. Real drew the opening leg 0-0 at the Segunda Division B club, but secured progression through Asier Illarramendi and Angel Di Maria's first-half goals. Atletico Madrid made harder work of beating lower league side Sant Andreu. Diego Simeone's men held a 4-0 lead from the first leg...Full Story »