Benzema: Sex tape could've caused France exileThe 29-year-old was arrested as part of the investigation in the scandal involving his team-mate and believes it has led to his two-year absenceFranceReal Madrid
De Ligt staying at Ajax - agentThe 18-year-old continues to attract interest from the Blaugrana, but his representative says he plans on staying until the end of the season at leastTransfersBarcelona
Bale and five flops not in world's 50 best playersThe Real Madrid attacker finished fifth in last year's Goal 50, but missed out this time after an injury-riddled season. Who else was snubbed?GOAL50Real Madrid
Is Modric the best footballer of 2017?Goal's chief correspondent Peter Staunton is one of 55 voters for the Goal 50 and the Real Madrid midfielder was his top pick - do you agree?GOAL50Juventus
Injured Isco doubtful for Madrid derbyThe 25-year-old was forced off injured on international duty, and now will be monitored by his club's medical team ahead of the trip to AtleticoReal MadridSpain
'Even CR7 needs to be protected from head injury'Ex-DC United & Toronto FC president Kevin Payne is worried for football's future, and hopes that FIFA and the FA will follow U.S. Club Soccer's l…Real Madrid
Real Madrid warned against Navas saleThe La Liga giants have been told by the president of the Costa Rican FA that parting with the goalkeeper will harm the club more than the playerTransfersPremier League
Paulinho: Ronaldo taught me a lotThe midfielder moved to Camp Nou over the summer and is hoping to follow in the footsteps of an illustrious countryman he once played alongsideBarcelona
Morata would like to see Isco at ChelseaThe Spanish striker completed a transfer over the summer and admits that an in-form international team-mate would also be welcome at Stamford BridgeTransfersChelsea
'Neymar is world's best but Messi from another planet'The 38-year-old hopes his compatriot wins the Ballon d'Or this year and believes he would be the world's best if not for the Barcelona starParis Saint-GermainBarcelona
Mascherano wants River, not Liverpool, returnThe Argentina international is considering his options at Barcelona and has admitted that he would welcome the opportunity to return to his rootsTransfersBarcelona
Ronaldo and Messi in Sturridge's Ultimate XIThe England international has pieced together a star-studded side made up of players he has played with, against and he holds in the highest regardReal MadridBarcelona
Messi mistakes Zenit forward for a fanThe Barcelona star is currently away on international duty and found himself getting confused while fulfilling his usual photo and autograph dutiesArgentinaBarcelona
Are these the 25 best players in the world?Goal's Carlo Garganese is one of 55 voters for the Goal 50 – and he has revealed the players he voted for as his best of 2017. Do you agree with him?GOAL50Real Madrid
CR7 & winners of top awards in last 12 monthsWith the Goal 50 set to be unveiled next week, we take a look back at all the major award winners since Cristiano Ronaldo lifted last year's prizeGOAL50Real Madrid
Exiled! Benzema's sex scandal & Di Canio's bubonic plagueThe Madrid striker has not played international football for more than two years - but he is not the only star to have had troubles in this regardFranceReal Madrid
Morata: Of course I'd go back to Real Madrid!The Spaniard maintains he is happy at Chelsea and is keen to win trophies with the Blues but would not rule out going back to Madrid in the futureTransfersReal Madrid
CR7 or Messi? Music stars give My Goal 50 picksAhead of Tuesday's Goal's annual award for the best players of the past year, Lethal Bizzle and Devlin give their top five picksGOAL50Video
'De Bruyne can match Messi & Ronaldo'The Belgian has seen his form recognised by his national coach, with Romelu Lukaku also being backed to break his barren spell at Manchester UnitedReal MadridBarcelona
Wenger: If you love football, you love MessiThe Argentina talisman netted a timely hat-trick in his nation's final qualifier to carry them to Russia, with Arsenal's boss a big fan of his talentWorld CupBarcelona
Hazard fuels Real Madrid rumoursThe Belgian forward claims to be "happy at Chelsea" but admits that he would welcome the opportunity to work with the Blancos' iconic managerTransfersReal Madrid
Athletic confident of keeping Madrid target Kepa The highly rated 23-year-old is drawing admiring glances from Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus as his current contract runs downTransfersReal Madrid
Madrid 'delighted' with me - OdegaardThe teenager is prepared to be patient to earn his chance at Santiago Bernabeu and says he is still a couple of years away from reaching his potentialReal MadridEredivisie
Who's laughing now? Zaza a joke no more!The striker was ridiculed over his spot-kick at Euro 2016 and a dire spell at West Ham but he is back in Italy squad due to his fine form at ValenciaOpinionValencia
Watch: Ronaldo's cheeky rabonaThe Portugal superstar was at his brilliant best in training with his club side, pulling off a high-risk manoeuvre to pick out a team-mateVideoReal Madrid
Di Maria: I almost joined Barca last summerThe player's history with Real Madrid is not the reason a deal broke down, the 29-year-old has saidTransfersBarcelona
Messi: I didn't know Neymar was leavingGerard Pique and Xavi have said they knew Neymar was heading to PSG in June, but his former attacking partner was clueless until the endBarcelonaParis Saint-Germain
Ex-Man Utd winger backs Moyes for West Ham successThe Scot's appointment as Slaven Bilic's replacement has received a mixed reception, but he has received support to deliver the goodsWest Ham UnitedPremier League
Ronaldo hits lowest point in over a decadeThe Real Madrid man has suffered a surprisingly poor start to the season - the worst he has endured in quite some timeReal MadridAtletico Madrid
When Touzani met Barca wonderkid Xavi SimonsThe 14-year-old showed his incredible skills off to one of YouTube's hottest football channelsVideoBarcelona
