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New Leeds coach Bielsa refuses to make promotion promises

Marcelo Bielsa refused to make any Premier League promotion promises when he addressed the media as Leeds United manager for ...

WORLD CUP: Last stand for stars of Spain's golden generation

After recent struggles at major tournaments, the remaining stars of Spain's golden generation could be facing a last stand ...

UEFA punishes Roma, Spartak, Athletic Bilbao for fan clashes

UEFA has punished three clubs and ordered fines totaling 145,000 euros ($169,000) for fan violence at Champions League and ...

Valencia clinches Champions League berth after Betis loss

Valencia was assured of a top-four finish in the Spanish league and a berth in next season's Champions League after Real ...

Levante nears salvation in Spain after 3-1 win at Athletic

With two free kick goals by the same player from nearly the same spot only two minutes apart, Levante came from behind to ...

Barcelona easily wins historic 4th straight Copa del Rey

If it was a farewell, Andres Iniesta went out in style. The veteran midfielder is expected to soon confirm he's leaving ...

Ronaldo scores with backheel flick, saves Madrid from loss

Cristiano Ronaldo came through for Real Madrid again, this time with a backheel flick that saved his team from a loss in the ...

Luis Suarez

Barcelona unbeaten in record 39 straight La Liga games

Barcelona set a Spanish league record of 39 consecutive games unbeaten on Saturday, as it rebounded from its humbling ...

Villarreal loses again, drops to sixth in Spanish league

Villarreal followed its surprise loss to last-place Malaga by falling at home to Athletic Bilbao 3-1 on Monday, dropping to ...

Atletico beats Deportivo, cuts Barcelona's lead to 9 points

Atletico Madrid took advantage of Barcelona's stumble to keep alive its title hopes in the Spanish league. Kevin Gameiro ...

Ronaldo scores 4 goals as Madrid beats Girona 6-3

Cristiano Ronaldo extended his impressive scoring run by scoring four goals in Real Madrid's 6-3 rout of Girona in the ...

Lionel Messi

Barcelona takes 11-point lead; Ronaldo scores 4 for Madrid

Atletico Madrid's title hopes were further damaged after it conceded two late goals in a 2-1 loss at Villarreal on Sunday, ...

Lionel Messi

Messi leads Barcelona to 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao

Lionel Messi added to his scoring streak with a first-half goal in Barcelona's 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish ...

Welbeck double lifts Arsenal, Torres boosts Atletico

Danny Welbeck celebrated his England callup by scoring twice as Arsenal beat AC Milan 3-1 Thursday to cruise into the Europa ...

2 Bilbao security guards hurt in attack by Marseille fans

Two security guards received minor injuries after being attacked by Marseille fans during the second leg of the Europa League ...

Suarez , Ignasi Miquel

Griezmann thrives as Atletico stays 8 points behind Barca

Antoine Griezmann is keeping alive Atletico Madrid's hopes of a Spanish league title challenge. The France forward scored an ...

Surprise Europa League wins for Arsenal, Salzburg

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first Arsenal goal as the London club rebounded from four successive losses with a 2-0 win at ...

Red-hot Griezmann scores 4 goals, keeps Atletico winning

It's hard to stop Antoine Griezmann these days. The forward followed up a hat trick against Sevilla with a four-goal ...

Gerard Moreno, Diego Lopez

February 28, 2018

Without Ronaldo, Madrid loses to Espanyol in Spanish league

Real Madrid couldn't overcome the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and other regular starters on Tuesday, losing 1-0 to Espanyol ...

February 26, 2018

Atletico routs Sevilla 5-2, continues its chase of Barcelona

Atletico Madrid is making it clear that it won't let up in its pursuit of Spanish league leader Barcelona. Atletico sent a ...