La Liga: Villarreal held by Getafe; victory for Espanyol

Villarreal's slide continued as a Diego Castro header gave Getafe a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Sunday but the match was overshadowed by a serious injury to Mateo Musacchio. The Villarreal defender was......

Atletico use their heads to turn up heat on Real

Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann (L) celebrates his second goal against Levante with teammate Koke during their Spanish first division soccer match. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Antoine......

La Liga: Villarreal thrash Sociedad 5-1 to claim fifth spot

Villarreal landed a stunning blow on a potential rival for a European qualification berth when Giovani dos Santos and Ikechukwu Uche each struck twice in a 5-1 drubbing of Real Sociedad in La Liga......

La Liga: Villarreal tighten go to fourth spot with late win at Elche

Villarreal tightened their grip on fourth place in La Liga when Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche's last-gasp strike snatched a 1-0 win at fellow promoted side Elche on Monday. A hard-fought and......

Nigeria name Mikel in World Cup squad

Injured Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was named on Monday in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup. A knee injury kept the 23-year-old out of the London club's last three games......