Real Madrid ended their long pursuit of Eden Hazard on Friday when they agreed to sign the Belgium winger from Chelsea on a five-year contract for a reported 100 million euros ($113.

Eden Hazard joins Real Madrid on five-year contract for Zidane's re-build

Lennart Johansson, a Swede who presided over European soccer for 17 years as its new Champions League turned into a global commercial juggernaut, has died after a short illness aged 89, Sweden's Football Association said on Wednesday.

Former UEFA boss Lennart Johansson, father of the Champions League, dies aged 89

Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Spain star Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in a car crash, his hometown club Sevilla said on Saturday. He was 35. Reyes, who shot to fame at Sevilla before a switch to Arsenal followed by spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was on the books with second tier Spanish club Extremadura.

Former Spain striker Jose Antonio Reyes killed in car crash

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez confirmed on Monday the club are keen to sign Eden Hazard this summer and claimed Sergio Ramos has an offer to move to China.

I hope Eden Hazard comes to Madrid this year, says club President Florentino Perez

Real Madrid's Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has renewed his contract until the end of the 2022-23 season, the Spanish club announced on Monday. The 29-year-old Kroos was expected to leave the Santiago Bernabeu according to Spanish media reports but he has instead has extended his stay for another four years.

Toni Kroos extends Real Madrid deal until 2023

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri on Monday praised star striker Cristiano Ronaldo and said the Portuguese star is mentally stronger than everyone else. "In terms of mentality, he is stronger than anyone else.

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri praises Cristiano Ronaldo's mental strength

Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel. The 44-year-old had previously admitted the offence after being spotted by a member of the public as he drove his Bentley in London on November 21.

David Beckham handed driving ban for using phone at the wheel

Spain's World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas, 37, suffered a heart attack while training with his team Porto on Wednesday and was taken to hospital, the Portuguese club said in a statement, adding that the goalkeeper's life was not in danger.

Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas suffers heart attack, taken to hospital

From Barcelona's 26th title win to Real Madrid's shocking defeat, major takeaways from the weekend in La Liga

Real Madrid dropped points for the third time in seven games since Zinedine Zidane's return as they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Getafe in La Liga on Thursday, which harmed their neighbours' hopes of a top-four finish.

Underwhelming Real Madrid held to stalemate at Getafe

Manchester United are confident they will retain the services of Paul Pogba and finish in the top four, the Premier League club's boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.

Solskjaer expects Paul Pogba to be Manchester United player next season

Cristiano Ronaldo is "1,000 per cent" certain to remain at Juventus, he said after they clinched the Serie A title on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. Ronaldo, dismissing suggestions that he could cut short his three-year contract, said he was delighted to have won Serie A at the first attempt, adding to his three English Premier League titles with Manchester United and two La Liga crowns with Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo is '1,000 percent certain' to stay at Juventus

Real Madrid stumbled to a 1-1 La Liga draw at Leganes on Monday, the latest disappointing result in a nightmare season for the European champions. Zinedine Zidane's side, who are third in the table and 13 points behind leaders Barcelona, were uninspired against local rivals Leganes.

La Liga: Real Madrid stumble again in disappointing draw at Leganes

Manchester United's Paul Pogba has given an epic reply to Real Madrid transfer rumours after his side's 0-1 defeat to Barcelona in the first-leg quarter-final of UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford.

Paul Pogba responds to Real Madrid transfer rumour

Zinedine Zidane takes charge of his first game since making an astonishing return to Real Madrid on Saturday against Celta Vigo which is set to be a de facto audition for next season for many of the team's underperforming players.

Zinedine Zidane begins second coming with Real Madrid against Celta

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick against his favourite opponents Atletico Madrid as the Italians overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit to win 3-0 and reached the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Atletico Madrid powers Juventus into quarter-finals

Santiago Solari has insisted Gareth Bale is still a key player for Real Madrid, despite leaving him out of the team that started against Barcelona in Wednesday's 3-0 Copa del Rey semi-final defeat.

'Everyone knows what Bale can do': Santiago Solari

An action-packed weekend in La Liga saw Lionel Messi put on yet another masterclass as Barcelona beat Sevilla in a thriller, while there was VAR controversy as Real Madrid limped past Levante thanks to two penalty calls.

Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga

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Real Madrid's Marco Asensio scored a late winner in a 2-1 victory at Ajax Amsterdam, who were left to rue a goal disallowed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in their Champions League last-16, first leg on Wednesday.

Champions League: Real Madrid edge out Ajax as Asensio scores late winner

Lionel Messi was short of fitness and Barcelona lacked spark as a goalless draw away to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday offered fresh hope to their rivals in the title race.

Barcelona give fresh hope to La Liga rivals after Athletic Bilbao stalemate

Real Madrid and Barcelona were the highest earning clubs in European football last season, knocking Manchester United off top spot, according to the latest Deloitte 'Football Money League' published on Thursday.

Real and Barca replace United as top-earning clubs: Deloitte

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was fined almost 19 million euros ($21.6 million) for tax fraud on Tuesday but will avoid serving a 23-month prison sentence after agreeing to a deal.

Ronaldo accepts deal in tax fraud case in Spain with fine, suspended sentence

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari was left fuming and questioning the point of video technology (VAR) in La Liga after his side were not awarded what looked a clear penalty during their shock 2-0 loss at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday (January 6).

'What is the point of VAR?' fumes coach Solari after shock Madrid loss

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