The LaLiga title race in Spain is as tight as can be, with Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid all winning this weekend, today it’s Sevilla’s turn.
Alfredo Relaño looks at the new Laws of the Game brought in by the IFAB since David Elleray took over along with the problems caused by the VAR.
Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi defined the global game over the past decade or so with both players almost exclusively winning the Ballon d'Or award year after year.
AS had a fine initiative recently as they asked some of their key collaborators (along with Spanish film director José Luis Garci) to chose their best XI of all-time...
Zinedine Zidane fielded three Real Madrid Castilla players (Marvin, Sergio Arribas and Chust) during Tuesday's LaLiga clash against Getafe and I said at the time that the club's financial and sporting problems offer an ideal springboard for younger players from the youth system
AS LEGENDS XI
Greatest soccer team of all time: Vicente Jiménez
Real Madrid visited Alavés on their centenary, Javier Berasaluce, a goalkeeper who played for both clubs in the 1950s took the honorary kick-off, writes Alfredo Relaño.
Alfredo Relaño, Spain's representative on the France Football Ballon d'Or voting panel, runs the rule over the all-time Dream Team selected this year.
The 1982 World Cup in Spain appeared to be a stage set for Diego Maradona to shine but the quiet efficiency of Paolo Rossi guided Italy to the title.
At the end of the game, former FC Barcelona team-mates Luis Enrique and Frank de Boer shared an affectionate embrace
Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid are both in action tonight in the Champions League, against Lokomotiv and Inter Milan respectively.
Real Madrid 4-1 Huesca
Hazard back among the goals as Real Madrid see off Huesca
Alfredo Relaño takes a look at France Football's decision to award this year's Ballon d'Or to a team of the best ever with the normal prize suspended for Covid-19.
Real Madrid's victory over Valencia and the association between Hazard and Benzema show that Zinedine Zidane's side remain in the title race.