Lionel Messi

Depending on your point of view, Zidane's decision to play Kovacic ahead of Isco on Saturday was either brave or cowardly.

Today's game could be dubbed the Apéritif El Clasico due to the unusual early kick-off time.

The Champions League draw has left Spain's sides with an awkward last 16. None have been given an even halfway straightforward tie...</br><a title="Champions League Final: Real Madrid - Liverpool latest news" href="https://en.as.com/en/2018/05/26/football/1527338903_207889.html">Champions League Final: Real Madrid - Liverpool</a>

More than once, I've heard the journalist Iñaki Gabilondo say: "When someone says a footballer is the best ever and it isn't Alfredo Di Stéfano..."

Having scooped his fifth Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo is set to receive a huge ovation at the Bernabéu this afternoon...

Cristiano Ronaldo won his fifth Ballon d'Or on Thursday evening, meaning he has won the award the same number of times as Barça's Lionel Messi.