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Irresistible Argentinian steals the show again to leave his old master grasping for a system.
It is nearly a week since Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in El Clasico, but the effects of Luis Suarez’s sublime goal are still being felt in Spain.
As Barcelona manager Luis Enrique tries to build a dream machine. He has to start work without its most important part.
At times the campaign against Madrid’s coach has been vicious and some of the criticism absurd. But much of the opprobrium has been earned.
Chelsea striker, Fernando Torres says he is more mature and focused and owes a debt of gratitude to Liverpool, writes Sid Lowe.
The Spanish players had not left the Olympic Stadium in Kiev before minds were being focused on winning the 2014 World Cup.
The best defence is attack, according to the all-rounder Dani Alves, who has helped to reverse Barcelona’s fortunes and propel them to success.
The Champions League semifinal against Chelsea has become about more than just winning. It is a chance for Barça to beat the Blues convincingly.
Pep Guardiola was not lying all those years ago when he told Cesc Fabregas that he would one day wear Barcelona’s No.4 shirt.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande is locked in a battle with the board of the services Seta over control of the institution.
Manchester United are looking for revenge for their 2009 defeat, while Barcelona’s Eric Abidal will be happy just to play.
Fernando Torres has revealed that he resolved to leave Liverpool long before his January transfer to Chelsea because the club was in "chaos".
Barcelona — and Spain — playmaker Xavi tells <b>Sid Lowe</b> about his football education, Cesc Fabregas and why Paul Scholes is the best midfielder
The football world is running out of superlatives to describe the mesmerising skills of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, writes <em>Sid Lowe</em>.
As David Beckham leaves Real Madrid amidst the club’s presidential Star Wars, Ramón Calderón’s presidency hangs in the balance. He won an election last year on the narrowest of…
Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez may be gone, but the dressing-room divisions and disharmony at the club remain. So, having been through four directors of football, six coaches and…
Something is rotten in the kingdom of Spain. Two days after the Madrid-Barca derbi and everyone actually agrees. (Well, everyone who’s not completely blind, or stupid, or both).…
No one laughed when, not so long ago, Patrick Kluivert was described as the “greatest number nine in the world”. And yet there were few tears in Barcelona this week, only relief.…
Sid Lowe reflects on the passing of Atletico Madrid’s Jesus Gil — playboy, chairman and crook — who died last Friday afternoon. Six days previously, Atletico Madrid’s…
In the middle of Oviedo stands a statue of a man in a long overcoat and a trilby, with an umbrella and a mountain of old-fashioned luggage. Officially, it’s called The Return of…
