Dortmund tie Madrid's biggest in a decade, says Butragueno

London: Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has played down the prospect of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the Bernabeau for Manchester United this summer by claiming the Spanish champions are "very lucky" to have the Portuguese forward.

Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno believes friendships will count for nothing when Los Blancos boss Jose Mourinho and Galatasaray duo Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba clash in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The defender was full of praise for the Portuguese forward and Raphael Varane, while Blancos legend Emilio Butragueno also had positive words for the pair. Sergio Ramos has called team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo the best player in the world after his ...

Emilio Butragueno has encouraged Real Madrid's players to rally after conceding La Liga on Saturday and wants them to console the fans with victory over Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.Los Merengues were held to a 1-1 draw away at Espanyol ...

Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has hailed his side's efforts in their Champions League semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund, despite falling just short of reaching the final.Madrid won 2-0 on the night, but a 4-3 loss on aggregate meant it ...

Emilio Butragueno has singled out the "exemplary" talents of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka for praise following Real Madrid's 4-3 win over Valladolid in La Liga on Saturday.The Blancos were trailing after just eight minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu ...

Real Madrid are in for a tough test after being drawn against Galatasaray in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, director Emilio Butragueno has said. Jose Mourinho's side reached the last eight when they came from a goal down to at Old ...

By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho were sifting through the debris of what the Portuguese coach termed a "disastrous" 2012-13 campaign after Friday's King's Cup final defeat left the world's richest club without a major ...

Agencies, Madrid Real Madrid central defender Raphael Varane suffered a knee injury in Saturday's 1-1 La Liga draw at Espanyol and looks set to miss the rest of the season. The 20-year-old France international, who has burst into Real's team this ...