Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for lashing out but Gareth Bale scored a late penalty to give a ragged Real Madrid side all three points from a 2-1 win at Cordoba.

European roundup: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both scored hat-tricks in easy wins as Real Madrid remained two points ahead of Barcelona atop the La Liga table.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti admits the European champions still have plenty of room for improvement after seeing them open their Primera Division campaign with an uninspiring 2-0 win over minnows Cordoba.

Manchester United are expected to complete the British-record signing of Angel di Maria later today.

Manchester United last night clinched the British record signing of Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria.

Atletico Madrid shocked maybe even themselves by breaking the big two’s grip on the La Liga title for the first time since 2004, but still the 2014/15 La Liga season will likely be another shoot-out between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Argentina’s second largest city has been rocked by waves of looting and robberies after police went on strike for higher pay .

Barcelona have suspended their scheduled media activities for today amid reports in Spain concerning the health of coach Tito Vilanova.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been hailed as the greatest player of all-time by team-mate and fellow Argentinian Javier Mascherano.

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Bolton have completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Oscar Perez on the day they learnt his compatriot Ivan Campo would be missing for 10 weeks of the season with a broken foot.

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Adrian Mutu has put Chelsea ahead against Lazio tonight.

Tonight's Champions League games have kicked off across Europe.

Colombian goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba has claimed a move to Arsenal could be imminent.