Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu stadium, according to financial experts Deloitte. The order of the clubs at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League stayed the same, with Madrid (1.05 billion euros, $1.09 billion) followed by Premier …

Kylian Mbappe struck twice and produced a brilliant performance to power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Las Palmas and take the reigning champions top of Spanish La Liga on Sunday. Los Blancos enjoyed a perfect weekend, overtaking Atletico Madrid by two points after their neighbours slipped up with a shock defeat at Leganes on Saturday, while Barcelona, third, …

Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. The electric Kylian Mbappe sent Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid were hoping to …

Real Madrid sailed through to the Copa del Rey last 16 with a comfortable 5-0 victory at fourth-tier minnows Deportivo Minera on Monday. Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler struck in the first half for the dominant Spanish champions. Veteran Luka Modric netted the fourth before Guler tapped in his second to round off the rout. Coach Carlo Ancelotti rested …

Atalanta’s unbeaten run in the Champions League finally came to an end with a 3-2 defeat on home soil against Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid on Tuesday evening. Surprisingly, Ademola Lookman was named Man of the Match, beating out top players like Mbappe, Vinicius, and Bellingham, despite his team’s loss. Lookman scored in the 65th minute to make it 3-2, it …

Football clubs around the world can now confirm their group stage opponents after football governing body FIFA conducted the draw for the inaugural edition of the FIFA Club World Cup scheduled to take place in the United States next year. The draw for the revamped tournament modelled after the Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cup was conducted on Thursday, resulting …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has insisted he has no problem with Real Madrid’s decision to snub Monday night’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. City’s midfielder Rodri won the prize ahead of the Real Madrid trio of Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Dani Carvajal. Rodri was voted winner by a 100-strong panel of voters, which consists of journalists and coaches. With Madrid …

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri was awarded the men’s Ballon d’Or on Monday after securing a fourth consecutive Premier League title, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and winning Euro 2024. However, Real Madrid boycotted the ceremony in protest. The decision to award the prize for the world’s best player to the deep-lying midfielder was unexpected, …

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his team is in a state of “flow” after they thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, moving six points clear at the top of La Liga. The Catalan giants triumphed at the Santiago Bernabeu, snapping Madrid’s 42-match unbeaten run and continuing their own revival under the German coach, who arrived this summer. “We started the …

Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa bundled home an equaliser deep into added time against Real Madrid to snatch a 1-1 draw on Sunday in a nervy LaLiga derby game. The Argentine forward had to wait nervously for a VAR review to prove he was onside but he had timed his run to perfection and secured the hosts a point. Real Madrid, …