Ozil, Khedira: friends off the pitch, very different on it
(Reuters) - Firm friends and former team mates at Real Madrid, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira make starkly contrasting contributions to a Germany side through to face Brazil in the...
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Dream ends for Spain’s golden boys, youngsters wait
By Iain Rogers (Reuters) - The poignant lyrics of John Lennon's 1970 song "God" capture how some of Spain's golden generation of players and decorated coach Vicente del Bosque must...
Cech, Terry to miss rest of Premier League season
MADRID (Reuters) - Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss the rest of the season after landing heavily and injuring his right elbow in Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in...
Cech, Terry to miss rest of Premier League season
MADRID (Reuters) - Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss the rest of the season after landing heavily and injuring his right elbow in Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid in...
‘Prince of Wales’ targets three crowns after Cup stunner
MADRID (Reuters) - Gareth Bale's brilliant winner in Wednesday's King's Cup final against Barcelona gave the world's most expensive player his first taste of major silverware and the Wales winger...
Gashed Costa shin typifies Atletico will to win
MADRID (Reuters) - The deep gash to Diego Costa's shin suffered in Atletico Madrid's 2-0 La Liga win at Getafe on Sunday was more evidence that the leaders are putting...
Real treble hopes alive despite Dortmund fright
MADRID (Reuters) - Carlo Ancelotti's 50th match in charge of Real Madrid was his most nerve-wracking so far but after surviving a Champions League scare at Borussia Dortmund, his expensively...
Ronaldo knee problem a concern for Portugal
MADRID (Reuters) - However much Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted there was no cause for concern, the sight of Cristiano Ronaldo limping off near the end of Wednesday's Champions...
Messi blows title race open with treble at Real
MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi blew the La Liga title race wide open when the unstoppable Argentina forward netted a hat-trick in a 4-3 comeback win for the champions at...
Ronaldo run raises hopes of rare treble for Real
MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo's scintillating form and the supporting role played by the likes of Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema suggest Real Madrid have every right to believe a...