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Real Madrid Club de Fútbol ( Royal Madrid Football Club), commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain.
Read More at Wikipedia ›New Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers conceded he'll have to earn respect at Anfield after being plucked from relative obscurity Friday following a successful spell at fellow English Premier League team Swansea.
In arguably the most low-key managerial appointment the fallen giant of English sports has made in a generation, the 39-year-old Rodgers beat out Wigan manager Roberto Martinez despite having only one season of experience in England's top division.That year, however, proved to be a highly successful one, with Swansea finishing 11th in its first season in the Premier League and earning plenty of admirers because of the Welsh team's attractive, possession-based style of play.Liverpool chairman Tom Werner said Rodgers was a "forward-thinking coach at the forefront of a generation of young managers and will bring to Liverpool attacking, relentless football."The Northern Irishman had a limited player career at home before embarking on a coaching career, becoming manager of the Readin...Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez has left the club for Sevilla, it was announced on Wednesday.The move comes after Villarreal was relegated from La Liga on the fina...
Seydou Keita scored in stoppage time to help Barcelona close out its La Liga campaign with a 2-2 draw at Real Betis on Saturday.Barcelona entered the game having won...
Real Madrid sealed its first La Liga title since 2007 on Wednesday, easing past 10-man Athletic Bilbao, 3-0, at San Mames thanks to goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut...
Bayern Munich became the first team to advance to a Champions League final it is hosting, beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalty kicks Wednesday night as Bastian Schwein...
Villarreal, which finished second in La Liga just four years ago, was relegated with a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid on the final day of the season Sunday at El Madrig...
You may have never heard of David Alaba, a 19-year-old Austria international who is one of the rising stars in soccer. In just a few days, you should be introduced t...
Portugal manager Bento has selected two uncapped players, Custodio and Miguel Lopes, to his final 23-man roster for next month's Euro 2012 finals.Custodio and Lopes ...
Villarreal's mission heading into its final match of the season is simple: win to remain in La Liga for at least another year.The club sits fifth from bottom in Spai...
Inter Milan defender Walter Samuel has brought an end to speculation over his future by signing a new contract with the club that ties him to the Nerazzurri until 20...
Borussia Dortmund has used a novel idea to return from the brink of extinction, and if the club continues down the same path from its most storied days, a European r...
Brazil coach Mano Menezes did not picked Ronaldinho for exhibitions ahead of the London Olympics, limiting the player's chance of making it to the games.Neymar, Alex...
Chelsea is playing for a place in European soccer history as well as next season's competition when it meets Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.After nine s...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho signed a two- year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him at the Spanish club through the 2015-16 season.The 49-year-old Mouri...
Forward Cacau was among the final four cut from Germany's 2012 Euro roster, leaving coach Joachim Loew with just two true strikers in Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez....
France coach Laurent Blanc cut midfielder Yoan Gourcuff and defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa on Tuesday as he finalized the Euro 2012 roster.Blanc initially named a 26-man...
Spain manager Vicente del Bosque is well aware of the difficult task that lies ahead for his team.After finally breaking through and winning Euro 2008, Del Bosque's ...
Cristiano Ronaldo admitted Portugal should feel no pressure in the Euro 2012 tournament as it is "never favorites to win championships."Ronaldo was not ready to conc...
Inside one of Honduras' most dangerous and overcrowded prisons, inmates operate a free-market bazaar, selling everything from iPhones to prostitutes.It's more like a...
Barcelona provided Pep Guardiola with the perfect send-off by thrashing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Friday to earn the club's most successful co...