Zidane jumps at chance to rekindle Real Madrid love affair

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Zinedine Zidane said he left because a change was needed at the end of last season, for the good of everyone

Griezmann on target again as Atletico edge closer to Barca

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Antoine Griezmann helped to seal the win for Atletico Madrid by scoring his tenth goal in his last 11 games

Ramos double puts Madrid within sight of the semi-finals

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Sergio Ramos now has nine goals in all competitions this season and these two were key as Madrid maintained their second revival under coach Solari

Sweet revenge for Atletico who cruises past Dortmund

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A fortnight ago Dortmund handed Atletico their heaviest defeat but this contest was almost a mirror image with the hosts in control from start to finish

Lopetegui's sacking by Real Madrid: He gambled everything and lost the lot

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Julen Lopetegui was dismissed following a meeting of the board of directors after only 139 day in charge of Real Madrid

Southgate: English players overworked after World Cup

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The England manager believes that the Premier League started too soon following the conclusion of the World Cup in Russia

Messi back at Wembley looking to make up for lost time in Europe

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Lionel Messi will have happy memories of Wembley gone past when he line up against Tottenham on Wednesday

Sweden book place in World Cup quarter-finals after edging past Switzerland

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Sweden reached a sport milestone on Tuesday night when they advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years

Messi's Argentina have shot at World Cup redemption

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It's #WorldCup crunch-time for Argentina on Tuesday as they take on Nigeria at the Saint Petersburg Stadium

Brazil edge towards World Cup knockouts after Costa Rica late show

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The Brazilians left it late in the match against Costa Rica, finally securing the victory with two goals in extra time

Manchester City won't try to lure Isco from 'spectacular' Real Madrid

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Pep Guardiola has ruled out Manchester City signing Real Madrid´s Isco this summer and described the European champions as a "spectacular team".

Ronaldo to Real Madrid fans: Thank you so much guys, see you next year

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When Ronaldo’s initial comments were put to Perez, he expressed annoyance at the timing and appeared to brush off the possibility of a departure.

Gareth Bale set to hold talks with Real Madrid president

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“Bale has made the difference. It’s normal to want more playing time, I understand. ”

Barcelona coach: Messi played against Sundowns due to contractual issue

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?Messi has played a lot of big matches, even sometimes playing with discomfort,? Valverde said. ?Now the plan is to rest him a little. ?

Cristiano Ronaldo '120 percent' fit ahead of Champions League final

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Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, says winning the Champions League for a third time as a a manager would be "huge"for several reason.

Sergio Aguero says club link up with Messi is 'impossible'

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Sergio Aguero says he will probably never play alongside close friend, fellow forward and Argentina teammate Lionel Messi at club level.

Messi magic, but Bale lashes it home in #ElClasico thriller

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After taking treatment, Ronaldo played on for 31 minutes before Zidane decided to substitute him at halftime, which may offer Real encouragement.

Zidane says Real won’t give guard of honour to Barca after snub

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?After the Club World Cup, it wasn?t important for them to give us a guard of honour. ?

Diego Costa scores as Atletico end Wenger’s Euro dream

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For all his domestic achievements, Arsene Wenger will depart without a European trophy to his name.

Bayern fight, but Benzema brace sends Real Madrid into Champions League final

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Zinedine Zidane now stands on the brink of history himself, with Carlo Ancelotti and Bob Paisley the only other managers to have ever won it three times.

'You know where I am,' Benzema tells France coach Deschamps

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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will not make any attempt to persuade France coach Didier Deschamps to take him to the World Cup.

Zidane: Gareth Bale happy at Real Madrid despite lack of game time

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Zinedine Zidane insists he has no problem with Gareth Bale despite substituting him during Real Madrid´s Champions League clash against Juventus.

Buffon: Champions League referee 'has a garbage bag instead of a heart'

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Gianluigi Buffon has launched a scathing criticism of referee Michael Oliver after Wednesday's Champions League match against Real Madrid.

Late drama as Ronaldo converts penalty to deny Juve

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Gianluigi Buffon, making his 125th and perhaps final Champions League appearance before retirement, was sent off for his protests.