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El Larguero on Cadena SER recalled the time when Rafa Benitez was sacked as the Real Madrid manager and the club considered Mauricio Pochettino for the role.

Leicester City sacked manager Craig Shakespeare on Tuesday after just four months in charge of the former Premier League champions, British media reported.

The Brazilian spoke ahead of Barça's Champions League match against Olympiacos about Neymar, his position, and facing doubters.

The terrorist organisation is circulating a photoshopped image showing a rifle-carrying militant standing in front of one of the World Cup venues.

Humble Segunda B side Fuenlabrada were hit by a break-in on Monday night by thieves looking for the Real Madrid gate money.

The former-Barcelona and England striker reasoned that one goal every other game for Madrid is nothing special.

The French attacker and the Spanish midfielder are suffering from fever and physical discomfort respectively before the must-win game for Atletico.

The former Real Madrid player was in Madrid and spoke about the tranquility that Zidane brings to los Blancos and how necessary that is.

The Spurs star took part in the first football training programme at the Beckham Academy in London in 2005 when he was just 12 years old.

Antonio Conte says the injury problems that threaten to derail Chelsea's season have been caused by his side's increased workload.

The Argentinean failed to find the net against Sporting but will have another chance to bring up his continental century when Olympiacos visit Camp Nou.

The Brazilian was rested in Getafe with an eye on containing the Tottenham midfield. With 21.5km under his belt, no Real player has covered more ground in Europe.

The Dutch midfielder has revealed exactly how his decision to move from Sampdoria to Los Blancos in 1996 came about. The rest, as he says, is history.

Television cameras from Spanish show "El Día Después" picked up the Croatia midfielder telling Isco to get ready after Jorge Molina made it 1-1 in the Coliseum.

It is not the first time the Italian club has gone in for Nacho and there has also been interest from England and Europe for the player.

The Azzurri landed the 1958 runners-up while Croatia will take on the Euro 2004 champions. The other games are NI-Switzerland and Denmark-ROI.

Zinedine Zidane's side were training ahead of the Champions League clash against Tottenham Hotspur at the Bernabéu.

The small team from the Argentine third regional division showed their gratitude to their hero after the Barça star's hat-trick qualified the nation for World Cup 2018.

The Porto forward netted this acrobatic effort to round off his side's 6-0 Portuguese Cup rout of Lucitano GC Évora on Friday night.

The Real Madrid boss praised his side's grit in the Coliseum and said it was good for his strikers to both find the net against Getafe.

The owner of Sports Direct has put the Premier League club up for sale as Newcastle United fight to remain in the top flight under Rafa Benitez.

All the information you need on where and when to watch the Champions League Group game between Barcelona and Olympiacos from the Camp Nou on Wednesday at 20:45.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager was gushing in his praise of Isco, who he says he has seen in various teams and says his magic is plain to see.

Akwa United beat Niger Tornadoes on penalties to win their second Nigerian Cup in three years after a 0-0 draw in Sunday's final at Lagos.

Troy Deeney has accused Arsenal players of lacking fighting spirit after the Gunners crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at Vicarage Road.

The former Marseille, Arsenal, Manchester City and Sevilla winger said that he was unable to make the step up "because of my personal lifestyle."

The altercations took place in Vitoria where two games were scheduled: Alavés-Real Sociedad and CD Vitoria-Racing Santander.

The Croatia international has been unable to fully recover from the ankle injury which he picked up in the Week 4 meeting with Athletic Club.

"There is no concern in that regard" Bartomeu added ahead of tonight's game at the Wanda, "We have a magnificent relationship with Atlético de Madrid".

The Costa Rican is over the muscular problems he suffered while on international duty and could return against Tottenham in the Champions League.

The Real Madrid star is known for catching his opponents unaware on the pitch, but here he targets his son with what appears to be a huge bucket of water...

Kaká made his final appearance for the Major League Soccer team this weekend, with the 35-year-old yet to confirm what his next step will be.

Kenny Dalglish answers questions about his former club Celtic's trip to face off against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Karim Benzema had the bit between his teeth in training today, as he showed in this 'rondo' possession drill at Real Madrid's Valdebebas base.

The FIFA World Cup 2018 is drawing closer and we will soon know the 32 teams that will take part but not before a play-off and here is where you can watch it.

After Chile's failure to qualify for the World Cup in 2018, the dysfunction within the squad has become apparent and many of the players are turning on each other.

The Portuguese and the Englishman have each scored 43 goals in 2017, with only Cavani, Lewandowski, and Messi finding the net more.

The Polish official has been in charge twice before at the Bernabéu, with a win and a draw for the home side against Roma and Borussia Dortmund.

Spain have just missed out on a place in pot 1 in the Russia 2018 draw, having been beaten to seventh in October's world rankings by France.

Dan González has told his current club that he's off to take care of the pitch at the Wanda Metropolitano.

"Saúl continues to grow. He's a player who really wants it and when a player wants it, football repays them", Simeone said after the 1-1 draw with Barça.

Groundsmen spent 15 minutes sweeping up piles of confetti which fans had thrown onto the pitch before the meeting with Patronato.

Marco Fassone says head coach Vincenzo Montella "is staying with us", despite Milan's weekend defeat to Inter - their third straight Serie A loss.

The Argentine former  coach made a striking comparison between  Madrid's young forward and the Barça star. He also spoke about Griezmann.

The Manchester City manager says there is no chance of his players falling into the trap of over-confidence despite their spellbinding form.

The Second Division B club opened the doors of the Campo do Vao to take in residents affected by the wildfires which been ravaging the north west coast since the weekend.

The Real Madrid keeper looks set to play in the Champions League on Tuesday after again training as normal on Monday.

Zidane had nice things to say about the mnidfielder ahead of tomorrow's game against Tottenham: "Isco is improving because he's got talent, simple as that".