MADRID: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and coach Luis Enrique appear to have agreed an uneasy truce but hostilities could break out again if the Argentina...
MADRID: If anyone had said when a callow teenager called Lionel Messi netted his debut La Liga goal in May 2005 he would break Telmo Zarra’s top-flight...
MADRID: Atletico Madrid proved last season that with an inspirational coach, a group of committed players and an enthusiastic support, it is possible to get...
MADRID: Real Madrid’s decision to sell midfielders Xabi Alonso and Angel di Maria left many scratching their heads and consecutive La Liga defeats as well as...
MADRID: Clashes between Real Madrid and Barcelona are rarely short on drama and Saturday’s La Liga Clasico may have more than its usual share, with Luis...
MADRID: Friday marks 15 years since Carles Puyol made his debut for Barcelona and coach Luis Enrique might be wishing he had someone of the caliber of the...
MADRID: Atletico Madrid’s Champions League game at home to Juventus Wednesday will be a chance for the Spanish champions to prove they have the firepower to...
MADRID: When Atletico Madrid won a La Liga and King’s Cup double in 1996, hopes were high it would mark the beginning of a golden period for the club known as...
MADRID: When Iker Casillas triumphantly hoisted the Henri Delaunay Cup aloft in Kiev after Spain claimed a second consecutive European crown in 2012, he could...
MADRID: One of the most disappointing aspects of Barcelona’s failure to win major silverware last season was the lack of onfield chemistry between Lionel...
BRASILIA: After Brazil’s utter humiliation against Germany, anything less than a win in Saturday’s third-place match against an indifferent...
BRASILIA: Barcelona fans enjoying Javier Mascherano’s brilliant World Cup performances in midfield for Argentina have probably been asking themselves...
BRASILIA: Barcelona fans enjoying Javier Mascherano's brilliant World Cup performances in midfield for Argentina have probably been asking themselves the same...
Firm friends and former teammates at Real Madrid, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira make starkly contrasting contributions to a Germany side through to face Brazil...
Frequently bracketed with Pele and Diego Maradona among the greatest exponents of the game, Alfredo Di Stefano, who died Monday, aged 88, was one of the most...
BRASILIA: After the attack-minded tactics and goal glut of the group stages, the World Cup quarterfinals were predictably marked by caution and even...
BRASILIA: If a scan Sunday confirms Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria is out of the World Cup it would be a significant blow to the South Americans' hopes...
BRASILIA: Argentina’s World Cup quarterfinal against Belgium Saturday is likely to be decided by who comes out on top in a continuing duel between their...
BRASILIA: When France striker Karim Benzema was hauled off in the 83rd minute of their 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat at home to Spain in March last year he...
BRASILIA: Cristiano Ronaldo’s subdued performances for Portugal at the World Cup after his scintillating form for Real Madrid last season suggest the...
BRASILIA: Midfielders Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari have been suspended from Ghana's World Cup team with immediate effect after they clashed with...
Lionel Messi’s World Cup double for Argentina in Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over Nigeria suggests the four-times World Player of the Year may be ready to take...
CURITIBA, Brazil: Spain center-back Gerard Pique had to pull out of training Saturday after feeling discomfort in an adductor muscle, making him a doubt for...
The poignant lyrics of John Lennon’s 1970 song “God” capture how some of Spain’s golden generation of players and decorated coach...
BRASILIA: Talismanic striker Didier Drogba was again left on the bench for Ivory Coast's World Cup Group C match against Colombia in Brasilia Thursday.The...