Spanish League
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Valencia beats Deportivo 2-0 to move 3rd in Spanish league
Football | Mar 14, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTValencia, Spain: Dani Parejo and Paco Alcacer scored goals in the second half to help Valencia beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 and move into provisional third place in the Spanish league on Friday.Deportivo held its
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Messi's record-setting treble gives Barca lead in Spain
Football | Mar 09, 2015, 07:26 AM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi scored a record-setting hat trick to help Barcelona rout Rayo Vallecano 6-1 and take the lead of the Spanish league on Sunday.Messi's three second-half goals completed his 32nd career treble in
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Barcelona beats Villarreal 3-1, reaches Copa del Rey final
Football | Mar 05, 2015, 07:43 AM ISTMadrid: Two goals by Neymar and one from Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 3-1 victory over 10-man Villarreal on Wednesday and a place in the final of the Copa del Rey.Barcelona advanced 6-2 on aggregate
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Ronaldo scores to help Madrid win 2-0 at Elche, extend lead
Football | Feb 23, 2015, 08:06 AM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Elche on Sunday, as the Spanish league leaders capitalized on Barcelona's stumble to increase their advantage to four points.Madrid
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Barcelona's winning streak ends with 1-0 home loss to Malaga
Football | Feb 22, 2015, 07:16 AM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Malaga stunned Barcelona with a 1-0 victory at Camp Nou on Saturday to end the host's 11-game winning streak and prevent it from taking an overnight lead in the Spanish league.Malaga struck early
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Getafe beats Espanyol 2-1 in the Spanish league
Football | Feb 21, 2015, 06:43 AM ISTMadrid: Forward Pablo Sarabia scored one goal and set up another to help Getafe beat Espanyol 2-1 in the Spanish league on Friday.Getafe outplayed the visitors until the final minutes as Spain coach Vicente del
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Messi motivated to get back to his best
Football | Feb 20, 2015, 12:23 PM ISTMadrid: FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has admitted that last season saw him well below his best form, but added that had been one of the motivations he had found to return to his top
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Atletico thrashes Real Madrid 4-0 in derby to open up title race
Football | Feb 08, 2015, 09:30 AM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Atletico Madrid thrashed crosstown rival Real Madrid 4-0 in a dominant derby performance on Saturday that threw open the Spanish league title race.The defending champion set the tone from the start as Tiago
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Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, Ramos out for a long haul
Football | Feb 06, 2015, 09:20 AM ISTMadrid: Real Madrid will be without the services of midfielder James Rodriguez for around two months, while Sergio Ramos' left hamstring injury will keep him out for around three weeks.James was forced to leave the
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Madrid's James Rodriguez breaks foot, will have surgery
Football | Feb 05, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTMadrid: Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez has broken a bone in his right foot and will undergo surgery on Thursday.Madrid said on its club website that medical tests revealed Rodriguez has a "fracture of the
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Madrid beats Sevilla 2-1 to increase Spanish league lead
Football | Feb 05, 2015, 06:28 AM ISTMadrid: Real Madrid held on to beat Sevilla 2-1 and increase its lead of the Spanish league on Wednesday despite a spate of injuries and not counting on suspended forward Cristiano Ronaldo.In a match postponed
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Deportivo beats Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in Spanish league
Football | Jan 31, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTMadrid: A late penalty by Celso Borges gave Deportivo La Coruna a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Friday.The match began with a minute's silence for former Rayo and Nigeria goalkeeper
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Neymar says Ronaldo's aggression at Cordoba must be punished
Football | Jan 27, 2015, 09:59 AM ISTBarcelona: Barcelona striker Neymar says players are often provoked, but must expect punishment if they retaliate as Cristiano Ronaldo did during Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Cordoba.Ronaldo was sent off on a straight red card
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Real is top soccer moneymaker for 10th year; Man United 2nd
Football | Jan 22, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTLondon: Real Madrid is football's biggest moneymaker for the 10th straight year, while Manchester United has risen to second in the rankings by maintaining its commercial growth during its worst-ever Premier League campaign.In the Football
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We need to improve, both attack and defence: Luis Enrique
Football | Jan 20, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTBarcelona: Barcelona boss Luis Enrique Monday said his side needs to put up an improved display to remain in contention for the Spanish title."There are still things we need to improve, both in attack and
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Cordoba beats Granada in relegation-battle in Spanish league
Football | Jan 06, 2015, 05:56 AM ISTCordoba, Spain: Forward Nabil Ghilas scored before leaving injured to spark Cordoba's 2-0 win over visitors Granada on Monday in a meeting between two teams in the Spanish league's relegation zone.Ghilas used one touch to
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Suarez finally scores, Messi nets 2 in Barca win
Football | Dec 21, 2014, 12:27 PM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Luis Suarez's long wait for a goal in the Spanish league finally ended when he added to Lionel Messi's brace to give Barcelona a 5-0 win over Cordoba on Saturday.After putting Barcelona ahead
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Barcelona held 0-0 at Getafe, trails Madrid by 4
Football | Dec 14, 2014, 04:34 PM ISTBarcelona, Spain: Barcelona slipped further behind Real Madrid in the Spanish league title race after being held to 0-0 at Getafe on Saturday.The draw ended Barcelona's run of eight straight wins overall, and it fell
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Real Madrid beats Almeria 4-1 in Spanish League
Football | Dec 13, 2014, 06:00 AM ISTAlmeria, Spain: Two goals by Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid stretch its Spanish record winning streak to 20 matches as it beat Almeria 4-1 in the league on Friday.Madrid bettered the 18-game winning streak set
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Ronaldo breaks record with hat trick in Madrid win
Football | Dec 07, 2014, 10:46 AM ISTMadrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's record-breaking hat trick helped Real Madrid equal another Spanish league milestone in a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday.His 23rd career hat trick in La Liga gave him one more treble