![The MLS Soccer Players Association (MLSPA) released its annual breakdown of the salaries of all the soccer players competing in Major League Soccer.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/LXR74TSOBT3DCQHXJLNZ6A5DKY.jpg?auth=8888b99ccdab7a33b7731f3d9049f621fef7ffec444cf102574605385975adc7&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![The MLS Soccer Players Association (MLSPA) released its annual breakdown of the salaries of all the soccer players competing in Major League Soccer.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/LXR74TSOBT3DCQHXJLNZ6A5DKY.jpg?auth=8888b99ccdab7a33b7731f3d9049f621fef7ffec444cf102574605385975adc7&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
Martín ManchónAndy Hall
Those happy days when Madrid’s second string, which gave Zidane the chance to rotate his team in key moments, seem long behind us, writes Alfredo Relaño.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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Lopetegui revealed his squad for the World Cup in Russia, and AS editor Alfredo Relaño sees little to argue about in what he sees as a formidable squad.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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![Illarramendi es un activo en la Real.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/TZUP26NP6FIMBLMBWU3VD4YMPY.jpg?auth=13711f933bd3d2e5c9577f18f3fc403be6f05659def9cd95803a83a2f1306a12&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
REAL-ATHLETIC
Illarramendi: "I don't want to play for Athletic"
Javier R. Beltrán
AS editor Alfredo Relaño examines the World Cup qualifier between Spain and Israel, in which Isco had a fine game and Illarramendi scored.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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REAL SOCIEDAD 0-1 BARCELONA
Illarra slams ref for not issuing "stonewall booking" to Messi
As.com
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REAL SOCIEDAD - REAL MADRID
Real Sociedad's ex-madridistas find their days are numbered
As.com
ByAlfredo Relaño
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![Gareth Bale celebrates the only goal of the match against Real Sociedad.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/2ME7OMBRJZLZ5C3IUPD7V2UCBE.jpg?auth=a2fd2e7c571e16f7b675b69f53d6ab00f78d1aa93de26c5e0d29d4c3f2a288aa&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
R.SOCIEDAD-REAL MADRID
Real Sociedad-Real Madrid LaLiga 2016: As it happened
As.com