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REAL MADRID

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso waves to fans before Sunday's match against Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany, on Sunday.
SOCCER
May 12, 2025
Xabi Alonso says announcement about future 'not too far' away
Alonso is widely expected to join Real Madrid, where he won the Champions League and La Liga as a player.
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold will leave the club at the end of the season. He is expected to move to Real Madrid.
SOCCER
May 12, 2025
Liverpool fans boo departing star Trent Alexander-Arnold
Alexander-Arnold confirmed his impending exit on Monday ahead of a widely expected move to Real Madrid.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal takes a shot during his team's match against Real Madrid in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.
SOCCER
May 12, 2025
Barcelona stages thrilling rally to top Real Madrid and move to brink of title
Barcelona battled back to claim a fourth "clasico" victory from four meetings this season, showing its dominance over Carlo Ancelotti's side.
Barcelona defender Jules Kounde (right) celebrates alongside forward Lamine Yamal during the Copa del Rey final in Seville, Spain, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Apr 27, 2025
Barcelona sinks Real Madrid in extra time to win Copa del Rey title
Barca won a record-extending 32nd Spanish Cup title thanks to a stunning strike from French defender Jules Kounde.
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli celebrates after scoring against Real Madrid during the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in Madrid on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Apr 17, 2025
Arsenal dethrones Real Madrid to reach Champions League semifinals
Inter Milan advanced from the night's other quarterfinal, earning a 4-3 aggregate win over Bayern Munich after an enthralling 2-2 draw in the second leg.
Declan Rice scores Arsenal's first goal from a free kick during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Apr 9, 2025
Rice gamble pays off in stunning fashion as Arsenal routs Real Madrid
Arsenal has one foot in the semifinals for the first time since 2009 but Rice says nothing is decided yet against the record 15-time winners.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe runs with the ball during his club's match against Leganes in Madrid on Saturday.
SOCCER
Mar 30, 2025
'Special' to equal Ronaldo's Real Madrid goal record, says Mbappe
Mbappe's double took him to 33 strikes in 44 appearances across all competitions, the same number of goals his idol managed in the 2009-10 campaign.
Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez scores a penalty that was later disallowed after a VAR review.
SOCCER
Mar 13, 2025
'Ball didn't move': Simeone hits out at shootout VAR controversy
Atletico Madrid came up short in the Champions League after VAR ruled Julian Alvarez's penalty out for a supposed double touch on the ball.
Paris Saint-Germain's Senny Mayulu celebrates after scoring the team's seventh goal against Brest during their Champions League match in Paris on Wednesday,
SOCCER
Feb 20, 2025
Real Madrid and PSG power into Champions League last 16
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick for Madrid, while PSG cruised to a 7-0 victory.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (left) celebrates with Jude Bellingham after completing a hat trick against Manchester City during their Champions League match in Madrid on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Feb 20, 2025
Kylian Mbappe wants to make history with Madrid after Champions League hat trick
Kylian Mbappe's hat trick against Manchester City propelled Real Madrid into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday and saw the French superstar reach a new personal high with Los Blancos.
Manchester City's Omar Marmoush with manager Pep Guardiola after being substituted during a Premier League match against Newcastle United in Manchester on Saturday.
SOCCER
Feb 18, 2025
Manchester City's fresh faces offer hope of Madrid miracle
City blew a late 2-1 lead in the first leg of the playoff tie last week at home to lose 3-2 to the holders.
Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring Real Madrid's winning goal against Manchester City in the Champions League playoff first leg on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Feb 12, 2025
Guardiola can't explain another late City collapse to Real Madrid
Brahim Diaz and Jude Bellingham struck late to erase Manchester City's 2-1 lead, the latter netting the winner in the 92nd minute.
Real Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappe is tugged by Atletico Madrid's French defender Clement Lenglet during the Spanish league football match between in Madrid on Saturday.
SOCCER
Feb 9, 2025
Mbappe secures Real Madrid derby draw against Atletico
Kylian Mbappe scored in his first Madrid derby to secure a 1-1 draw in a tense clash against Atletico, keeping Real Madrid atop La Liga.
Manchester City's Rodri (left) in action with Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga during their Champions League match in April 2024.
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2025
Manchester City faces Real Madrid in pick of Champions League playoff ties
It is the fourth year running in which the sides have been drawn against each other in a knockout tie.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe (right) scores his side's first goal in a La Liga match against Sevilla in Madrid on Sunday.
SOCCER
Dec 23, 2024
Mbappe back from 'bottom' as Real Madrid downs Sevilla
"We can see on the pitch that I click better with my teammates and now we're all playing better," the player said.
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe attends a training session on Saturday near Madrid.
SOCCER
Dec 22, 2024
Mbappe's adaptation period over, Real Madrid boss says
Mbappe, 26, has 13 goals in 23 games for Real Madrid across all competitions, and coach Carlo Ancelotti expects many more to follow.
Real Madrid players train in Doha on Tuesday. The Spanish club is closely aligned with A22, which launched the Unify League on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2024
European Super League promoters launch Unify League, call on UEFA to recognize it
It is the latest attempt by A22 to get the competition off the ground after the original European Super League collapsed in 2021.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah shoots from the penalty spot and scores the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League, league phase match against Girona FC in Girona, Spain, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2024
Salah keeps Liverpool perfect as Real down Atalanta in Champions League
Salah's 63rd-minute penalty proved decisive against dogged debutants Girona.
Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti looks on during a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta and Real Madrid in Bergamo, Italy, on Monday.
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2024
Real Madrid heading for Champions League playoffs, says Ancelotti
Real is languishing four points off the top eight in 24th, the last spot that earns a place in the playoffs.
Kylian Mbappe had a penalty saved during Real Madrid's loss against Liverpool during the Champions League.
SOCCER
Nov 29, 2024
European giants struggle in new Champions League format
Heavyweights such as Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are currently at risk of an early exit.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.

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