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Gareth Bale became Real Madrid’s second top-scorer for the season on March 3 night but it is on March 5 in Paris  when he will discover where he truly sits in the pecking order

A Real Madrid slip-up in Valencia led to Zinedine Zidane being appointed coach, but another setback for the reigning Spanish and European champion at Mestalla this weekend would leave the Frenchman hanging onto his job.

Real Madrid crashed to a humiliating Copa del Rey exit on Jan. 24 when it was knocked out by little Leganes in the quarterfinals with under-fire coach Zinedine Zidane taking the blame.

Manchester United has retained its position as the highest revenue-generating soccer club in the world, edging out Spain’s Real Madrid by the narrowest margin ever between the top two.

The Portuguese Real Madrid striker demonstrated his serious intention to return back to the Premier League. The transfer may already take place before the end of the month, reports the Spanish source Diario Gol.

Real Madrid looked poised to sweep Barcelona away in La Liga after beating it so comprehensively in the Spanish Super Cup in August yet by the end of Dec. 23’s “El Clasico” it could be a remarkable 14 points behind its bitter rival.

Leeds(U23) striker Kun Temenujkov was selected by the prestigious British newspaper The Guardian for the most promising young footballers. The 17-year-old has entered the top 60 of the great young talents in world football. Until recently, Kun was part of Barcelona's youth academy, last season he scored 31 goals for (Juvenil B).

Cristiano Ronaldo has been penalized for 5 games for his actions in the Spanish Super Cup game in which Real (M) won 3:1 against Barcelona as guest of Camp Nou in the first leg. The Portuguese was sent off after receiving two yellow cards. The first was because he stripped for his goal for 2-1 in the 80th minute.

The Macedonian authorities are warning fans not to buy the UEFA Super Cup tickets offered on the internet as even a hefty price of over 1,000 euros does not guarantee that they will be allowed in to watch the final between Real Madrid and Manchester United on August 8.

Pep Guardiola gave Real Madrid a taste of the old days at Los Angeles when he used to coach the Spanish giant’s arch-rival Barcelona. Machester City thrashed Real Madrid (4-1) at the ICC stadium before a 93,000 crowd.