Lionel Messi and Barcelona defeated Córdoba to win their 12th game of the season. With that victory, Barcelona is just one win behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings. The defending champions, Atletico Madrid, had a great week as well.
One of the best soccer players in the world today, Cristiano Ronaldo, recently had a statue of himself portrayed in Madeira, Portugal. The Real Madrid superstar is considered by many to be the greatest player in the world today.
One more time and this time with some feeling. All year round, the world monitors the performances of the two best players in the entire world. Lionel Messi's rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo probably spurs more arguments than any other topic in the world with two rather decisive camps. But when all is said and done, the numbers and results do not lie. One player and one player only had the better year in the 2014.
There are hundreds of soccer games a year and it is virtually impossible to truly catch every single one. In a shocking turn of events both writers David Salazar and Edwin Molina picked the same game as the standout to kick off this year's "Best in Soccer" feature series. Here are their takes on the same event.
The Club World Cup final takes place this weekend and features a matchup between Europe's reigning champion Real Madrid and Argentinean club San Lorenzo, the winner of the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
This is seventh time in the tournament's history that the European champion takes on the South American victor. As the record stands, European teams have won five of those matchups. In the most recent final between two clubs from those two continents, Brazil's Corinthians took down Chelsea 1-0.
Real Madrid enters the contest as the clear-cut favorite, but as exhibited in this short tournament, anything can happen. Can San Lorenzo stage an upset? To see those possibilities, it is essential to see how the teams got here.
The Club World Cup is not generally looked upon as an upper echelon competition because is not particularly competitive and overly predictable. So when Real Madrid headed to play its first game on Tuesday against Cruz Azul, few expected anything but a blowout in favor of the Spanish squad. And that is what they got. But it was far from a cakewalk. Here are some big takeaways from the game.
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 15 weeks complete, and Real Madrid is tearing through the competition. With 13 wins and 39 points, Real Madrid has been the best team this season. Can anyone stop them?
The Round of 16 in the Champions League is arguably one of the most entertaining in soccer. This year's Champions League Round of 16 draw took place on Monday and brought up about some unique matchups that feature a number of major winners and losers. Here is a look at those smiling and those crying after Monday's draw.
And now there are 16. The Champions League entered its most exciting phase and now all eyes will be on who gets to take on who in the knockout rounds. But most importantly, which teams have left us convinced of their contender status? Latin Post.com breaks down the power rankings of the UEFA Champions League's Round of 16
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 14 weeks complete, and Real Madrid continues to hold a slight edge over their rivals Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been fantastic this year, but the season is far from over.
Cristiano Ronaldo passed Raul on the UEFA Champions League all-time scorers league as he tries to catch Lionel Messi who currently holds the record. Meanwhile, Liverpool failed to qualify into the Round of 16 of the tournament, eliminated by FC Basel after 1-1 at Anfield.
James Rodriguez's injury has put a bit of a dent into Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti's lineup plans. Which players on Real Madrid's roster will get a chance to play--and shine--in his stead?
The Ballon d'Or is no longer at stake at this point, but the Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo competition reached even greater heights this past weekend as both players continued to showcase their talents in the battle to be the best. So what did the latest batch of games bring for the superstars?
Back in September, Latin Post took a look at the summer transfers of two of the most noted teams in the world - Real Madrid and Barcelona. But how has that changed? If at all? Which side's summer transfers have performed at a higher level?
The 2014-15 La Liga season has been an exciting one so far. Of course multiple teams are competing for the Spanish League Title, but Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid is on pace to break the single season scoring record.
