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World Cup - Group E - Brazil vs Costa Rica

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The best — and the worst — of Neymar on show as Brazil beat Costa Rica

Why is it always about him?

Brazil v Croatia - International Friendly - Anfield

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Brazil have most Champions League experience

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Is this the beginning of the end for Real Madrid’s golden galacticos?

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Jose: biggest rivals are biggest friends

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Advantage Real as Bayern blunder

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Ronaldo scores late penalty as Real Madrid knock out Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo brace edges Real Madrid to victory at Eibar

Real Madrid overcame a shaky performance to maintain their fine recent form to defeat Eibar 2-1 at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurua.

Sat, 10 Mar, 2018

Soccer rumours: Everton to replace Koeman this week?

The race to succeed sacked Everton boss Ronald Koeman may see a winner before the weekend is out.

Thu, 02 Nov, 2017

Pochettino ‘confident’ Kane will be available

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has declared himself very confident Harry Kane will be fit enough to face Real Madrid in the Champions League tonight.

Wed, 01 Nov, 2017

Lloris keeps Spurs fans cheering against Real Madrid

Real Madrid 1 - Tottenham 1: Harry Kane was the headline act but Hugo Lloris stole the show as the Frenchman’s stunning save helped earn Tottenham a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2017

Emphatic win for Real Madrid against Barcelona

Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema scored brilliant first-half goals as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 on the night to register a resounding 5-1 aggregate Supercopa win.

Thu, 17 Aug, 2017

Karim Benzema’s brilliance sees Real Madrid through

Atletico Madrid 2 Real Madrid 1 (Real Madrid win 4-2 on agg): Karim Benzema’s brilliance booked Real Madrid a place back in the Uefa Champions League final as the holders lost 2-1 to city rivals Atletico 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon, but comfortably progressed on aggregate.

Thu, 11 May, 2017

Ronaldo hat-trick piles on the pain as Real sweep Atletico aside

Real Madrid 3 - Atletico Madrid 0: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid swept aside city rivals Atletico 3-0 at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final last night.

Wed, 03 May, 2017

Ronaldo hat-trick all but knocks Atletico out

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid swept aside city rivals Atletico 3-0 at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Tue, 02 May, 2017

Real Madrid regain top spot with win at Leganes

Real Madrid regained their position at the top of LaLiga but not before being put through their paces by a spirited Leganes in a pulsating 4-2 victory.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2017

Real Madrid in control despite Napoli's away goal

Real Madrid 3 - 1 Napoli

Thu, 16 Feb, 2017

Real keep Barca at arm's length thanks to Ramos' Clasico leveller

A last-gasp Sergio Ramos header secured a 1-1 draw for Real Madrid in the Clasico against Barcelona to maintain their six-point lead at the top of LaLiga.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016

Glory magnet Cristiano Ronaldo had ‘vision’ of scoring winner

Watching Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate winning his third Champions League trophy, having scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against Atletico, it was hard to give any credence to rumours he will be wearing the red of Manchester again next season.

Mon, 30 May, 2016

Real set up all-Madrid final as tame Man City fail to land a blow

Real Madrid 1 Manchester City 0 (agg: 1-0): Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League final by beating Manchester City 1-0 in last night’s underwhelming semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu.

Thu, 05 May, 2016

All to play for as Man City saved by brave Hart

Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0: Just when everyone was expecting a goalscoring free-for-all, Manchester City demonstrated — in their first ever Champions League semi-final — that they have the tactical nous to be serious contenders as they earned a goalless draw against Real Madrid at the Etihad.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016

Real Madrid needed two goals from Gareth Bale to inspire them to a win at Rayo Vallecano

Gareth Bale inspired Real Madrid to come from two goals down to win 3-2 at Rayo Vallecano in a testing workout ahead of the Champions League clash with Manchester City.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Louis van Gaal plays down cost of Champions League failure

Louis van Gaal does not expect any Manchester United player to agitate for an exit if the club fail to reach the Champions League.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick sends Real Madrid into semis

Real Madrid 3 Wolfsburg 0, Real win 3-2 on aggregate: Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick sent Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League after the Spanish giants overturned a first-leg deficit in a 3-2 aggregate win over Wolfsburg.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2016

Wolfsburg double leaves Real Madrid stunned

Wolfsburg 2 Real Madrid 0

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo winner lands shock win for Real Madrid against Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a late winner to hand 10-man Real Madrid a shock 2-1 win in a fiery El Clasico and end Barcelona's long unbeaten run.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Barcelona held but Luis Enrique upbeat

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.”

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Zinedine Zidane’s honeymoon set for reality check

Galactico coach Zinedine Zidane is about to face some real tests as Real Madrid coach.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Real Madrid must continue revival to convince fans, admits under-fire Rafa Benitez

PSV Eindhoven boss Phillip Cocu has vowed that his side will do everything in their power to ensure tonight’s crunch Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow is an “unforgettable” and triumphant occasion for the Dutch club.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Marcelo says PSG clash will be like ‘a final’

Real Madrid defender Marcelo has labelled tonight’s Group A showdown against Paris St Germain “a final”.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2015

David De Gea botched deal row escalates

The war of words between Old Trafford and the Bernabeu escalated last night after Manchester United issued a statement insisting Real Madrid were to blame for the collapse of David de Gea’s proposed transfer.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015

Your Tuesday evening catch-up

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

Zidane: I’d have loved Real challenge but it wasn’t my time

Zinedine Zidane says he would have accepted the chance to replace Carlo Ancelotti as Real Madrid coach had he been offered the job.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2015

Van Gaal 'can't answer' over De Gea

David De Gea waved goodbye to Old Trafford yesterday and Louis van Gaal could give no guarantees that he would be back next season.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Rampant Real Madrid keeping up the pressure on Barcelona

Real Madrid 3 Almeria 0: Real Madrid kept up the pressure on Primera Division leaders Barcelona by beating Almeria 3-0 at the Bernabau to return to within two points of their fierce rivals.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

Ronaldo beats Messi to major LFP Awards

Cristiano Ronaldo edged out Lionel Messi to be crowned the Primera Division’s Best Player for 2013-14 at Monday night’s LFP Awards Ceremony.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2014

End is near for Casillas as Real fans turn on hero

Saturday began with the Spanish press full of tributes to Real Madrid club captain Iker Casillas on completing 15 years as a first-team player at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu — with over 700 games for the club, and an enviable trophy haul including three Champions Leagues, five La Liga titles and two Copas del Rey.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014