Gareth Bale’s last-gasp penalty stole an unconvincing 2-1 win for Real at Cordoba after Ronaldo had been given his marching orders. Ronaldo was given a straight red card for kicking

There are 76 places separating the two teams in the English football pyramid, but United were unable to make their class count and fell well below par in the first half of Friday’s clash

The hosts made hard work of capitalising on the early dismissal of Nenad Krsticic, with Icardi having a penalty saved by Sergio Romero. However, Shaqiri finally ended Sampdoria’s stubborn resistance

Leeds United sprung a surprise 1-0 defeat on Championship leaders Bournemouth, who were left to rue Yann Kermorgant’s late penalty miss. Neil Redfearn’s men had gone eight games without a

Massimiliano Allegri is certain that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has the ability to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or. Pogba produced a fine display in Juve’s 4-0 Serie A defeat of Verona

Valencia’s pursuit of a Champions League position gathered pace on Saturday as Alvaro Negredo struck late to secure a vital 3-2 victory against Almeria. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side looked like

League One promotion-chasers Preston North End suffered frustration on Friday as Chris Dagnall rescued a point for struggling Leyton Orient at Deepdale. Orient entered the contest above the relegation zone on

Diego Simeone praised Fernando Torres’ big-game mentality after the striker scored twice as Atletico Madrid knocked city rivals Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Torres, who

Bilbao were beaten 2-0 at home by Celta Vigo on Wednesday but the Basque club still made it through to the next round courtesy of the away-goals rule after winning

Roche was nominated for the prize, which recognises the best goal of the calendar year, after a video of her stunning volley for Peamount United against Wexford Youths went viral. The Republic