Alfredo Relaño

It's only pre-season, but the result still stings: Manchester City 4-1 Real Madrid. A thrashing in a box-office clash...

The spectacle is not inspiring

Mourinho is giving the eyes to Bale

Curiously, Real Madrid's best lost the first half against a Manchester United side full of second-stringers

Real Madrid play their first friendly of the pre-season tonight, taking on Mourinho’s Manchester United in Santa Clara

It’s there for all to see, in 44 pages, and in chilling detail. Judge Santiago Pedraz's judicial decree in the Villar case makes rather grim reading.

Alfredo Relaño analyses the arrest of Villar and his son as part of Operation Soule. Police raided the Spanish FA headquarters in Las Rozas.

It seems to me that the right back position in a team is fairly easy to find cover for

Garbiñe Muguruza has given us all a major lift this summer with her straight sets win over Venus Williams at Wimbledon yesterday

I return from Barcelona, from our showpiece event that formed part of the AS fiftieth anniversary celebrations

Six of us gave speeches. Six: the same number as in that photo of Barcelona mayor Pasqual Maragall, IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch and co...

The Madrid Association of Sports Journalists had the astute idea to hold a debate covering the game of football and it's relationship with the Spanish Tax Authorities ...

James didn't fly out to Los Angeles with the rest of the Real Madrid squad yesterday.

Alfredo Relaño discusses Barcelona's summer signings, with Verratti a possible acquisition, and Douglas, Vermaelen, Samper, Munir returing from loan.

Sevilla has been one of the great successes of Spanish football over the years, with their five European titles and a shining example of excellence

Alfredo Relaño looks at how Athletic's 'Basque-only' policy has changed over the years, with players now scouted from beyond the traditional territory.</br><a title="Champions League draw live 2017/2018: quarter-finals" href="https://en.as.com/en/2018/03/16/football/1521195188_761651.html">Champions League draw 2018</a>

The Verratti-PSG-Barcelona saga has led to a curious situation that's worth reflecting upon...

A falta de mejores noticias, el Barça se ha asegurado a Messi hasta 2021

Theo Hernández has joined Real Madrid from Atlético for a fee of €28m (rising to €30m) on a six-year deal, following the steps of Hugo Sánchez and Raúl.

Real Betis midfielder Dani Ceballos has caught the eye of Alfredo Relaño, who offers his advice on whether Real Madrid or Barcelona would be his best destination.

A friend of mine was asking yesterday what I've got against the video assistant referee (VAR) system...

Crikey Germany! In two days they have won the European Under-21 Championships and the Confederations Cup, and without their best players