Daily sports news for 23 December 2016

Christmas

Festive holiday snaps from your favourite LaLiga stars

Cristiano, Griezmann, Ramos... the Christmas holidays have started and the footballers already have their festive cheer on as they rest ahead of a new year.

Italian Super Cup

Milan start "new era" after pipping Juve on pens

REAL MADRID

Fabio Capello reveals how Real Madrid signed Roberto Carlos

Court ruling

Court throws out legal action by Florentino Pérez against AS

GOLF

The Tiger-Trump tee off

BRAZIL

Ultimate Neymar show

Premier League

Official: Big Sam takes over at Crystal Palace

ATHLETIC

Athletic defender, Yeray, has testicular cancer

SAVE THE CHILDREN

Cristiano Ronaldo calls Syria children "the true heroes"

BRAZIL

Chapecoense presented with Copa Sudamericana trophy

SEVILLA

"Good food and pretty girls..." Nasri expands on Sevilla move

NBA

Huge cheer at Madison Square Garden for Antoine Griezmann

BARCELONA

Ridiculous to compare Messi using 'Melon d'Or' - Barcelona boss

Hull City - Manchester City

To Hull and back: Guardiola cancels City's Christmas

ATLÉTICO

Griezmann: "The Champions League final hurt the most"

TENNIS

Petra Kvitova vows to return to tennis after knife attack

SERIE A

Milan's Galliani proposes playing Serie A games abroad

LIGA IBERDROLA

Twin Parakeets: Espanyol's curious tale of four sisters

CHAPECOENSE

Neymar joins Kaka and Robinho in Chapecoesne tribute game

PREMIER LEAGUE

Man Utd boss Mourinho gives Schneiderlin go-ahead to leave

SEVILLA - REAL MADRID

Madrid to play at the Sanchez Pizjuán twice in one week

BARCELONA

Neymar: Barcelona star's most eye-catching party antics

ROMANIA

Steaua Bucharest could lose name and place in league

TENNIS

Federer: injury layoff could be beneficial to my career

Chapecoense

Neymar ignores defender's plea in Chape charity game

LAS PALMAS

PSG chief admits Jesé mistake, opens door for forward's exit

Atletico Madrid

Diego Simeone hints at extending Atletico Madrid stay

CHINA

Oscar secures record-breaking Shanghai move

ITALIAN SUPER CUP

Buffon hopes Italian Super Cup won't be his last final

ATLETICO MADRID

Five years of Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid

CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE

China's five (frankly crazy) record signings

GLOBAL FOOTBALL

Van Persie's son has got skills!

BARCELONA

Neymar pulls off cheeky indirect penalty, à la Messi & Suarez!

IN FOCUS:

Mkhitaryan's remarkable journey: from tragic loss to Theatre of Dreams

CLUB AMERICA 1-1 TIGRES

Stalemate in first leg of Liga MX final at packed Azteca

COPA DEL REY

Athletic v Barça, Real Madrid v Sevilla, stand-out Copa ties

ATLÉTICO MADRID

Filipe Luis's son channels his inner Alan Shearer

REAL MADRID

No Christmas break for Bale: Welshman working hard in gym

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Quique Flores and his effusiveness with Messi

Many people have been surprised that Quique Flores said sorry over his praise for Lionel Messi after Espanyol's defeat to Barça, but apologising was the right thing to do.

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