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Brais Mendez debut goal enough as Spain see off Bosnia

España

Completed

Bosnia

Brais Mendez's goal in the 78th minute was enough to see Spain passed Bosnia in Gran Canaria.

England - Croatia: match report as Harry Kane seals England win

Inglaterra

Completed

Croacia

NATIONS LEAGUE

Kane strikes late to secure Nations League semi-final spot for England

A dramatic afternoon at Wembley stadium saw England come from behind with late goals from Lingard and Harry Kane to qualify for the final four next summer.

REAL MADRID

"I witnessed negotiations of Madrid and Wenger in Italy"

The former president of PSG, Charles Villeneuve, spoke to Paris United about Los Blancos efforts to tempt Arsene Wenger to the Santiago Bernabéu.

REAL MADRID

Why James would be welcome back at the Bernabéu

Peru - Ecuador

The 5,000 bet that didn't pay off

Alfredo Relaño

Opinion

We welcome Bosnia with eyes on London

Lesotho-Tanzania throws up one of the worst misses of all time

REAL MADRID | MARCELO

"Ramos has helped me a lot" - Marcelo 12

The Brazilian full-back celebrates 12 years at the Santiago Bernabéu and says that just pulling on the white shirt gives a player the required ambition.

NATIONS LEAGUE

Cristiano still part of Portugal squad maintains coach Santos

Cristiano Ronaldo last played for Portugal at the World Cup, but Fernando Santos said the forward was a key part of his squad.

FOOTBALL

Mbappe hoping for French winner of Ballon d'Or

France's World Cup-winning squad should produce the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, according to Kylian Mbappe.

PHOTOGALLERY

What sports stars bought with their first paycheck

From a toaster and a bottle of Yakult, to a cement factory and $8.3 million mansion, here's what some of the world'd biggest sports stars with their first paychecks.

REAL MADRID

Borja Mayoral: "Solari is very similar to Zidane"

The Real Madrid forward, currently on loan at Levante, spoke to AS about his current situation and his aspirations of making it in the Madrid first team.

REAL MADRID

Bale to travel 4,000km for friendly against Albania

TENNIS

Magnificent Zverev claims ATP Finals title

VALENCIA

Valencia Twitter account’s pretend drunken antics

The LaLiga club claimed they’d handed the account over to an intern, only to be reprimanded by Bayer Leverkusen.

ENGLAND

Proud Southgate hails England hero Kane as world's best goalscorer

England manager Gareth Southgate hailed captain Harry Kane after his late winner sent the Three Lions to the Nations League Finals.

Table
Team	Pts.	P	W	D	L
1 Barcelona	24	12	7	3	2
2 Sevilla	23	12	7	2	3
3 Atlético	23	12	6	5	1
4 Alavés	23	12	7	2	3
5 Espanyol	21	12	6	3	3
6 Real Madrid	20	12	6	2	4
7 Valladolid	17	12	4	5	3
8 Levante	17	12	5	2	5
9 Girona	17	12	4	5	3
10 R. Sociedad	16	12	4	4	4

Results
Local team	Result	Away team
Espanyol	D18:30h	Girona
Sevilla	D16:15h	Valladolid
R. Sociedad	L21:00h	Celta
Athletic	D12:00h	Getafe
Villarreal	D20:45h	Betis
Valencia	S16:15h	Rayo
Eibar	S13:00h	Real Madrid
Atlético	S20:45h	Barcelona
Huesca	S18:30h	Levante
Leganés	V21:00h	Alavés

Real Madrid

REAL MADRID | RAFA BENÍTEZ

"If Madrid don't win, something is not working" - Benitez

The current Newcastle manager spoke to Naples radio station about life at Napoli and reflected on both Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Sergio Ramos entrenando con la Selección.

REAL MADRID

Real Madrid's 11 players on FIFA duty for their countries

Santiago Solari will have his fingers crossed that he has no new injury problems to worry about after the final international break of 2018.

Real Madrid: James recovers in Spanish capital amid return talk

BAYERN MUNICH

James has treatment in Madrid amid Real return talk

James Rodríguez has been ruled out for a month a half by a knee injury suffered in Bayern Munich training earlier this week.

REAL MADRID

Vinicius serves up Ronaldinho-esque piece of skill with Brazil U-20s

Vinicius produced this sublime 'elástica' during Brazil U-20s' 0-0 friendly draw with Colombia on Thursday.

REAL MADRID

Marco Asensio: "I want the club to give me responsibility"

The Real Madrid winger again said that more senior players should take the lead at the Bernabéu but stressed he wants to contribute more.

REAL MADRID

Casillas happy to return to Real Madrid and Spain squad

Iker Casillas will be remembered as a legend for most Spaniards and Madridistas, and the Porto goalkeeper has discussed a return to either set-ups.

RIVER PLATE

Madrid to complete Palacios transfer within the next week

REAL MADRID

Ancelotti eyeing Mariano and Marcos Llorente for Napoli

Barcelona

BARCELONA

Barça fear gaming disorder ruining Dembélé's Camp Nou career

It has emerged that Ousmane Dembélé missed training last week because he was up playing videogames the night before.

BARCELONA

Messi hooks up with Pogba on holiday in Dubai

The Barcelona striker took full advantage of the international break to spend some time in the United Arab Emirates with his family.

BARCELONA

Barcelona confirm Rakitic hamstring injury

Croatia had already confirmed the midfielder would not be fit to face England, with Barcelona announcing he has a hamstring injury.

BARCELONA

Puyol: "I'm glad Piqué's finally realized football's a 24/7 job"

The former Barça captain came back with a great riposte when asked about Gerard Piqué's comments on Dembélé's fondness of the Barcelona nightlife.

