Cristiano Ronaldo recovered from a missed penalty to score twice as Real Madrid beat luckless Real Sociedad 3-1 on Wednesday, easing the pressure on coach Rafael Benitez.

Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has warned Barcelona's rivals that the European champions are determined to match their five-trophy haul from 2015 in the coming year.

La Liga (LFP) president Javier Tebas has warned that the departures of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively could seriously damage future TV rights deals for the Primera Division.

Barcelona and star player Lionel Messi triumphed at the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday, taking home the prizes for best team and best player.

The group stage of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2015 ends on Monday, with the first of the two fixtures featuring the bottom two sides's of Group B, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says Lionel Messi, along with Johan Cruyff and Ronaldinho, is the player to have had the biggest effect on the Catalan club.

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't do rest. Forget turkey or mince pies, it's dumbbells and a running machine for the Real Madrid star, who decided to spend Christmas Day working out in the gym.

Barcelona's forward line of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar is the best in the history of the club, according to David Villa.

A group of supporters of Arambagh Krira Sangha allegedly carry out vandalism at Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) office in Dhaka following the team's defeat against Bangladesh Police in the Minister Fridge Bangladesh Championship League.

Arsenal sealed their supporting role behind Leicester in the Premier League Christmas billing by beating fellow title hopefuls Manchester City 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.

Fifa President Sepp Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has credited Diego Maradona with being his biggest influence starting a career in football.

Real Madrid have been named as the most valuable football club in the world by marketing experts, who placed Manchester United second and Barcelona third.

Manchester United and Manchester City look to be leading the race for Pep Guardiola should he announce he will depart Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona's Club World Cup semifinal with Guangzhou Evergrande due to renal colic, the club has announced.

WWE superstar HHH has pledged his allegiance to West Ham after being asked to name his favourite Premier League team.

Arrigo Sacchi says individual skills are given more importance than teamwork at Real Madrid and feels head coach Rafael Benitez must make compromises to avoid upsetting the squad's hierarchy.

Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is "desperate to land Neymar," while "Woodward's rival at City, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, is working just as hard to pull off the biggest transfer coup in history for Messi."

Barcelona star Neymar said he doesn't fear passionate Real Madrid fans at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for the Saturday's El Clasico.

For this weekend, Neymar and Suarez must prove Barcelona can win El Clasico without the rivalry's all-time top scorer Lionel Messi.