Pipita Scored and Kaka had another good game. Great Signs ‘Assumptions are the mother of all Fuckups!' – I once heard my brother (who's an associate Regional Director of a Fortune 500 Company) scold one of his subordinates. Filipinos have a similar adage: ‘Maraming Namatay sa Maling Akala' (Many have died from the wrong assumptions), I was often told when I was young.

By Alan Duffy

The latest nouveau riche football club to start flashing its jewellery at the game's old money are Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, who are bankrolled by businessman Suleyman Kerimov, a man reported to be worth around $20 billion.

After enticing the legendary Samuel Eto'o to Russian football with a massive money offer which sees the former Internazionale man earn £5675838,34353853885,1239232.

Yes its that time again folks. Transfer rumour latest. The latest player to be linked with a move to Arsenal is Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero. Granero, 24, is in his second spell at Real Madrid after spending two years at Getafe, but he finds himself way down the pecking order at the Bernabeu behind [.

Big spending Malaga are lining up a New Year swoop for Manchester City and Liverpool target Raul Albiol.
The Spain international, who joined Real Madrid for £13m from Valencia in 2009, has fallen out of favour at the Bernabeu and is yet to feature this season.
The 26-year-old is desperate to make Vicente Del Bosque's squad for next summer's European Championship finals in Poland and Ukraine and reports in Spain have revealed he is ready to leave the club in January to secure first-team football.

Jose Mourinho prepares his side for a home tie Ajax on Wednesday night following a debate amongst Real Madrid's general assembly about the Portuguese manager. Some of the members were unhappy with the outspoken coach, and felt he has damaged the reputation of the club since his arrival.
Despite the heated debate, club president Florentino Perez did defend the 48-year old who moved to the Bernabeu in May 2010 from Italian side Inter Milan.

Firstly, humblest apologies on the scarcity. Exams have been ruining my life for the last two weeks and are set to ruin them for a week more, but then freedom beckons.

Which means of course, that this post is going to be shorter than aaron lennon because the books are calling.

As the title says, a win is a win.

Betis and Valencia joined Real Madrid with maximum points from their two games after 1-0 wins against Mallorca and Atletico Madrid, whilst Sporting's defeat in Pamplona means they are the only team still without a point.

There weren't too many goals this weekend in La Liga, with just 22 in the nine games played, Roberto Soldado got his fourth of the season and leads the league's goalscorers alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, whilst Betis are still concede this campaign.

By WAG Watcher

Spotted during Real Madrid's recent game against Getafe, here we see one-and-a-bit-year old Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr putting the mack on Fabio Coentrao's baby daughter Vitoria (all under the watchful eye of Nanna Ronaldo and dad's WAG Irina Shayk) in the elite suits at the Bernabeu.

By Chris Wright

Real Madrid whooped Rayo Vallecano 6-2 at home on Saturday evening, a match which saw 18-year-and-152-day old defender Raphael Varane netted his first goal since moving to the Bernabeu from Lens over the summer with an improvised back-heel volley consequently becoming the youngest foreign player ever to score for Real in the process.

By Chris Wright

Pies pick of the 15 most 'caption-tastic' photos from pre-Champions League training sessions across the continent(ish)...

"Just give that a sniff Danny, does it smell of broccoli to you?"

Bayern Munich's David Alaba is house-trained, though sadly not training pitch-trained

'The Chosen One' walks among the Ajax squad

"Oh right!

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant goal against Ajax tonight in the Galacticos 3-0 Champions League win at the Bernabeu, starting the move just on the half way line before playing a couple of one two's and finally finishing off a suberb team goal.