MADRID (Reuters) – Valencia have turned to their retired former winger Vicente Rodriguez to help them out of a slump that has left Gary Neville still searching for his first victory in charge. Neville, who took over as coach of the ambitious Singapore-owned club when Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked last month, has overseen four […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s tax fraud case will be heard by a Barcelona court from May 31 through to June 3, according to statement on Wednesday. World Player of the Year Messi and his father Jorge are accused of defrauding the Spanish state of 4.2 million euros ($4.6 million) in tax between 2007 and […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale damaged a calf muscle in Sunday’s La Liga game at home to Sporting Gijon, tests confirmed on Tuesday. Bale, who scored with a seventh-minute header to put Real 1-0 up at the Bernabeu, limped out shortly before halftime with his side leading 5-0. “After tests carried out […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Holders Barcelona could be missing two thirds of their prolific attacking trio for Wednesday’s King’s Cup quarter-final, first leg at Athletic Bilbao, when they continue their bid for a fourth triumph in eight years. Lionel Messi had to come off at halftime in Sunday’s 6-0 demolition of the Basque club in La […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo gave a ringing endorsement of new coach Zinedine Zidane and handed a rebuke to his sacked predecessor Rafa Benitez after Sunday’s 5-1 La Liga victory at home to Sporting Gijon. Real have comfortably won both their matches since Zidane took over this month, a 5-0 thrashing of […]
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will have tests on Monday on a possible muscle injury sustained in Sunday’s 6-0 La Liga victory at home to Athletic Bilbao, coach Luis Enrique said. Messi, who scored Barca’s opening goal from the penalty spot, was replaced by Arda Turan at halftime at the Nou Camp and […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona forward Lionel Messi did not sustain a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 6-0 La Liga victory at home to Athletic Bilbao as initially feared, tests showed on Monday. Messi, who scored Barca’s opening goal from the penalty spot, was replaced at halftime and coach Luis Enrique told a news conference the decision […]
