Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui has dodged questions over whether he feels supported by the board -- leaving the impression that he is aware his job is on the line ahead of next weekend's La Liga Clasico at Barcelona.

The European champions are without a win or a goal in their last four matches, and there was intense speculation over Lopetegui's future during the international break.

Lopetegui was asked on four separate occasions at a news conference on Friday whether he had received any private...

Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has said Ajax duo Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong would be keen to play for the club.

Sources have told ESPN FC that Barca are interested in singing De Ligt and De Jong as they target a new centre-back and midfielder, with reports saying they could cost up to €130 million.

And Cillessen, who plays alongside both for Netherlands, said they would be open to making the switch to the Camp Nou.

"Everybody in the national team would like to play for Barcelona...

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema is "totally annoyed" by allegations members of his entourage were involved in an attempted kidnapping and is to make a complaint to police for defamation, the striker's lawyer told RMC. 

He tweeted "#GiveMeABreak" along with a vomiting emoji after learning Leo D'Souza had made a police complaint for kidnapping and false imprisonment on Monday.

D'Souza said people close to Benzema had tried to illegally detain him outside a shisha bar in Paris' 13th arrondisement...

La Liga risks losing some of its leading players if tax reforms proposed by the Spanish government go ahead, league president Javier Tebas has warned.

In a letter seen by Reuters and addressed to every club in Spain's top flight, Tebas declared the league's opposition to the government's budget draft for 2019 which he says could cost the 20 clubs a combined €80 million.

The proposed reforms include tax hikes of two percent for those earning more than €130,000 a year and an increase of...