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After a season that has seen James Rodriguez falling further and further down the pecking order at Real Madrid, it is now common knowledge that the Colombian wants to leave the Spanish giants this summer. The 24-year-old has been linked with a number of top European sides over the past few weeks, however according to breaking reports in El Confidencial on Thursday …

And then there were two… Champions League finalists they may be, but this past weekend saw Atlético Madrid eliminated from the race to win La Liga, leaving only Clásico rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid to contest the trophy heading into the final round of fixtures next Sunday. With every La Liga game kicking off at the same time on Sunday, there …

This years Champions League season has, to a large extent, mirrored that of 2013/2014. Despite another poor showing, an English team progressed as far as the semi-finals. Arsenal lost their nerve in the first leg, yet produced a brave, albeit fruitless, second leg against a European giant. Atletico Madrid under Diego Simeone knocked out a fancied Barcelona side. Two teams from Spain faced …

The last five times that the world football transfer record has been broken, it has been done so by Real Madrid. In 2000 they took Luis Figo from Barcelona for €62 million. A year later current Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane arrived from Juventus for €75 million. In 2009 Madrid broke the record twice in one year with the arrival of …

The final whistle in the Santiago Bernebeu stadium on Wednesday confirmed another all-Madrid final of Europe’s top competition.  Real Madrid stuttered past a lacklustre Manchester City, thanks to a fortunate Gareth Bale strike, or unfortunate Fernando deflection, depending on which team you support. The Madrid defence lived up to its austere reputation as they kept yet another clean sheet. The …

While the English Premier league could be decided as soon as this weekend, the destination of the Spanish title is set to go right to the wire with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético all still firmly in contention. With just two games remaining, any one of those three is still capable of winning La Liga. It has reached the point …

The first Champions League semi final of the week has become that bit more intriguing with news coming through that Cristiano Ronaldo is to miss Real Madrid’s match against Manchester City. The Portuguese international almost single-handedly dragged them through the last round – scoring a hat-trick in the 3-2 aggregate comeback win against Wolfsburg – and he will be a …

The stories linking Cristiano Ronaldo with a return to Manchester United have been around almost from the second he left the club in 2009. However, while in previous years such talk was confined to the realms of the tabloid, there genuinely was a measure of belief this year that Real Madrid were prepared to sell their star player. Ed Woodward …

Tuesday night’s Champions League quarter-finals were set up to ensure an interesting evening. Manchester City had the benefit of two away goals for their second leg against Paris St. Germain. However, the last English team left in the competition have been anything but solid at the back since the injury to captain Vincent Kompany. Before the second leg, City had managed …

Just over three weeks ago, the Spanish league season was, for all intents and purposes, over as Barcelona were full of confidence and going strong at 39 games unbeaten. Since then, a 2-2 draw with Villarreal and defeats to Real Madrid and Real Socieded have left Luis Enrique’s side looking on far shakier ground as they look to to complete the …

The Champions League encounter between Wolfsburg and La Liga’s Real Madrid this week was marred by stupidity and cheating. Football: the beautiful game. Whoever coined that phrase did so long before footballers became cheaters. Football today is often not very beautiful and at times follows the theme of a soap opera, with play acting and churlish behaviour aplenty. Far removed from an …

Welcome to episode 36 of the Coshcast.  So who’s under the Cosh this week? Barcelona for a start, after Real Madrid ‘Zidance’ around them in El Clasico. Meanwhile, in the Premier League Spurs share a surprisingly similar attribute with Mesut Ozil as they start looking ahead and behind at the same time. Elsewhere, Leicester win again (boring) and Arsenal finally play like …

Who will it be, and who to believe? Sky Sports’ Guillem Balague took to Twitter in an attempt to untangle the crossed wires in the ever increasing saga of Manchester United, LVG and Jose Mourinho. With the football world’s consensus being that Jose Mourinho would inevitably find his way to Old Trafford, conflicting reports now suggest that current, beleaguered United boss …

Real Madrid pulled off something of a surprise on Saturday night by beating Barcelona on their own turf in the 231st competitive meeting of El Clásico. By doing so, Zinedine Zidane’s side ended Barcelona’s 39 game unbeaten run and came away from the Camp Nou with all three points for the first time in four seasons thanks to a late …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is apparently keeping an eye on a Real Madrid midfielder.  The Premier League transfer rumour mill is now hitting high speed as new reports of top flight targets emerge daily. The latest reports suggest that Klopp is keen to sign Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez. According to Corriere dello Sport, Klopp is a fan and has …

Lionel Messi has managed to break more than records as a wayward strike breaks an opposition fan’s arm. Barcelona are on what appears to be another inevitable roll towards the La Liga title in Spain. A weekend 2-2 draw with Villareal and a Real Madrid 4-0 defeat of Sevilla sees the Catalan clubs lead at the top of the La …

There appears to be more good news for Manchester United as Real Madrid appear to have lost interest in a key target. It’s fair to say that the red side of Manchester is happier than the blue today. After months of mediocre performances and dogged rumours over the future of manager Louis van Gaal, Sunday’s derby victory between the two …

Real Madrid have a plethora of midfield options at their disposal. However, Toni Kroos is among their top choices in the centre of the park, which is why the reports of Kroos wanting out comes as a bit of a surprise. AS reported that, although Kroos is under contract with Real Madrid until 2020, the German has several offers on …