REAL MADRID waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy — only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.

REAL MADRID ended Barcelona’s hopes of achieving another treble as they claimed the Copa del Rey in extra time last night.

REAL MADRID progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in seven years after convincingly seeing off Lyon last night to record a 4-1 aggregate victory.

REAL MADRID overcame the second-minute dismissal of Iker Casillas to beat Espanyol 1-0 last night and move to within five points of fierce rivals Barcelona at the top of the Primera Division.

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REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez has no desire to sign “the second best player in the world” – which in his opinion is Barcelona’s Lionel Messi – or Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney this summer.

REAL MADRID have confirmed Jose Mourinho will be unveiled as their new coach on Monday after agreeing a compensation deal with Inter Milan.

REAL MADRID will attempt to put themselves in a position to end five years of Champions League hurt tonight when they take on Lyon in the first leg of their last 16 tie at Stade Gerland.

AC MILAN and Real Madrid shared the points to leave both on course for the Champions League second round.

REAL MADRID last night brought their galactic summer spending to almost €200m with an agreement in principle to pay €35m to Lyon for striker Karim Benzema. Lyon have accepted this bid and the player is now negotiating the terms of his transfer.

REAL MADRID and Manchester United last night finalised an agreement for the £80million (€94m) transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish club.

REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez has revealed the Spanish giants are pursuing Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery.

REAL MADRID have confirmed they have reached an agreement for Manuel Pellegrini to be their new coach.

REAL MADRID presidential hopeful Florentino Perez has claimed “an agreement” is in place for Cristiano Ronaldo to join the club.

A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument over his chores has been found guilty of premeditated murder in the US.

REAL MADRID secured their progression and kept alive their outside hopes of winning Group H after Raul’s early strike earned them a 1-0 victory over BATE Borisov.

REAL MADRID beat Sevilla 3-2 in a topsy-turvy match at the Santiago Bernabeu to go second in La Liga.

REAL MADRID were last night forced to deny media reports that coach Fabio Capello handed in his resignation 24 hours before tonight’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.

REAL MADRID failed to take advantage of slip-ups from La Liga’s frontrunners with a woeful display at the Riazor as they went down to Deportivo last night.

REAL MADRID president Ramon Calderon has reiterated his belief that David Beckham will sign a contract extension.

REAL MADRID president Ramon Calderon expects the ongoing issue surrounding David Beckham´s new contract to be resolved within the next three weeks.

REAL MADRID president Ramon Calderon has warned rival clubs that goalkeeper Iker Casillas, reportedly a target for Manchester United, is not for sale.

REAL MADRID yesterday announced Ramon Calderon winner of the presidential elections at the club. Calderon received 8,344 votes, while Juan Palacios was second with 8,098.

ARSENE WENGER opted for straight A’s last night as he prepared his Arsenal youngsters for the truest examination of their fledgling careers.

REAL MADRID qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League with two games to go last night when they beat Rosenborg Trondheim 2-0 in Group F.

REAL MADRID have reached an agreement with Sao Paulo over the future transfer of Brazil full-back Cicinho.

REAL MADRID are anxious to avoid the mistake they made in their previous Champions League meeting with Juventus when the two heavyweights go head-to-head again tonight.

REAL MADRID admit David Beckham was dropped from the 3-2 win against Racing Santander on Saturday amid doubts about the England captain’s form and fitness.

REAL MADRID moved up to second place in La Liga after goals from Luis Figo and Michael Owen helped them to a 2-0 win at Malaga.

REAL MADRID want David Beckham to return to action next week despite the England captain ruling himself out for five weeks with a fractured rib.

REAL MADRID'S director of sport Emilio Butragueno and Patrick Vieira's agent Steve Kutner both distanced themselves from any possibility that the France midfielder will make a £22 million switch to the Spanish giants.

REAL MADRID have agreed terms with Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira, according to reports in Spanish newspaper Marca.

REAL MADRID have joined the race for Porto midfielder Deco, who was reportedly moving to Chelsea.

REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez is an expert businessman, but he still has a lot to learn about football.

REAL MADRID have warned Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to keep his hands off their glittering array of star players this summer.

REAL MADRID claimed a place in the Champions League quarter-finals after a first-half strike from Zinedine Zidane gave them a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in a fiery encounter at the Bernabeu last night.

REAL MADRID reclaimed top spot in the Primera Liga yesterday after fighting back from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 win at Valladolid, thanks to a last-gasp strike from Ronaldo as both sides finished with 10 men.

REAL MADRID made sure of a place in the last 16 of the Champions League as unbeaten group winners with a 1-1 draw against Porto at the Bernabeu last night.

REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez says he will continue his policy of signing a world class footballer each year and is already in talks with the leading player he expects to bring to the club next season.

REAL MADRID continued their smooth progress towards the knock-out stages of the Champions League by easing to a third victory in three games with a 1-0 win over Partizan Belgrade in Group F last night.

REAL MADRID have decided to part company with coach Vicente del Bosque just a day after his side clinched their 29th league championship.