by Sid Lowe | Jun 28, 2017 | Sports
London – “That’s not something I am contemplating.” The phrase was repeated often but that did not make it any more true. On Monday night Real Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, insisted he was not even thinking about a series of scenarios that he certainly...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 13, 2017 | Sports
The regional state prosecutor in the Spanish capital Madrid accused football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of tax fraud. The Real Madrid and Portugal forward defrauded Spain’s tax office of 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million) in unpaid taxes on Tuesday, the...
by The Guardian | Jun 11, 2017 | Sports
London – Juventus have won Serie A for the past six years and Bayern have picked up five straight Bundesliga titles but average attendances are stable and TV income up. The Guardian Sport assess the picture across Europe’s five biggest leagues. There was...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 4, 2017 | Sports
Cardiff – Cristiano Ronaldo continued on writing history by scoring twice in the Champions League final on Saturday, making Real Madrid the first team to retain the European title in the league era. Goals by Casemiro and Marco Asensio completed Real’s 4-1...
by Sid Lowe | May 30, 2017 | Sports
London – “Three months ago some people wanted to strangle him,” Massimiliano Allegri said with a smile, but that night they just wanted to hug him. The story goes that when Dani Alves arrived at Juventus, Gigi Buffon took him to one side and asked him to teach...
