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Cristiano Ronaldo headed his 300th goal for Real Madrid in a laboured 2-0 La Liga victory at neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday that kept the gap on leaders Barcelona down to four points.
   

Barcelona took a huge step towards a fifth La Liga title in seven years with a 2-1 win over Real Madrid thanks to Luis Suarez's stunning strike on March 23.
      
Here, AFP sports looks at five lessons to be learned heading into the final 10 games of the La Liga season.

BELGRADE- The 11th European Feature Documentary Film Festival Magnificent 7 opened in Belgrade on Friday, with festival director and founder Zoran Popovic, selector Tue Steen Mueller from Denmark and film director Oeke Hoogendijk from the Netherlands wishing the audience a warm welcome.

BELGRADE - The 11th European Fature Documentary Film Festival Magnificent 7 starts at Belgrade's Sava Centar on Friday and will last until February 5.

BELGRADE - The 11th European Feature Documentary Film Festival Magnificent 7 will be held at Belgrade's Sava Centar from January 30 to February 5, the organisers have stated.

Festival Selector Tue Steen Mueller from Denmark picked excellent, modern documentaries for this year's festival, originating from the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, Finland and France.

Portugal and Real Madrid great Cristiano Ronaldo lifted his third FIFA world footballer of the year award on Monday in an overwhelming win over eternal rival Lionel Messi, Barcelona's Argentine magician.
     

Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 annual award for the second year running on Monday.

This is the third time the Portugal forward has grabbed the trophy awarded by FIFA and France Football magazine after winning it in 2008 and 2013.

Ronaldo captured 37.66%of the votes cast by the captains and coaches of each national team plus one journalist from each country.

Four-times World Player of the Year Lionel Messi shot back angrily Jan. 11 at rumours that he could leave Barcelona after clashing with coach Luis Enrique and the club's board.
      
The Argentine was in top form with a goal and two assists as the Catalan giants ended and unsettling week off the field with a crucial 3-1 win over La Liga champions Atletico Madrid.
      

NEW YORK - The US Sports Academy has named world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic Athlete of the Year.

Djokovic was picked among a whole range of stars, like Lionel Messi, Floyd Mayweather, Rafael Nadal, Rory McIlroy and Peyton Manning.

The US Sports Academy chose Russian tennis player Maria Sharapove as Female Athlete of the Year.

Turkish Airlines have recruited two global football superstars -- Chelsea's veteran striker Didier Drogba and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi -- for their new advertisement campaign, titled Widen Your World.

According to the statement released by Turkish Airlines on Nov. 14, the advertisement -- the last in a series of three -- aims to entice spectators via EpicFoodMap.com.