Madrid wastes chance to extend lead after losing at Valencia

Real Madrid failed to recover from the shock of conceding two goals in the first 10 minutes on Wednesday, losing 2-1 to Valencia and wasting a chance to increase its Spanish league lead. The end of Madrid’s four-game winning streak left Zinedine Zidane’s team one point ahead of Barcelona, although it still has another game in hand.

A Man Utd great – Rooney deserves his place in Old Trafford history

The skipper racked up his record-equalling 249th Manchester United goal on Saturday, and Kris Voakes argues that he should be regarded as one of the club’s greatest players “It’s a strange twist of fate that if Newcastle hadn’t come in for him he wouldn’t be here, he’d probably still be at Everton,” explained the legendary manager. “Once we knew Everton were talking to another club we had to do something.

Ronaldo favored to win his 4th FIFA award as world’s best

Cristiano Ronaldo’s remarkable run of success can continue with a fourth FIFA award as the world’s best player on Monday. A European champion with club and country last year, the Real Madrid and Portugal forward is favored to beat great rival Lionel Messi and France forward Antoine Griezmann when winners of the rebranded Best FIFA Football Awards are presented in Zurich.