Soccer legend Valdano hurt in Mexico copter crash

Retired Argentine soccer great Jorge Valdano suffered minor injuries along with seven others in a helicopter crash in Mexico City on Saturday, police said. Valdano, who was carried from the crash......

Butragueno to succeed Valdano

Former player Emilio Butragueno will succeed Jorge Valdano as the sporting director of Real Madrid, club president Florentino Perez said on Friday.Valdano said on Thursday that he would be stepping......

Beckham asked for no special treatment: Valdano

David Beckham willingly gave up his famous number seven shirt and accepted Real Madrid's existing salary and contract structures to secure his move from Manchester United. Real's sporting director......

Real Madrid struggling to sell players

Real Madrid are finding it hard to negotiate the sale of the five or six players they need to offload to raise cash to fund more purchases, director general Jorge Valdano said on Thursday. The......

Real spree stalls following Villa, Ribery setbacks

Real Madrid's bid to buy Valencia striker David Villa has foundered and Bayern Munich's asking price for Franck Ribery is far too high, director general Jorge Valdano said on Tuesday. "We have......