Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo headed in two goals to help Real Madrid beat Valladolid 4-3 in the Spanish league on Saturday, but the entertaining win was overshadowed by growing dissatisfaction with coach Jose Mourinho for criticizing the club.
Madrid's ninth straight home win in league play denied Barcelona the chance to clinch the league title this weekend. Madrid reduced Barcelona's lead to eight points, meaning the Catalan side can't seal the domestic title by beating Real Betis on Sunday with four rounds still remaining.
Elsewhere, third-place Atletico Madrid booked its spot in next season's Champions League with a 0-0 draw at Deportivo La Coruna.
Valencia eased to a 4-0 win over nine-man Osasuna to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish, while Malaga lost 1-0 at Granada to slip three points behind Valencia in sixth place....
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08:40 AM, May 05, 2013
Madrid: Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina said the 10-match ban given to his team mate Luis Suarez for biting an opponent was 'absurd' and 'excessive'. Uruguay international Suarez was punished on Wednesday by the English Football Association (FA) after he bit the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend. "He knows he is in the wrong, and that it was a mistake, but the 10-game punishment seems absurd to...
06:36 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Real host United on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 series. ...
10:07 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Barcelona hope to avoid a slip against Getafe on Sunday as their players fight fatigue from international friendlies midweek, and with Atletico lurking nine points adrift of the Spanish league leaders. ...
11:16 AM, Feb 08, 2013
Real Madrid centre back Pepe had arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle. ...
07:22 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Juventus' Simone Pepe will be out of action for a long time after suffering a second tear to his left thigh muscle. ...
11:54 AM, Dec 08, 2012
Lisbon: Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, recovering from a shoulder injury, is more likely to feature in Friday's Group F World Cup qualifier away to Russia than Pepe who is trying to shake off a thigh injury, according to the midfielder. The influential Real Madrid pair returned to light training on Wednesday after sustaining injuries during Sunday's 2-2 'Clasico' draw at Barcelona. "The match against Barcelona was very tiring. Cristiano has...
06:35 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid defender Pepe has been released from hospital after spending the night under observation for a head injury sustained during Sunday's 1-1 home draw with Valencia. Real club doctors said on Monday Pepe is fine after a collision with teammate Iker Casillas forced him to leave the game with a small cut on his head. Real visits Barcelona on Thursday in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup....
10:46 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid defender Pepe has been taken to hospital for overnight observation after hurting his head in a collision during the 1-1 home draw with Valencia in the Spanish league on Sunday. Pepe collided with teammate Iker Casillas in the 42nd minute when both tried to reach a cross in Real's area that led to Valencia's goal. The two players remained prone on the pitch for a few moments....
08:47 AM, Aug 20, 2012
It's all about sharing. Spain and Portugal share a border, two coastlines and an entire peninsula. They share a climate, a parallel political past and currently, a crisis. But right now, they also share a dream. The two neighbouring nations come face to face in the semi-finals of Euro 2012 on Wednesday night and only one can progress to the continental competition's Sunday showpiece in Kiev. At 20:45 CET this...
03:47 PM, Jun 27, 2012
Rome: Juventus winger Simone Pepe and his manager Antonio Conte's technical assistant Cristian Stellini are among the latest names to be called for questioning on Thursday in the match-fixing trial that has rocked Italy. Thirty seven people have so far been called up by federal prosecutors in the second round of "calcioscommesse" (soccer bet) investigations, which has led to the arrest of several high-profile players, including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri....
06:51 PM, Jun 07, 2012
The Portuguese international will not play again this season. ...
04:09 PM, Apr 27, 2009
There are signs that Cristiano Ronaldo will eventually give in to Real's lure. ...
05:59 PM, Jan 08, 2009
Pepe says that Real Madrid want to win the Spanish domestic cup. ...
04:56 PM, Nov 11, 2008
Islamabad: Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq was dropped by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday in the preliminary list of 30 players for the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Misbah was also not considered for the two Twenty20s against Sri Lanka last month. Mohammad Hafeez led the side in the shortest format of the game. Kamran Akmal made the provisional list after the wicketkeeper-batsman appeared before the PCB integrity...
08:46 AM, Jun 08, 2008
You can own clothes that stars have worn in
Dhoom 2 because Yash Raj has a new tie-up with Pepe called the D2. ...
07:27 PM, Nov 12, 2006
