Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid at end of season, club confirms
An offer worth more than €100m from Saudi Arabia has reportedly made him reconsider his future
Karim Benzema
France’s Karim Benzema announces retirement from international football
2022 Ballon d’Or winner scored 37 times in 97 France games
France ready to either win the World Cup or go down in flames
Defending champions France can survive without several big-name absentees but can they rouse themselves from boredom to reclaim the World Cup?
Enigma that is Karim Benzema a unique fooballing maverick
Real Madrid’s hopes rest on striker’s shoulders in Champions League final against Liverpool
Courage of having faith in his players is Carlo Ancelotti’s greatest gift
Real Madrid manager has always valued his players’ opinions when the going gets tough
Chelsea could join race to sign Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona have told the Bayern Munich striker’s camp that they can afford him
Pep Guardiola: We’ll need a couple of days to recover from defeat in Madrid
Man City must react to keep league title challenge going, starting at Newcastle
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Michael Healy-Rae slots the winning spot-kick to send City crashing out of Europe
Carlo Ancelotti makes history as Real Madrid wrap up La Liga title
Italian becomes the first manager to capture titles in each of Europe’s top five leagues
Real Madrid see victory as almost a divine right - and they do have Benzema
The striker is on a run of 17 goals in 12 games. He has 46 goals in 48 games for the season, 13 assists and another league title in the barrel
Remarkable Real Madrid always find a way to survive in the Champions League
Like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, the Spanish side somehow cannot be finished off
Manchester City 4 Real Madrid 3: Guardiola’s team edge thrilling contest
City will take single-goal lead to Madrid for second leg of Champions League semi-final
Real Madrid survive Chelsea comeback to reach semi-finals
Benzema guides Spanish side to the last four after extra time
Tuchel must choose chaos if Chelsea are to attempt a Real Madrid comeback
Manager stresses importance of imposing physicality at the Bernabéu
Karim Benzema’s hat-trick puts Real Madrid in box seat against Chelsea
Defending European champions all at sea during quarter-final first leg
Coach Xavi gets that old familiar feeling as Barcelona put four past Real Madrid
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores two on memorable night for Barca at the Bernabéu
Xavi getting to grips with massive challenge at Barcelona
Legendary former star’s young tyros will have nothing to lose when they face great rivals Real
What does €417m of attacking talent get you? Operatic collapse
It seemed for most of this game the story would be the brilliance of Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid rediscover their belief as Neymar and PSG set sights on history
Spanish side lost 1-0 in Paris but a 4-1 win over Sociedad has instilled confidence
Karim Benzema found guilty of blackmailing former teammate in sex tape case
France and Real Madrid star handed one year suspended sentence plus €75,000 fine
World Cup 2022: ranking the top 10 contenders a year before Qatar
Could Brazil add to their five World Cups next winter or can France retain their title?
Wales seal home advantage in playoffs after holding Belgium in Cardiff
Qualifiers round-up: Dutch delight in Rotterdam; Ukraine book playoff slot
Kylian Mbappé to the four as France seal World Cup qualification in style
French hit eight goals at home to Kazakhstan while Belgium also book spot with Estonia win
Has the sun set on Barcelona’s glory years?
Richard Fitzpatrick reflects how a perfect storm now envelops the former superpower
Mbappé and Messi inspire PSG in comeback win over RB Leipzig
FC Porto hand AC Milan another defeat; Ajax hammer Dortmund
Kylian Mbappé settles frenetic endgame in France’s favour as they take Nations League
Spain had controlled the game until it loosened up in the last half hour
Theo Hernandez goal completes thrilling turnaround as France see off Belgium
Two goals in four minutes had given Belgium a 2-0 advantage at half-time
‘Everything turned out badly’ says Ancelotti after Real stunned by Sheriff
Real Madrid had 30 shots on goal, 11 on target and 67 per cent of possession
Moldovan minnows Sheriff Tiraspol stun Real Madrid
Debutants from Transnistria win away from home at the death
Karim Benzema extends Real Madrid contract to 2023
Spanish club inserts release clause of €1bn into deal for 33-year-old striker
Euro 2020 - The Verdict: Highs, lows and best goals of the tournament
Gavin Cummiskey canvasses coaches, presenters and journalists for their opinions
Switzerland hold their nerve to send France crashing out of Euro 2020
Kylian Mbappé misses decisive kick as world champions beaten on penalties after an epic
France facing mounting injuries ahead of match against Switzerland
The world champions have never lost to the Swiss in a competitive game
‘French’ Pogba turns up to produce a majestic display against Portugal
A below-par display against Hungary brought familiar criticism of his lack of consistency
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