Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique remained upbeat after his side threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Villarreal and said: “We’re one point closer to our objective.”

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.

Spain must trust in their philosophy but trust their youth to enact it

Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifying draw may have been the first time most football fans in Ireland realised Gibraltar had an international team which actually played in qualifiers.

Lloyd Dyer and Jamie Vardy produced two top quality goals to enable Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester to chalk up a record-breaking victory.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has called for patience as fans wait to see the best of Gareth Bale following his record-breaking summer move to the Bernabeu.