UEFA Nations League

England\'s resilience delights Kane as Three Lions secure Nations League Finals spot

FOOTBALL

Kane: "I've never seen Wembley like this"

England showed their resilience at Wembley to come from a goal down to beat Croatia, leaving Harry Kane delighted.

Memes

De Gea mocked by the memers

Spain slumped to defeat in Zagreb at the hands of Croatia and the memers pointed and laughed, particularly at Spain and Manchester United keeper David De Gea.

FRANCE

Griezmann targets swift French response against Uruguay

France slipped to a disappointing defeat to Netherlands on Friday, much to the frustration of the Atlético Madrid forward.

PORTUGAL

Spain - Bosnia-Herzegovina: how and where to watch

Premier League

Oxlade-Chamberlain targeting early return

Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is continuing his recovery from a serious knee injury sustained in April but gives hope to Jürgen Klopp.

PREMIER LEAGUE

Van Dijk happy to recommend De Ligt if Liverpool ask

Matthijs de Ligt is one of the most sought-after defenders in Europe but Liverpool have not asked Virgil van Dijk about his Dutch team-mate.

BALLON D'OR

Eden Hazard: "I don't deserve the Ballon d'Or"

“I would have said Luka Modric, but between August and October he didn't play that well. So if you take the beginning of the season into account, I would say Kylian Mbappé", he told Belgian broadcaster RTBF.

El escudo del Chelsea, en un banderín de córner en Stamford Bridge.

Premier League

Chelsea's 'comprehensive evidence' on FIFA compliance

Juventus

Juventus star Dybala dismisses Manchester United links

Copa Libertadores

2018 COPA LIBERTADORES

River-Boca return leg at the Monumental already sold-out

River Plate and Boca Juniors will contest the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final in front of a full house with the score standing at 2-2.

All to play for in Libertadores second leg as Boca and River draw 2-2

Copa Libertadores Final

All to play for in Libertadores final as Boca and River draw

Wanda Nara sparks controversy over Superclásico shirt pics

Copa Libertadores final

Wanda Nara raises temperature with Superclásico shirt pics

Boca Juniors: Why Libertadores finalists are known as \'Xeneizes\'

COPA LIBERTADORES

Why are Boca Juniors known as the 'Xeneizes'?

Ahead of the 'Superclásico' Copa Libertadores final, AS looks at the origins of Boca Juniors' nickname.

Copa Libertadores

Why are River Plate known as 'Los Millonarios?'

Ahead of the eagerly awaited Copa Libertadores Superclasico between Boca Juniors and River Plate, AS takes a look at the origin of River's nickname.

BOCA - RIVER

River Plate's dream XI playing in Europe

BOCA - RIVER

Boca Juniors' dream XI playing in Europe

European football

Serie A

Juventus apologise for China “suicide” condolence message

The Italian champions came under fire after posting a message on Chinese social media about the apparent suicide of a fan, which turned out to be untrue.

Los 15 chollos del mercado de fichajes para junio 2019

FOOTBALL

15 top players out of contract as of June 2019

These players will be free to negotiate with other clubs as of January 1, 2019 and included the likes of David De Gea, Juan Mata, Cesc Fabregas ....

SERIE A

Alessio Romagnoli joins long AC Milan injury list

Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez to marry

Portuguese daily Correio da Manha, citing a friend of the Juventus forward, reported that the couple are to wed after Ronaldo popped the question in London.

James Rodríguez: Bayern Munich won\'t make loan deal permanent

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich decide against permanent James deal

The Colombia international has fallen out of favour at the Allianz Arena under Niko Kovac and the board have decided not to meet Real Madrid's fee.

BAYERN MUNICH

Havertz would suit Bayern Munich – Kimmich

PSG

PSG close investigation into player recruitment practices after finding no discrimination

Ya es costumbre: El baile de Maradona que festeja el pase a semifinales de Dorados

MEXICO

Maradona and his dressing room 'freaky dancing' as Dorados progress

LALIGA

UEFA need to act on City and PSG's FFP foul play - Tebas

Atlético Madrid

ATLÉTICO MADRID

Oblak: "It's nice to hear that I'm the best keeper in the world"

The Atlético and Slovenia stopper picked up his third consecutive Zamora Trophy in Monday and said he hopes to cap the season with another team title.

Atlético Madrid 3-2 Athletic Club

Simeone wanted me up front, reveals injured hero Godin

Diego Simeone's decision to put injured Diego Godin up front paid dividends as the defender scored a late winner to beat Athletic Bilbao.

ATLÉTICO DE MADRID

Godín almost certain to miss Barcelona's visit to the Wanda

Atlético confirmed that the Uruguayan has suffered an injury affecting the semitendinosus muscle in his left hamstring and will miss the next game on 24 November.

LaLiga Santander

Clasificación

LaLiga buys Miami Herald ad to promote Girona-Barça game

GIRONA-BARCELONA

LaLiga denies 'fake' Twitter followers for Miami game

LaLiga have paid for a front page in the Miami Herald with the slogan: "Bring us the Game" and have stepped up their social media activity.

Aficionados del Elche presencian un partido de su equipo en un bar.

LALIGA

Spain, the land of pirate broadcasting in bars

Javier Tebas has launched a new crusade to clamp down on pirate bars showing illegal streams of games with LaLiga collecting just €100 million for this concept.

LALIGA

Defensive injuries stacking up for LaLiga's big three

CELTA VIGO

New Celta boss left red-faced after mixing club up with local rivals

Miguel Cardoso was embarrassed by an unfortunate slip of the tongue as he was unveiled by LaLiga club Celta Vigo on Tuesday.

LALIGA

Villarreal vs Real Madrid postponed until 3rd of January

Real Madrid will play Villarreal on the 3rd of January as the play the Club World Cup during most of December but LaLiga have released fixtures for the rest fo gameweek 17.