Benzema stars in Real Madrid rout
Karim Benzema scored his 200th Real Madrid goal in a 5-0 Champions League rout of Viktoria Plzen at the Doosan Arena on Wednesday.
Ranked! The 10 best forwards in the world
We’ve donned our tin hats to pick out the best attackers on the planet, with plenty of top-class talent missing the cut.
Messi and Ronaldo up for Puskas Award
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Mohamed Salah are all included in a stellar field for the Fifa Puskas Award.
Lopetegui hails Bale, team performance
Julen Lopetegui praised goal-scorer Gareth Bale and European champions Real Madrid as the former Spain boss celebrated his first La Liga victory.
Lopetegui: Bale can replace Ronaldo
Julen Lopetegui is planning to build Real Madrid around Gareth Bale following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus.
Pochettino: Bale’s Spurs return ‘not realistic’
Gareth Bale making a shock return to Tottenham is ‘not realistic’, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
How do you replace a player like Cristiano Ronaldo?
How do you replace someone who’s averaged 50 goals a year over nine seasons? Back in 2009, when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid, Manchester United learned how hard it can be when they slumped to second place after three league titles in a row.
Billiat, Tau: Sundowns should learn
Percy Tau is likely to break the national transfer record, but Mamelodi Sundowns should feel aggrieved by losing Khama Billiat to Kaizer Chiefs on a free, writes MARSHALL GOUTS.
Messi dethrones Ronaldo as world’s highest paid footballer
Lionel Messi has dethroned Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s highest-earning footballer according to Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, but both men were beaten to the top spot by boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Giggs: Bale the best Welsh player I’ve seen
Ryan Giggs is the most decorated player in Premier League history, but he believes Gareth Bale is a better footballer than he was.
