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• Cristiano Ronaldo eager to be fit for ‘El Clasico’• Forward hopeful of return from injury later this month
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not far off a return to action and wants to be back in time for Real Madrid’s match against Barcelona later this month, if not earlier.
The world’s most expensive player has missed [...]

• Barça captain to stay at Camp Nou until 2013• Release clause for Spain defender set at €10m
Barcelona have confirmed that their captain, Carles Puyol, has signed a three-year extension to his current contract, keeping him at Camp Nou until 2013. The club announced last week they had reached an agreement in principle with Puyol, [...]

Why Madrid’s stronger squad could see them pip Barcelona, plus my thoughts on every Primera División team’s chances this term
Fifty-seven channels and there’s only one thing on: Real Madrid. This summer, Álvaro Negredo became the most expensive footballer in Sevilla’s history, Nilmar became the most expensive player in Villarreal’s history and somehow David Villa didn’t [...]

• City triumph after Martin Petrov’s first-half goal • Hughes refuses to be drawn on Joleon Lescott
The Manchester City manager Mark Hughes believes last night’s 1-0 win at the Camp Nou represented a “great learning experience” for his players. City won 1-0 in the Joan Gamper Trophy thanks to Martin Petrov’s first-half goal, and Hughes, [...]

• Agent: ‘Vidic would be delighted to play at Barcelona’• Interest in Serbian defender from Barcelona, Madrid and Milan
Manchester United’s growing concern about Nemanja Vidic’s intentions have been exacerbated by the player’s agent stating that the Serb’s “dream” is to play in Spain. It is the same word that Cristiano Ronaldo used in terms [...]