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Del Bosque praises Casillas' handling of Real Madrid benching

Agencia EFEMay 20, 2013 11:47

Madrid, May 20 (EFE).- Spanish national team coach Vicente del Bosque had nothing but kind words Monday for goalkeeper Iker Casillas' response to losing his place in the starting lineup at Real Madrid. Casillas, who turned 32 Monday, is the long-time captain of the national squad. If Casillas had sought his advice after being relegated to the bench by Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, Del Bosque said, "I would have told him to act as he has done: being obedient, disciplined and discreet."

Football: Rain kings Barca stay on course for 100 points

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 21:01

Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rain-lashed Camp Nou. The wet conditions resulted in the lowest attendance for a Barca home league match this season as only 56,055 filled the 99,354 capacity ground. However, first-half goals from Pedro Rodriguez and into his own net from Marc Valiente were enough to keep the champions on track to match Real Madrid's league record of 100 points before Victor Perez's penalty halved the deficit a minute from time.

Football: Leading scorers in Spanish La Liga

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 18:45

Leading scorers in Spain's La Liga after Sunday's matches: 46: Messi (Barcelona) 34: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 28: Falcao (Atletico Madrid) 21: Soldado (Valencia) 20: Negredo (FC Sevilla) 17: Piti (Rayo Vallecano), Ruben Castro (Real Betis) 14: Agirretxe (Real Sociedad), Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Higuain (Real Madrid), Vela (Real Sociedad) 13: Jonas (Valencia), Postiga (Real Zaragoza), Riki (Deportivo La Coruna) 12: Oscar (Valladolid) afp

Messi out 2-3 weeks with leg injury

Agencia EFEMay 14, 2013 10:45

Barcelona, May 14 (EFE).- FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi strained his right thigh and will be out of action two to three weeks, the Spanish team said Tuesday. Messi could still play in some of the remaining Spanish League matches, FC Barcelona said. The 25-year-old star player underwent tests this week at a clinic, where doctors diagnosed the injury, which forced him to leave the field during Barcelona's 2-1 win over Atletico de Madrid over the weekend.

Barça wins Spanish League title

Agencia EFEMay 12, 2013 17:01

Barcelona, May 12 (EFE).- Barcelona won the Spanish League soccer title, benefitting from Real Madrid's stumble at Cornella-El Prat, where it had to settle for a 1-1 tie against Espanyol. Saturday night's result means that the Catalonian team will now travel to the Spanish capital as League champion to take on Atletico de Madrid on Sunday in an already irrelevant match. This is the third time in history that Barça has won the title without having actually battled for it in a match.

Football: Barcelona win Spanish title

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 21:02

Barcelona won the Spanish league title for the 22nd time on Saturday after closest rivals Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 at Espanyol. The result left defending champions Real seven points behind Barcelona with only two games left in their programme. Barca, on 88 points, face Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Barcelona's success was based on an impressive first half of the season, when they gathered 55 of 57 possible points. It was the best ever start to a league campaign in Spanish football history, and it saw them 10 points clear at the top in December.

Football: Barcelona win 22nd Spanish title

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 21:02

Barcelona won the Spanish league title for the 22nd time on Saturday after closest rivals Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 at Espanyol. The result left defending champions Real seven points behind Barcelona with only two games left. The title is Barca's fourth in five seasons and they could still even match Madrid's league record total of 100 points from last year if they win their remaining four games.

Spanish league results

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 15:37

Spanish league results on wednesday: Wednesday Celta Vigo 1 (Fernandez 84) Atletico Madrid 3 (Diego Costa 47, Juanfran 66, Falcao 86) Real Madrid 6 (Albiol 3, Ronaldo 26, Ozil 33, Benzema 45+1, Modric 63, Di Maria 90+1) Malaga 2 (Santa Cruz 15, Antunes 36) afp

Real Madrid boss urges coaches, players to stop feuding

Agencia EFEMay 6, 2013 12:00

Madrid, May 6 (EFE).- The president of Real Madrid soccer club appealed for unity Monday amid public squabbling between players and the coaching staff. Florentino Perez took the opportunity of a previously scheduled event at the club's Santiago Bernabeu stadium to send a message to manager Jose Mourinho, his assistants and the players. "Real Madrid is driven by the strength, energy, feelings and passion of millions of fans. We are always obligated to them, because they push us forward every day and they are always on our side," the club president said.

Barcelona comes from behind to beat Real Betis 4-2

Agencia EFEMay 5, 2013 19:15

Barcelona, May 5 (EFE).- Barcelona came from behind to beat an impressive Real Betis squad 4-2 on Sunday, with Leo Messi scoring two goals within 16 minutes in the second period. Barcelona thus reestablished an 11-point advantage over second-placed Real Madrid with four games remaining in the tourney and might just win the Spanish soccer championship next Wednesday without even playing, depending on the result of the Real Madrid-Malaga match.