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It's only fair that the next Ballon d'Or winner - if the polls are to be believed - should get the kind of new contract that his boundless talent merits.

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It was the headline fixture of the World Cup's opening days, and boy did it live up to its billing...

With the final in Kiev getting ever closer, Gareth has gone into 'Eurovision mode' and stunned us all.

The ball approached Cristiano Ronaldo at a height at which any player hailing from the world of mere mortals would have said: "Nah".

Butchers' shops, newsagents, restaurants and bars were all open yesterday but Real Madrid decided to have the day off because of the weather...

Real Madrid beat Valencia 1-4 and Tomás Roncero feels that the dark clouds hanging over Madrid are fully clearing away.

Mathematically, it may not be over; but you'll have a job persuading any Madridista living in the real world that Real Madrid's title race isn't run.

The Real Madrid coach has raised his voice in a press conference to make it quite clear how he feels about the signing of new goalkeeper Kepa.

Madrid were without their regular goal scorers Cristiano, Isco, Asensio, Casemiro and Benzema, but Mayoral popped up to save the day...

The Real Madrid No.7 has more strings to his bow, argues Tomás Roncero, and he has the statistics to back it up.

Ceballos está con hambre, no tiene nada que perder y su talento está desatado. Si jugase el derbi no sería una frivolidad, sería un acto de justicia...

The French striker does not perform at a high enough level to justify his untouchable status at the Bernabéu, while Morata, Chicharito, and Mariano have left.

The team is going to pieces in embarrassing fashion, and some at the club appear to believe that Real is a place where you can live off past glories.

Tomás Roncero was impressed with Theo Hernández following his performance against Manchester United in the International Champions Cup.

After a fantastic season in which Zinedine Zidane's side won four trophies, it's safe to say that Madridistas are enjoying the summer...

Cristiano hasn't opened his mouth officially, but it's clear: he's let the whole world know that he wishes to leave Spain. And, with it, Real Madrid.