Real Madrid and Inter Milan both have four in the top 20 of the world's best-paid players and Manchester United three.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return from injury as Real Madrid thrashed Osasuna 5-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday to equal the club's 1960-61 record of 15 successive La Liga wins.
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has vowed that his club will make a splash in this summer's transfer market.
The UEFA's 50th anniversary celebrations begin on Thursday by unveiling the outstanding European player of the last 50 years from a poll of seven million votes.
Real Madrid's David Beckham is the best paid soccer player in the world, according to a survey published in France Football magazine.
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-2 to cut their arch-rivals' lead at the top of the Spanish League to six points with seven matches to play.
The Real Madrid midfielder said he might consider returning for France in a bid to help the former world champions in their struggle to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.
Jorge Valdano confronted the referee at halftime over the sending off of Zinedine Zidane in the King's Cup semi-final against Sevilla.
Real, who have not won the title since 2017, lead the table on 74 points, four ahead of Barca with five games left and have a superior head-to-head record over the Catalans which would give them the trophy if both teams finished the season level on points.
Atletico Madrid have built a reputation for gargantuan achievements under coach Diego Simeone and have not given up hope of a remarkable turnaround against Real Madrid in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg.
From comments about the healthy relationship shared between Barca trio -- Messi, Suarez and Neymar, to questions about his goal drought in away matches, an angry Ronaldo had the response to it all
Real Madrid romped to a 4-1 win at tiny Eibar on Saturday, provisionally returning to the top of La Liga, despite the absence of Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo for Zinedine Zidane's side.
Former France soccer great Raymond Kopa, who won three European Cups with Real Madrid in the 1950s, died at the age of 85 on Friday.
The midfielder hinted that he may finish his playing career before his Real Madrid contract ends in 2007.
Atletico aim for Champions League revenge against Real at fourth attempt.
Reigning champions Real Madrid took advantage of Valencia's defeat against Deportivo to move up to second.
Ronaldinho, a World Cup winner in 2002 along with Ronaldo, has transformed Barcelona since arriving at the Nou Camp at the beginning of last season from Paris St Germain.
European champions Real Madrid head to rampaging Borussia Dortmund for their Champions League Group F game on Tuesday in a frazzled state with their buoyant start to the season having been punctured by successive La Liga draws.
Real are unbeaten since February, winning 10 of their last 12 games. In contrast, Barcelona have won just two of their previous five in all competitions and were dumped out of Europe in midweek.
A round-up of the weekend's action from Europe's leading leagues.
Real Madrid scored a 2-1 victory over the Thai national team in their last match of their Asian tour.
Florentino Perez has acquired a reputation for being Real Madrid's hero after bringing Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham to the club.
The defending champions will also be without Zidane's Real Madrid team mate Claude Makelele for the Confederation's Cup.
Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi, Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez combined to devastating effect to hammer Girona 6-1 on Saturday as they went 10 points clear at the top of La Liga and set a club record of 32 games unbeaten in the league.
Several records and milestones were set after Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final on Saturday. With the victory Real became the first team to win three straight titles in the Champions League era.
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