CHALLENGED to win each of their nine remaining Premier League matches by their manager Alex Ferguson, Manchester United set about their quest with relish swatting aside Roy Hodgson’s team with an ominous performance.

Real Madrid have an “obsession” about signing Wayne Rooney, but would need to fork out £80m or more to do so, according to former president Ramon Calderon.

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

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claims a “gentleman’s agreement” existed over the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo before he left the Spanish giants in January.

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has admitted Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer from Manchester United was agreed last summer.

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

BUYING Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for a figure of up to €100 million would be “madness”, Real Madrid presidential candidate Juan Onieva said yesterday.

ROBIN VAN PERSIE is ready to pledge his future to Arsenal if they can match his own trophy-winning ambitions.

HOW times change. An image on Juande Ramos's official website shows a group of gleeful Tottenham Hotspur supporters holding aloft a giant image of the Spaniard after he had led the team to victory over Chelsea in the Carling Cup final.

RAMON CALDERON blamed the media for his decision to resign as Real Madrid president yesterday, claiming he was quitting his post for the good of the club.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has resigned from his post with the Primera Liga champions.

REAL MADRID president Ramon Calderon has rubbished reports they have an agreement in place to take Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to the Bernabeu next summer, insisting the issue is “totally dead”.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has effectively ruled out any move for Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez following the appointment of former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos on an initial six-month contract.

Manchester United face an anxious wait to discover whether UEFA will take action against Wayne Rooney for his lunge on Kasper Risgard in last night’s Champions League clash with Aalborg.

Alex Ferguson has again fanned the flames of Manchester United's battle with Real Madrid over Cristiano Ronaldo.

CRISTIANO RONALDO believes he deserves to be crowned both European and World Player of the Year.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insisted today his club’s pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo is officially over.

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo is confident his side’s Champions League match with Liverpool will go ahead at the Vicente Calderon next week, despite UEFA handing them a three-match stadium ban.

JUVENTUS president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has laughed off reports of a possible bid for Gianluigi Buffon by Manchester City, calling it “fantasy football”.

Manchester City new boy Robinho told Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon he would “rather be a travelling salesman” than remain at the Bernabeu, the Brazilian’s agent has revealed.

Manchester City’s newest recruit has promised to show Chelsea what they missed out on.

Chelsea will make a final attempt today to broker a deal with Real Madrid for Robinho in a bid to bring the acrimonious transfer saga to a conclusion.

Real Madrid have criticised Chelsea for their conduct during the ongoing Robinho transfer saga.

Chelsea have risked angering Real Madrid by advertising replica Robinho shirts for sale before the transfer for the Brazil forward has been completed.

Chelsea believe their pursuit of Real Madrid forward Robinho will go “to the wire”.

Robinho is on the brink of a big-money move to Chelsea, according to his representative.

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster admits that for “selfish” reasons he is still hoping that Robinho will remain at the Bernabeu this season.

Robinho’s representative Wagner Ribeiro is not ruling out the possibility of the Brazilian ace leaving Real Madrid this summer, and claims the Spanish champions would accept a €40m offer for the Chelsea target.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole wants to spend the rest of his career at Stamford Bridge and is prepared to fight for a regular place under Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has stated that the transfer saga involving Cristiano Ronaldo is “closed” and the winger will remain at the club.

Cristiano Ronaldo should be given the green light to step up his recovery programme this week.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has revealed there will be a maximum of two new signings this summer and denied reports of unrest in the squad.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits he can do little more as the club wait for Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo to decide on his future.

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has hinted he is interested in a move to Real Madrid, but poured cold water on the idea he could move to the Bernabeu this summer.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes the Spanish champions will be a force to be reckoned with next season regardless of whether they sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

ARSENE WENGER has no intention of going public and “destabilising” players like Real Madrid have done with Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo as he continues his search for fresh faces to add to the Arsenal squad.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is expected to decide his future before the end of the month – but Jose Mourinho is prepared to wait longer for Frank Lampard.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has reacted to media speculation of a supposed €60m bid for Robinho by claiming the Brazil international is worth more than that.

Real Madrid are maintaining their pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo despite the news the Manchester United winger will miss the start of the new season after surgery on his ankle.

Cristiano Ronaldo looks increasingly likely to stay at Manchester United for at least one more season after Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admitted there was no more that could be done to lure the winger to the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists no discussions have yet been held with Manchester United over the possible transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon today reiterated the Spanish champions are “passive spectators” in the Cristiano Ronaldo saga.

REAL Madrid president Ramon Calderon has dismissed suggestions the Spanish champions would be willing to spend €100 million on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has dismissed suggestions the Spanish champions would be willing to spend £80m on Cristiano Ronaldo.