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Real Madrid maintained their seven-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 1-0 victory at their city rivals Getafe.The defender Sergio Ramos scored the only goal, heading home Mesut Ozil's corner after 18 minutes. "It was an evenly matched game against a rival...

Borussia Dortmund piled the pressure on their Bundesliga title rivals on Friday with a hard-fought 2-0 win away to Nürnberg to move three points clear ahead of the rest of the weekend's games. Sebastian Kehl fired the defending champions ahead in the 48th minute after...

Despite having the money to chase football's biggest names, Paris St-Germain failed to lure the stars they really wanted. The clue was in the number. "A press conference will take place on Wednesday 1 February at 15:30 at Parc des Princes to present Thiago Motta, who will wear the number 28," read...

Urinating in a surfing suit is the best way to fight the cold during a football game, according to the St-Etienne keeper Jérémie Janot as freezing weather threatens French fixtures. St Etienne take on...

Milan wasted a chance to take the Serie A lead with an uninspired 2-0 loss at Lazio on Wednesday, while Diego Milito scored four goals in Internazionale's 4-4 draw with Palermo in the snow...

Valencia 1-1 BarcelonaLionel Messi had a penalty saved early in the second half as Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Valencia in a hard-fought Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Wednesday night. Valencia snatched a 27th-minute lead at their Mestalla Stadium when Jérémy Mathieu found space down...