Ronaldo impressed by United’s Falcao capture

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo has given his approval to the club’s signing of Radamel Falcao and reiterated his desire to return to Old Trafford one day. United signed Colombia striker Falcao from Monaco on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day and will be able to make … Read more

Di Maria wants out of Madrid – Ancelotti

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that midfielder Angel di Maria has asked to leave the European champions before the end of the transfer window. The 26-year-old Argentine — who missed the World Cup final defeat by Germany because of injury — was a star performer as Real claimed … Read more

Spanish coastguards pick up almost 700 African migrants in two days

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish emergency services picked up 470 immigrants travelling in dozens of rafts across the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday and 227 from the same stretch of water the day before, a spokesman for the Maritime Safety Agency said. More than 75,000 have tried to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa, landing in … Read more

Spanish missionary with Ebola lands in Madrid

An elderly Spanish missionary infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia landed in Madrid Thursday, becoming the first patient in the fast-spreading African outbreak to be evacuated to Europe for treatment. An Airbus A310 carrying 75-year-old Roman Catholic priest Miguel Pajares landed at the Spanish capital’s Torrejon military air base at 8:15 am (0615 … Read more

Neymar’s injury update

MADRID (Reuters) – Neymar’s injured back is healing well and he is aiming to return to action in a friendly for his club Barcelona on Aug. 18, the Brazil forward said on Thursday. Neymar fractured a bone in his back following a challenge from Colombia defender Juan Zuniga in Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final and was … Read more

Pique relishing return of ‘angry’ Suarez

MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes an “angry” Luis Suarez will be desperate to prove himself when he has served out a four-month ban for a biting incident at the World Cup. Uruguay striker Suarez was given a nine-match international suspension and banned from all football-related activity for four months by FIFA after … Read more

Real Madrid signs World Cup sensation

James Rodriguez has signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid. The club says the 23-year-old Colombia forward, who scored a tournament-leading six goals at the World Cup in Brazil, will be presented to fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Rodriguez passed a medical examination earlier at the Sanitas Clinic in the northern … Read more

Real Madrid still world’s most valuable team – Forbes

(Reuters) – Spanish soccer club Real Madrid retained their title as the world’s most valuable sports franchise, according to a poll released by Forbes on Wednesday that was again dominated by National Football League teams. Soccer clubs held the top three positions with the European champions valued at $3.44 billion, topping the list for the … Read more