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Thursday March 13 2014 Atleti ‘to fight until the end’ By Football Espana staff Atletico Madrid captain Gabi says his side are ready to fight until he end of the season in both La Liga and the Champions League. The Rojiblancos are three points behind league leaders and arch rivals Real...

Roberto Carlos: I want to coach Madrid By Enis Koylu Feb 26, 2014 9:20:00 AM The Brazilian has admitted his desire to return to the club he represented with distinction as a player within in the next 10 years Former Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos has admitted that he would like to...

Wednesday February 26 2014 Simeone welcomes competition By Football Espana staff Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone has said that far from being intimidated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, he relishes fixtures against the top two. El Cholo was speaking to Argentinean publication Ole! and...

Raul: This is the best Real Madrid team in years By Eman Shafee Feb 24, 2014 10:35:00 PM The Blancos legend feels that the Liga leaders are in fine fettle right now, not least because of the fine form of Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso Raul believes that Carlo Ancelotti has put together...

Barcelona president insists Neymar deal was legitimate 25 February 2014 Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu insists his club have done nothing wrong in the signing of Neymar. The La Liga giants paid €13.5million to the Spanish authorities on Monday after being charged with tax fraud in...

Barcelona deny wrongdoing in Neymar transfer 24 February 2014 Barcelona have again denied any wrongdoing over the transfer of Neymar, but have paid an additional €13.5million to Spanish authorities. The voluntary payment - which the club says is a gesture to "defend the club's reputation" -...

Atletico president confident of Costa stay 24 February 2014 Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo believes star striker Diego Costa will remain at the club to cement his place in Spain's squad. Costa's decision to represent the world and European champions at international level instead...

La Liga: Espanyol 1 Villarreal 2 24 February 2014 Sergio Asenjo saved an injury-time penalty to earn Villarreal a crucial 2-1 win at Espanyol on Monday. The visiting goalkeeper flung himself to his right to keep out Sergio Garcia's spot-kick after Gabriel Paulista had handled inside the...

Barca without injured Pique for two weeks Feb 23, 2014 3:43:00 PM The former Manchester United defender will be out of action for a fortnight after suffering a muscular problem against Sociedad Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is set for two weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury he...

Monday February 24 2014 'Referee had clear prejudice' By Football Espana staff Real Betis boss Gabriel Calderon has hit out against referee Jesus Gil Manzano, claiming the official has ‘a clear prejudice’. The Verdiblancos stayed rooted to the bottom of the table on Sunday after they went...

Sunday February 23 2014 Simeone: Atleti were outclassed By Football Espana staff Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone admitted his side were second best in the 3-0 defeat against Osasuna. Goals from Alejandro Cejudo, Emiliano Armenteros and Roberto Torres gave Osasuna the victory and denied...

Sociedad to investigate Seferovic disturbance 23 February 2014 Real Sociedad began an internal inquiry on Sunday into an incident involving Haris Seferovic, following the club's 3-1 win over Barcelona. The Swiss forward celebrated his 22nd birthday after Saturday's La Liga match in San...

La Liga Wrap: Atletico title hopes dented, Athletic clear in fourth 23 February 2014 Osasuna dented Atletico Madrid's title bid with a 3-0 win on Sunday, while Athletic Bilbao remain in pole position for fourth. Atletico coach Diego Simeone opted to rest numerous key men following their 1-0...

La Liga Wrap: Real Madrid win to move clear as Barcelona lose 22 February 2014 Real Madrid moved three points clear in La Liga thanks to a 3-0 win over Elche and Barcelona losing to Real Sociedad. Real were never in any problems at the Santiago Bernabeu once they opened the scoring through...

5 things to know about the Spanish league January 16 By PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer Manu Fernandez, file | AP Photo FILE - The Jan. 8, 2014 file photo shows FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, kicking the ball to score against Getafe during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the...

La Liga Preview: Levante v Barcelona 17 January 2014 Barcelona will be without forward Neymar when Gerardo Martino's side continue their pursuit of a second successive La Liga title at Levante. The Brazil international suffered sprained ankle tendons in a 2-0 Copa del Rey victory at Getafe...

Neymar out for three weeks with ankle injury 17 January 2014 Barcelona have confirmed Brazil forward Neymar will miss three to four weeks of action due to an ankle injury. The 21-year-old was hurt as he fell awkwardly when delivering a cross during the first half of Thursday's Copa del Rey...

Ancelotti: Ozil quotes are unfounded 17 January 2014 Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has rubbished reports in which he was quoted expressing regret regarding the sale of Mesut Ozil to Arsenal. The Italian was quoted as calling the decision to allow Ozil to move to the Premier League in...

La Liga: Malaga 0 Valencia 0 17 January 2014 Struggling La Liga outfit Malaga stretched their winless run to three league games with a 0-0 draw against Valencia on Friday. Valencia were looking for a second win in three league games under new coach Juan Antonio Pizzi, but could have fallen...

Thursday January 16 2014 Xavi: I almost joined Bayern Munich By Football Espana staff Xavi Hernandez has revealed that he almost joined Bayern Munich in 2008, but Pep Guardiola persuaded him to stay at Barcelona. After a stunning Euro 2008 where he was named Player of the Tournament, the...