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Football: Mourinho should respect Casillas - Pepe

Agence France-PresseMay 4, 2013 21:45
Real Madrid defender Pepe has called on manager Jose Mourinho to have more respect for club captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas in another sign of friction at the Spanish giants. Casillas broke his hand in January and was replaced by Diego Lopez. Mourinho said on Friday that he wished he had been able to sign Lopez in 2011. However, Pepe said after Saturday's 4-3 win over Valladolid that the dressing room is united behind Casillas and Mourinho ought to show more support towards the 31-year-old.

Football: Title the tonic for Bayern beating - Iniesta

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 21:00
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta believes wrapping up the La Liga title as soon as possible will be the perfect antidote to their Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich in midweek. The Germans' ruthless 3-0 win at the Camp Nou on Wednesday saw them inflict Barca's worst ever European defeat 7-0 on aggregate and Iniesta admitted that after so much success in recent years it was a bitter pill to swallow. "Both legs have been hard games for the result and for the feelings," he told Barca TV.

Casillas says future is with Real Madrid

Agencia EFEMay 2, 2013 11:16
Madrid, May 2 (EFE).- Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas refused to speculate about whether manager Jose Mourinho will be back with the Spanish club next season, but the star goalkeeper made clear that his preference is to remain a member of Los Blancos. "My future is with Real Madrid because I have a contract, because I've been with them (in the junior ranks) since I was nine, because it's the club I've known my whole life and it's where I want to be," Casillas said Thursday after receiving the Madrid Community's Gold Medal.

Football: Media optimistic despite Real's daunting task

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 06:31
Optimism was high among the Madrid press on Tuesday morning despite Real Madrid needing to overturn a 4-1 deficit in the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund. Robert Lewandowski's four-goal haul in Dortmund last Wednesday has given the Spanish champions a huge mountain to climb, but memories of famous European comebacks throughout the years at the Bernabeu has keep the Los Blancos faithful believing.

Football: Leading scorers in Spanish La Liga

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 18:30
Leading scorers in Spain's La Liga after Monday's match: 44 goals: Messi (Barcelona) 31 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 26 goals: Falcao (Atletico Madrid) 19 goals: Negredo (Sevilla) 18 goals: Soldado (Valencia) 16 goals: Ruben Castro (Real Betis) 15 goals: Piti (Rayo Vallecano) 13 goals: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Higuain (Real Madrid), Vela (Real Sociedad), Riki (Deportivo La Coruna) 12 goals: Jonas (Valencia), Postiga (Real Zaragoza) afp

Football: Leading scorers in Spanish La Liga

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 18:45
Leading scorers in Spain's La Liga after the weekend's matches: 44 goals: Messi (Barcelona) 31 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 26 goals: Falcao (Atletico Madrid) 19 goals: Negredo (Sevilla) 18 goals: Soldado (Valencia) 16 goals: Ruben Castro (Real Betis) 15 goals: Piti (Rayo Vallecano) 13 goals: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Higuain (Real Madrid), Vela (Real Sociedad) 12 goals: Jonas (Valencia), Postiga (Real Zaragoza), Riki (Deportivo La Coruna) afp

Football: Karanka delighted with Real response

Agence France-PresseApril 27, 2013 22:52
Real Madrid assistant manager Aitor Karanka believes his side can take heart from their 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday night as they try to overturn a 4-1 deficit from the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Real made eight changes from the side that started in Germany for the derby clash at the Vicente Calderon, but still managed to emerge victorious thanks to Juanfran's own goal and a fine second-half strike from Angel Di Maria.

Confident Vilanova to stay on as Barca coach next season

April 26, 2013 14:15
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Tito Vilanova is keen to stay on as Barcelona coach next season despite the effects of his treatment for throat cancer and also believes the Catalans can still knock Bayern Munich out of the Champions League. "I am full of enthusiasm about carrying on and at no time did I think about packing it in," Vilanova said on Friday in his first news conference since his return a month ago following chemotherapy and radiotherapy in New York.

Iniesta rejects Barcelona end of era talk

April 25, 2013 09:46
MADRID (Reuters) - Playmaker Andres Iniesta has dismissed the idea Barcelona are at the end of an era following their 4-0 Champions League mauling by Bayern Munich. Barca, who lifted the trophy in 2009 and 2011, were the favourites to win the competition ahead of Tuesday's semi-final first leg but they were so outclassed by the Germans that many pundits believe their recent spell of dominance is over. "I think it is unfair to talk of a cyclical change," the Spanish World Cup winner told a news conference on Thursday.

Football: Vilanova wlll continue as boss - Bartomeu

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 07:15
Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that manager Tito Vilanova will take charge of the side for next season. Vilanova has missed nearly three months of the current campaign because of cancer treatment but has recently returned to take charge of the Liga leaders. Bartomeu said he has done a fine job since taking over the reigns from Pep Guardiola. "He will manage Barca next year," Bartomeu told Cataluyna Radio on Wednesday night. "We believe in him. It was not easy to take on the transition and he has done it very well."
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