Gareth Bale scores two goals and creates another as Euro 2016 sensations Wales crush Moldova 4-0 in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in Cardiff.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane closes the exit door on Colombian playmaker James Rodriguez despite leaving him on the bench once more for Real's 2-1 win over Celta Vigo.

Antoine Griezmann deserves to be named UEFA's Best Player in Europe, according to Cristiano Ronaldo.

The eyes of European football will be on Monaco on Thursday as holders Real Madrid and the rest of the continent's elite discover their fate when the Champions League group-stage draw is made.

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-2 in the European Supercup final in rainy Trondheim on Tuesday.

Manchester United buy Paul Pogba for a world-record 105 million euros ($116 million) plus a potential bonus fee of five million euros, Juventus confirm.

Spanish giants Real Madrid defeat German champions Bayern Munich 1-0 in the International Champions Cup.

Two goals from Marcelo and a Mariano Diaz stunner give Real Madrid a 3-2 win over Antonio Conte's Chelsea in the International Champions Cup at the Michigan Stadium.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane confirms that Cristiano Ronaldo won't play in the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla on Aug. 9, and could miss the league opener against Real Sociedad 12 days later.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo inaugurates his own hotel on Friday called "CR7" after his initials and shirt number.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo inaugurates his own hotel called "CR7" after his initials and shirt number, while the airport on his home island of Funchal is renamed in his honour.

The winner of the next Ballon d'Or award won't be named for another six months, but Neymar is pretty sure who will be.

Losing a final to Cristiano Ronaldo has become an unfortunate habit for Antoine Griezmann and he is not happy about it.

Real Madrid teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have not spoken since the start of Euro 2016 but they will go face-to-face when Portugal take on Wales in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

The EU on Monday orders seven Spanish football clubs including Barcelona and Real Madrid to pay back millions of euros (dollars) in illegal state aid.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, a month on from a second Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid in three years, has made it clear that his immediate future is with the Spanish club.

Having squeezed into the Euro 2016 knockout stages after three contrasting group stage draws, Portugal are ready to move up a gear when they face Croatia in their mouth-watering last-16 clash in Lens on Saturday, coach Fernando Santos says.

Real Madrid have activated a buy-back clause to take Spain striker Alvaro Morata back to the Bernabeu from Juventus, the European champions announced on Tuesday.

Real Madrid and Juventus have opened talks concerning the possible transfer of French international Paul Pogba to Madrid, the player's agent Mino Raoila revealed on Monday.

Slovakia coach Jan Kozak and star player Marek Hamsik lauded Gareth Bale as "one of the best players in the world" on Friday, but warned against focusing only on him.