Fernando Torres scored his first two goals in Atleti colours as he helped Los Colchoneros advance to the next round of the Spanish Kings Cup after they beat Real Madrid 4-2 on aggregate. He scored in the opening minute of BOTH halves as Atleti held Real 2-2 at the Bernabeu on 15.1.2015 (January 15, 2015) after beating them 2-0 in the first leg last week Continue reading →

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon D’Or for the second year running, pipping great rival Lionel Messi and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to again be named the World’s Best Player. Ronaldo played a pivotal role in Real Madrid’s Champions League triumph, and won the award with 37.66% of the total vote. Messi, somewhat surprisingly, only polled 0.04% more than World Cup winning stopper Neuer, finishing with 15.76% of the total vote to the Bayern star’s 15.72%.

Ronaldo has now won three Ballon D’Ors, one less than Messi, whose speech last night set tongues wagging about his future at Barcelona Continue reading →

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS CELTA VS ATHLETIC BILBAO DOWN

Played on 6.1.2015 in 2014/15 season

Susaeta scores for Athletic in the Copa del Rey as they beat Celta Vigo 4-2 Continue reading →