Person: Alfredo Relaño

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Inside La Liga: Real Madrid flirt with youth but Ronaldo still the saviour

Last week, many around Real Madrid were claiming that the selection of their youth talent was their best hope of getting something from this season.

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La Liga's star duo back on song

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Ronaldo hat-trick keeps Real Madrid in race

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Boost for Real Madrid as Barcelona let two goal lead slip at Sevilla

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Spain still bearing scars of last summer's horrors

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Inside La Liga: Indian summer for Torres

Patient Ancelotti must start afresh

In the most literary of the new La Liga season’s previews, AS editor Alfredo Relaño wrote that Carlo Ancelotti reminded him of mythical Greek hero Sisyphus.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2014

Real moans but Clasico shows Messi is master

After Lionel Messi had done his talking on the pitch in Barcelona’s thrilling 4-3 La Liga win at Real Madrid on Sunday night, Cristiano Ronaldo did some crying off it.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2014

Perez’s media influence weakens

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale encourages Cristiano Ronaldo after he missed a goalscoring opportunity during the La Liga game against Malaga at the Bernabeu. Right: Barca coach Gerardo Martino’s in his fashionable light green polo shirt. Pic: Getty

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

‘The Irish are still stuck in the stone age’

Spain’s 4-0 win over Ireland convinced a previously wavering Madrid media that La Roja were on track to win Euro 2012.

Sat, 16 Jun, 2012

La Roja turning guns towards wounded Irish

Spain’s draw with a surprisingly impressive Italy was not a bad result for the defending Euro champions, but their performance threw up more questions than answers ahead of their clash with Ireland on Thursday.

Tue, 12 Jun, 2012