Spanish club Real Madrid has for the seventh consecutive year topped the football rich list this is according to auditing and financial advisory firm Deloite &Touche. Madrid posted a turnover of £433m for the 2010/2011 season to finish first ahead of arch rivals and fellow Spanish side Barcelona who came in second with revenues of £407m.

Audit and financial advisory firm Deloite & Touche released it's football money league rich list yesterday with La Liga club Real Madrid topping the list for a seventh successive year. Closing following Madrid in second was fellow Spanish club Barcelona.

United came in third on the list, however, it is the dominance of English clubs in the top ten that has got people really talking.

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and top Spanish football league club Real Madrid announced that the internationally renowned club has joined the association as a Regional Member.

So much promise....

At some point you just have to feel sorry for a coach.... regardless of team affiliation. The execution time is quickly approaching with bated breath and grim reaper fingerprints. This is the time where Roman Abramovich gets itchy on the trigger finger, picks up a cell phone from Moscow and calls the front office of Chelsea Football Club to let them know that Chelsea will no longer be requiring the service of Andre Villas-Boas.

According to Spanish Sports paper ( some think Real Madrid media appendix ) "Marca", SPANISH FOOTBALL CLUB REAL MADRID has Football "scouts" following closly "la creme de la creme" of young Football talent at this moment. This in itself is not new, nor is it breaking news, as one can rightly imagine that every other "Tom, Dick & Harry" will have their own scouts checking out the same talent.

Just days after Neymar put pen to paper and signed a new improved contract that will see him stay with Brazilian club Santos until 2014, club President Luis Alvaro Ribiero has spoken out on Spanish club Real Madrid's aim to sign the teen sensation.

Ribiero who did not have any kind words for the European power house slammed the club's behaviour labeling it lamentable and arrogant.

We could finally be at the end, & conclusion, of the NEYMAR story. The Brazilian sensation & National "hero" will end up at REAL MADRID. His Club SANTOS, & the player himself, have gotten "away" with their desired wishes before accepting (& signing) the selling/transfer agreement with Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID: Santos will celebrate Club Presidential elections in December with their

News today from Spanish Sports paper "AS" highlights the apparent continued interest of Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID for Belgium Football talent & French Club LILLE midfielder EDEN HAZARD. This is not really fresh news as for the last two seasons the Spanish Club has been monitoring closely the young player, especially ex Real Madrid - now "executive" - Zinadine Zidane who is his prime

Last year, Ajax was drawn into the same group as Real Madrid in the Champions League. And Barca and Ajax icon watched in disgust how his arch enemy club Real Madrid tore his beloved Ajax apart ( 2-0; 4-0).

These two games actually were the straw that broke the camel's back [read more]

According to Spanish Sports paper "As" SPANISH FOOTBALL Club REAL MADRID has Oked the Italian Club AC ROMA suggestion to loan Argentine International midfielder FERNANDO GAGO for this season with the option to buy for 6M€ if desired to continue at the Italian Club thereafter. Gago The news comes from Italy, concretely "La Gazetta dello Sport" & from the Italian intermediate in the

SPANISH FOOTBALL Club REAL MADRID continue fine tuning their team & "machine" with a 1 - 7 victory over the current China Super League leaders GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE in the first of their friendly games while in China. Very humid & steamy conditions that did not seem to halt too much Real Madrid as Coach Jose Mourinho profiles his starting 11 for the upcoming Spanish League - Liga season, & why not

SPANISH FOOTBALL Club REAL MADRID has defeated 1 - 3 HERTHA BERLIN in their German pre-season friendly game. It is still summer pre-season & experimentation is part of the method as Real Coach José Mourinho moves pieces about in order to fine tune his Football "machine". Said this the good news from this match was Frenchman KARIM BENZEMA who looked sharp, in tune with the game & scored two goals.

Marked man: David Beckham trains Friday at Home Depot Center ahead of today's game against former club Real Madrid at the Coliseum (AP Photo).

*Staff Writer Phil Collin scored an exclusive interview with David Beckham as the former England international and the Galaxy prepare to face Real Madrid today.

Real Madrid 2011 SPANISH FOOTBALL Club REAL MADRID started on Monday ( yesterday ) their pre-season & flew off immediately to Los Angeles (USA) to begin their training sessions . Four players stayed back in Madrid that indicate the Coach Jose Mourinho does not count with them for 2011-2012; Pedro Leon, Sergio Canales (also with U-20 Spain duties), Drenthe & Lass Diarra.

Spanish Sports paper "AS" reports that Portuguese International & BENFICA player FABIO COENTRAO could solve his future this week with Spanish Football Club REAL MADRID. This transfer rumour gets stronger & stronger as the days go on which makes one think that there could be some real truth behind it all.

Blasphemous though it may seem, for all the dazzling array of skills which they bestow upon me as a mere spectator, I do not worship at the altar of Barcelona. I worship at the altar of football. Despite the Catalan club's increasingly jubilant marketing campaign, there is a distinction between the two.

David Beckham will have a chance to face off against former club Real Madrid when the Los Angeles Galaxy plays host to the Spanish powerhouse on July 16th at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

The match is part of the summer World Football Challenge series featuring top international clubs and MLS clubs.

Contributing Editor Graham Fox

For some reason, this year with the added amount of teams in the leagues and new faces shifting all over the place, I've had a spot of trouble keeping track of all the league DPs. Who are they all? What was the last team they played for? What should I expect from this bunch?

This weekend marks another incredible landmark in the sparkling career of Jose Mourinho. The self dubbed "special one" can celebrate an incredible 9 years unbeaten at home in league football – a record that stretches across 4 countries and 4 of the world's top football clubs: Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and his current club Real Madrid.