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Real Madrid delay Barcelona title party

Real Madrid once again ensured Barcelona will have to wait a few more days before sealing the La Liga title as they beat nine-man Malaga 6-2 in a wildly open game at the Santiago Bernabeu.

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Barcelona wins 22nd Spanish title

Barcelona's fourth La Liga title in five seasons - and the 22nd of its history - was confirmed on Saturday after Real Madrid could only manage a 1-1 draw with Espanyol.

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No Messi, no problem as Barcelona cruises

Kieran Canning Barcelona continued its march towards a 22nd La Liga title as a much-changed side was still too strong for struggling Real Zaragoza in a 3-0 win at La Romareda on Sunday.

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Spain back in control after beating France

Paris World Cup holders Spain retook control of qualifying Group I on Tuesday with a 1-0 win against France in Paris, Pedro Rodriguez scoring the only goal of the game in the second half at the Stade de...

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Another record for Messi as Barca draws

Kieran Canning Lionel Messi celebrated another goal-scoring record Saturday - but Barcelona's cruise towards a 22nd title was halted when Borja Oubina hit a late equaliser which handed Celta Vigo a deserved 2-2...

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Defeated Barcelona rages over Real calls

Kieran Canning Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has claimed that Real Madrid tend to get the big decisions from referees after his side were denied a last-minute penalty in their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid.

Stopping Ronaldo is United's focus

Graham Chase, Manchester Real Madrid looms large but Manchester United is still looking after business at home.

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Bale inflicts more pain on Arsenal

London Gareth Bale stole the spotlight yet again as the Tottenham star inspired his side to a crucial 2-1 win over Arsenal that piled on the misery for its north London rival on Sunday.

United skipper backs Old Trafford return for Ronaldo

Mark Ogden, London Real Madrid forward's return could precede a more permanent one in the summer.

United sees red after send-off

Henry Winter, Manchester Manchester United bows out of the Champions League to Real Madrid on aggregate.

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Messi winner sees Barca extend league lead

Kieran Canning Barcelona stretches its advantage at the top of La Liga to 15 points as Lionel Messi extends his league-record scoring run to 15 straight games during 2-1 win over Sevilla.

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Suarez at centre of dilemma

Graham Hunter The Uruguayan star's capacity for dubious deeds would have left Bill Shankly cold.

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Madrid, Barcelona draw in Spanish Cup

Madrid French youngster Raphael Varane headed in a late goal for Real Madrid to level the Spanish Cup semi-final first-leg against Barcelona as the Spanish giants drew 1-1 on Wednesday.

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Silly season arrives for world football

London Expect plenty of speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Frank Lampard and Theo Walcott, among others, to be doing the rounds for the next month.

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What's left for Messi?

Graham Hunter RIGHT, if we are all going to stride boldly into the general turmoil awaiting all of us in 2013, then I'd better set an example and launch boldly into print, too.

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Best in the world: Messi wins record fourth Ballon d'Or

Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi won an unprecedented fourth Ballon d'Or as world football's best player at a FIFA gala awards ceremony in Zurich on Monday.

From Beckham to what?

Michael Lynch There is more to the long-term success of clubs than marquee signings.

Messi favoured again

Sao Paulo Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or.

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City out of Europe, Arsenal beaten in Greece

English champions Manchester City failed to save some face on Tuesday and qualify at least for the Europa League by putting up a limp performance in a 1-0 defeat by Group D winners Borussia Dortmund.

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Real Madrid's title hopes take fresh blow

Dermot Ledwith Real Madrid suffered a major setback to its Spanish title hopes when it slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday, handing Barcelona the opportunity to open an 11-point gap.