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Copa del Rey round-up

Getafe slipped to defeat in their latest outing in the Copa del Rey, but still progressed to the semi-finals.

Ronaldo's red appeal rejected

Cristiano Ronaldo has seen his appeal against a two-match ban thrown out by the Spanish football federation.

Santos complete loan deal for Robinho

Manchester City forward Robinho has returned to Santos on a six-month loan.<!--break-->City confirmed in a statement on their website that the Brazilian club will pay all of the player's wages and bonuses for the period, which begins immediately and ends on August 4.Manager Roberto Mancini said:...

Gudjohnsen joins Tottenham on loan

Tottenham Hotspur have signed former Barcelona and Chelsea forward Eidur Gudjohnsen on loan from Monaco until the end of the season, manager Harry Redknapp said today.

Man City still in hunt for Gago as Real Madrid line up £13m replacement

Manchester City have been offered renewed hope of signing Fernando Gago after it emerged that Real Madrid had lined up a replacement for the unhappy Argentina midfielder.

Barça buck the trend with £7m profit

• Spanish club's income up to £192m, a 19.7% rise• Barça's spending also up, to £182m from £143mBarcelona's earnings rose by almost a fifth in the six months to the end of December, and the club made a net profit of €8m (£6.9m), the European champions said...

Gago agents doubt Real Madrid will sell to Man City

Fernando Gago's agents can't see Real Madrid selling the midfielder to Manchester City.One of the player's two agents, Marcelo Lombilla, is meeting with Real director general Jorge Valdano to try and resolve the impasse.But so far he has met with no success."Lombilla is in Madrid and has met twice...

Ronaldo confident of overturning ban

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo thinks his two-match suspension for Sunday's red card against Malaga is excessive and is confident the club's appeal will succeed.