Real Madrid News

England are set to play Spain in a friendly next year - but will not allow the fixture to be held in Madrid, because of the racism problems they experienced at the Bernabeu in 2004.

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is hopeful that Cristiano Ronaldo will be wearing the Spanish giants' colours this time next year.

Mark Hughes is confident he can lure the biggest stars in football to Manchester City, despite not being able to offer Champions League football.

David Beckham moved up to third on England's all-time appearance list when he came on as a substitute against Kazakhstan on Saturday.

Submitted by Niraj Prabhu on Wed, 2008-10-08 14:50. Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the Old Trafford outfit to join him at Real Madrid next summer ...

By Paul Virgo

ROME (Reuters) - Stefano Borgonovo was guest of honor at Wednesday's friendly between former clubs Fiorentina and AC Milan, though he was unable to play.

Borgonovo moved Italians last month when he revealed that he was suffering from the most common form of motor neurone disease -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The 44-year-old former striker's announcement, given from a wheelchair through a computer-generated voice after he lost the power of speech, sent a shiver of dread through generations of past and present Italian footballers.

Reports have linked the former Real Madrid and Roma striker with a switch to the Barclays Premier League club but Samp administrator Beppe Marotta insisted he is not for sale.

Rio Ferdinand does not believe Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia should be considered for selection for England.

There was good news for Real Madrid and for the Dutch national team with the recall of Wesley Sneijderto the Real Madrid squad on Saturday.

MADRID: Raul Gonzalez scored a brace as Real Madrid rallied for a 2-2 draw with Espanyol, while Manuel Fernandes' second-half goal gave Valencia a 1-0 victory at Valladolid to reclaim top spot in the Spanish ...

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster felt his side's second-half performance against Espanyol should have been enough to win them all three points against the visiting Catalan side.

Veteran striker Raul Gonzalez scored twice but Real Madrid still lost ground in the Spanish title race after they were held at home 2-2 by Espanyol on Sunday.

Barcelona host title rivals Atletico Madrid today, determined not to compound coach Pep Guardiola s already frayed nerves by leaving it late to secure victory.

Barcelona underlined their Spanish title credentials with a 6-1 thrashing of a sorry Atletico Madrid side on Saturday who never recovered from conceding three goals in a breathtaking first ten minutes.

Michael Owen's England career looks set to become another casualty of the turmoil at Newcastle when England manager Fabio Capello names a 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus ...

Ruud van Nistelrooy grabbed an injury-time goal to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Real Betis after two players were sent off.

Oct. 2: The gallery looks at the first ever playoff game at The Trop... and quite possibly the last of 2008 at Wrigley.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has recalled Carlos Marchena and Alvaro Arbeloa to his 21-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Belgium.

Luiz Felipe Scolari admits he prayed for Didier Drogba's injury to be a minor one, but is sure Chelsea have the squad depth to win the title.

Villarreal moved top of the Spanish league by winning 1-0 at Sporting Gijon with a goal from Giuseppe Rossi.