Real Madrid 3-1 Sporting Gijón | La Liga match report
Real Madrid stretched their advantage over Barcelona to seven points after Cristiano Ronaldo set a La Liga scoring record of 41 goals in a 3-1 comeback victory at home to lowly Sporting Gijón on Saturday.Ronaldo's 74th-minute header, which fired ...
Javier Clemente’s latest Sporting stunt could be his last as patience wears thin | Sid Lowe
If Sporting Gijón were winning, their inflammatory coach might get away with his rants and behaviour. But they're notJavier Clemente is nails. Real Valladolid Sporting Gijón's new coach, known as the 'Blonde of Barrakaldo', is the foul-mouthed, feist...
Even great survivor Manolo Preciado may not be able to ride out this storm | Sid Lowe
Sporting Gijón's 5-1 hammering by Sociedad raises real questions about the future of La Liga's longest serving managerHis wife died, his son too, and then his father passed away. He got knocked down but he got up again. And again. And again. "I could,...
Real Madrid cruise past Ponferradina in Copa del Rey
• Madrid win 7-1 on aggregate• Mallorca, Sporting and Sevilla also progressReal Madrid's José Callejón scored twice and Nuri Sahin scored his first goal for the club as the holders beat Ponferradina 5-1 in the Copa del Rey last-32 second leg on T...
Sporting Gijon 0-3 Real Madrid | La Liga match report
Real Madrid continued their exceptional form when Angel Di Maria, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo struck in a 3-0 win at La Liga strugglers Sporting Gijon on Saturday.It was Real's 10th consecutive league victory and their 14th in a row in all competitio...
Sid Lowe on the end of Jose’s home run
Real Madrid's defeat to Sporting Gijón ended José Mourinho's mind-blowing unbeaten home league record – and his title hopesOf all the people in all the world, it had to be him. Nine years they had been trying and failing. Nine bloody years. Hundred...
