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  Athletic Bilbao beats Getafe 1-0 in Spanish league

  Football | October 29, 2013 6:32 IST

  Madrid: An eighth-minute goal by Aymeric Laporte gave Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win at Getafe in the Spanish league on Monday.   Getafe dominated the opening minutes, getting behind Athletic's defense twice in the fourth minute,

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  Athletic Bilbao beats Villarreal 2-0 in Spain

  Football | October 22, 2013 6:17 IST

  Madrid: Mikel Rico's perfectly taken header helped Athletic Bilbao beat Villarreal 2-0 at its new San Mames Stadium in the Spanish league on Monday.   Rico dove horizontally to meet Andoni Iraola's precise long cross from

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  Messi and Puyol back for Milan and Madrid matches

  Football | October 18, 2013 18:11 IST

  Barcelona: Barcelona has recovered forward Lionel Messi from a minor leg injury and captain Carles Puyol after a seven-month absence in time for its upcoming games against AC Milan and Real Madrid.  Barcelona team doctors

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  Bale fit, ready for Madrid against Malaga

  Football | October 18, 2013 17:58 IST

  Madrid: Gareth Bale is fit and ready to play for Real Madrid as the club looks to improve on its recent uninspiring showings for an eight-day stretch coach Carlo Ancelotti calls “very important,” with games

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  Martinez replaces Albiol for Spain's WC qualifiers

  Football | October 06, 2013 6:18 IST

  Madrid: The Spanish football federation says Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez will replace the injured Raul Albiol for Spain's two upcoming World Cup qualifiers.   The federation's medical staff recommended against Albiol joining the national team

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  Ronaldo leads Madrid win with Bale injured

  Football | September 23, 2013 16:40 IST

  Barcelona Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double and set up another goal for Real Madrid in a 4-1 comeback win over Getafe on Sunday in the Spanish league, as new teammate Gareth Bale couldn't make

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  Athletic Bilbao beat Celta Vigo 3-2 in new stadium

  Football | September 17, 2013 6:38 IST

  Madrid: Goals by Mikel San Jose, Andoni Iraola and Benat Etxebarria gave Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win over Celta Vigo at the inaugural match in its new San Mames Stadium in the Spanish league on

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  Ronaldo's return to Manchester scuppered as he signs £288k a week deal with Madrid

  Football | September 16, 2013 12:17 IST

  New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a mind boggling  five-year deal with Real Madrid — worth rupees two crore 90 lakh per week which is  almost twice as much as Gareth Bale will be earning

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  'Substantial support for Madrid's Olympic bid'

  Other Sports | September 05, 2013 18:51 IST

  Madrid:  The final opinion poll on Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics was published Thursday, showing overwhelming popular support for the Games' return to Spain.The members of the Madrid 2020 bid are currently lobbying for

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  Illarramendi signs six-year contract with Madrid

  Football | July 13, 2013 19:11 IST

  Madrid, Jul 13: Midfielder Asier Illarramendi has signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid and been presented as its latest summer acquisition.The 23-year-old Illarramendi completed his transfer from Real Sociedad after passing a medical exam

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  Monaco signs Carvalho on 1-year deal from Madrid

  Football | May 29, 2013 13:51 IST

  Monaco, May 29: Monaco says Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho has joined from Real Madrid on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract with the big-spending promoted club for next season.Carvalho said Tuesday that “I'm very

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  Madrid to play Atletico in Copa del Rey final

  Football | May 17, 2013 11:26 IST

  Barcelona, May 17: With a return to England looking likely, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho can go out a winner when his team plays crosstown rival Atletico Madrid on Friday in the Copa del Rey

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  Mourinho gives more hints he's leaving Madrid

  Football | May 01, 2013 11:23 IST

  Madrid, May 1: Jose Mourinho gave his biggest hints yet Tuesday that he is set to leave Real Madrid in the offseason and is eyeing a return to England.After being eliminated by Borussia Dortmund in

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  Dortmund reaches CL final despite loss to Madrid

  Football | May 01, 2013 11:19 IST

  Madrid, May 1: Borussia Dortmund withstood a nervy finish to reach its first Champions League final since 1997 on Tuesday despite a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid that wasn't enough to overturn the German team's

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  Barcelona, Madrid need miracle to reach Wembley

  Football | April 29, 2013 12:13 IST

  Barcelona, Apr 29: Fierce rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid are bound to a common cause after heavy losses in the Champions League: the need to believe in miracles.Barcelona has the daunting task of overturning its

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  Ronaldo hits 50 goals for season in win for Madrid

  Football | April 15, 2013 13:07 IST

  Barcelona, Apr 15: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while Barcelona didn't need Lionel Messi to brush aside

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  Barca-Bayern, Madrid-Dortmund in Champions League

  Football | April 12, 2013 16:57 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland, Apr 12:  It's Spain vs. Germany twice over in the Champions League semifinals.Barcelona plays Bayern Munich in a clash of teams ranked by UEFA as the two best in Europe. Bayern hosts the

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  Madrid aims to finish off Galatasaray in Champions

  Football | April 09, 2013 12:25 IST

  Istanbul, Apr 9: Cristiano Ronaldo aims to polish off Galatasaray and ease Real Madrid into the Champions League semifinals, holding a commanding 3-0 advantage heading into Tuesday's meeting in Istanbul.Ronaldo leads Europe's top-tier competition with

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  2020 Summer Olympics: IOC team in Madrid to assess infrastructure

  Other Sports | March 19, 2013 20:04 IST

  Madrid, Mar 19: The International Olympic Council (IOC) evaluation commission has begun a four-day inspection of Madrid's bid for the 2020 Summer Games.IOC officials arrived here on Monday for the inspection. Madrid is competing with

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  Ronaldo scores 2 as Madrid beats Celta Vigo 2-1

  Football | March 11, 2013 13:51 IST

  Barcelona (Spain), Mar 11: Cristiano Ronaldo ensured there was no letdown for Real Madrid after its win over Manchester United by scoring twice in a 2-1 victory at Celta Vigo on Sunday, lifting the team