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Real Madrid

Arbeloa hopes Monaco thrashing can be turning point in Real Madrid's season

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 20, 2026 Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa before the match REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 20, 2026 Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa before the match REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Real Madrid are football's biggest earners, Liverpool best in Premier League

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Sevilla - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 20, 2025 Real Madrid players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Juan Barbosa
Soccer Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Sevilla - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 20, 2025 Real Madrid players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Juan Barbosa

Barca suffer blow as Pedri ruled out for a month

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Slavia Prague v FC Barcelona - Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic - January 21, 2026 FC Barcelona's Pedri during the warm up before the match REUTERS/David W Cerny
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Slavia Prague v FC Barcelona - Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic - January 21, 2026 FC Barcelona's Pedri during the warm up before the match REUTERS/David W Cerny

Premier League teams no longer dominate football’s rich list

Real Madrid have topped Deloitte's Money League ahead of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
Real Madrid have topped Deloitte's Money League ahead of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.

Vinicius responds to critics with stellar display as Real Madrid thrash Monaco

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 20, 2026 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 20, 2026 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

One night’s peace for Tottenham Hotspur’s Thomas Frank, but Burnley reckoning looms

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - January 20, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - January 20, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Mbappe and Vinicius shine as Real Madrid thrash Monaco 6-1

Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 20, 2026 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal with Jude Bellingham REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v AS Monaco - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 20, 2026 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal with Jude Bellingham REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Tottenham beat 10-man Dortmund in Champions League to close in on last-16 spot

Tottenham Hotspur's Dominic Solanke (second from right) scores their second goal  against Borussia Dortmund.
Tottenham Hotspur's Dominic Solanke (second from right) scores their second goal  against Borussia Dortmund.

Mbappe calls on fans to back Vinicius Jr amid Real Madrid's struggles

Soccer Football - International Friendly - South Korea v Brazil - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - October 10, 2025 Brazil's Vinicius Jr. in action before scoring their fifth goal REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Soccer Football - International Friendly - South Korea v Brazil - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - October 10, 2025 Brazil's Vinicius Jr. in action before scoring their fifth goal REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Jurgen Klopp ‘surprised and not surprised’ by Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid exit

Jurgen Klopp, German football coach and "Global Head of Soccer" at Red Bull, is pictured during an AFP interview at RB Leipzig's headquarters in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on January 17, 2026. Despite leaving Liverpool as one of the most highly regarded coaches in football in 2024, Jurgen Klopp said he never considered himself among the game's best. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)
Jurgen Klopp, German football coach and "Global Head of Soccer" at Red Bull, is pictured during an AFP interview at RB Leipzig's headquarters in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on January 17, 2026. Despite leaving Liverpool as one of the most highly regarded coaches in football in 2024, Jurgen Klopp said he never considered himself among the game's best. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.