Atletico Madrid fullback Kieran Trippier was rushed to hospital during their 3-3 draw with Valencia. Trippier had to be substituted off for Sime Vrsaljko in the opening minutes and was taken to a nearby hospital. They checked for a broken collarbone and were able to rule that out. Instead, the Englishman was left with an acromioclavicular subluxation. "After being taken to hospital and unde...Full Story »

Xavi Hernandez returns to the Camp Nou as Barcelona's new coach to take charge of a team captained by Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, all of whom were his former teammates. The Spanish coach hasn't hidden that he has been following Barcelona from abroad since departing the club back in 2015 and over the years he has expressed his opinion on ...Full Story »

Real Madrid superstar Bale returned to training this week after being sidelined by a serious hamstring injury in September. Pacy frontman Gareth Bale is set to join the Wales squad despite being out injured for the past two months with Spanish giants Real Madrid Credit: Getty The 32-year-old attacker will miss Saturday's LaLiga clash with Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu. But Real boss Ancelott...Full Story »

Xavi is set to return to Barcelona as their new permanent head coach following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. Koeman's 14-month reign came to an end following Barca's 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano on October 27, with the Dutch boss failing to convince. Barca have now turned to another club legend in an effort to steady their ship, with World Cup winner Xavi leaving Qatar-based club Al Sadd as ...Full Story »

The 41-year-old appeared to bid farewell to his current players after Wednesday's league match. Al-Sadd boss Xavi has urged his current club to allow him to leave and take over as Barcelona manager. Barcelona executives were in Doha on Wednesday to meet with Al-Sadd officials over Xavi, who has been identified as Barca's top choice to take over after Ronald Koeman was sacked. WhileAl-Sadd r...Full Story »

Eden Hazard is ready to fight for his place at Real Madrid. Marca says despite rumours of a potential departure due to his poor form this season, Eden Hazard is not willing to leave Real Madrid in the winter transfer window. The Belgium international has yet to rediscover his form at Los Blancos, but he is aware that to achieve his goal of establishing himself in the starting line-up he shou...Full Story »

Gareth Bale's aim was to make it to Saturday's game against Rayo Vallecano with his Real Madrid teammates in order to give himself a chance at being called up for Wales' games against Belarus and Belgium this month. But he hasn't been able to meet his deadlines at club level, as he's still not training with the squad just five days out from the game. He's been working in the gym so far, and h...Full Story »

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior admits he'd welcome new contract talks. He is currently one of the most in-form footballers in world football right now and Los Blancos are finally starting to see him reach his vast potential, although the player has no interest in the drama which usually arrives with contract negotiations, he just wants to stay in Madrid. "Of course I want to renew," Vi...Full Story »

Xavi's arrival at the Camp Nou dugout could take longer than expected, despite Joan Laporta getting to work on it as soon as the decision was taken to dismiss Ronald Koeman. Both parties want a deal to be done, but Xavi's current club, Al Sadd, are reluctant to allow the Catalan coach to depart. As MARCA have been told, the Qatari club are angry with how Barcelona have treated the deal as do...Full Story »

Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has been admitted to hospital for a cardiac exam after experiencing chest pain during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Alaves. Aguero, 33, had to be taken off before half-time after being attended to on the Camp Nou pitch by Barca's medical team for a lengthy period of time. The Argentina international was eventually able to walk off the field before being transferred t...Full Story »