The Spanish league's top-scorers Real Madrid hope for more goals at Tenerife on Saturday as they bid to close the two-point gap on leaders and defending champions Barcelona who host Malaga on the same day. Real thumped Villarreal 6-2 at home in their last outing and in-form Argentine international forward Gonzalo Higuain believes they are starting to find their ...

Barcelona's Argentine winger Lionel Messi outshines both Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in terms of media value, a team of Spanish researchers claimed on Friday. The team from the University of Navarra rated last year's Golden Ball winner as the player with the highest profile in the world for the second year running. Second was Real Madrid's ...

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque on Friday announced a strong squad for their friendly international against France at the Stade de France in Paris next Wednesday. England exiles Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal and Liverpool pair Jose Reina and Fernando Torres are in the squad of 23 along with Real Madrid stars Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso and Barcelona's Xavi ...

Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc on Friday singled out Champions League holders Barcelona as the team to fear in European football's elite competition. The defending champions only managed a 1-1 draw in their last 16 first leg at Stuttgart on Tuesday but the former Manchester United defender warned the Spanish side remain a force to be reckoned with. "We're ...