LA LIGA LATEST RESULTS AND TALKING POINTS

La Liga Wednesday 30th DECEMBER RESULTS.

Real Madrid 3 (Ronaldo 2 and Lucas Vazquez) Real Sociedad 1 (Bruma)

Rayo Vallecano 0 Atletico Madrid 2 (Angel Correa and Antoine Griezman)

Barcelona 4 (Westermann og, Messi and Suarez 2) Real Betis 0

Sevilla 2 (Ciro Immobile and Ever Banega Espanyol 0 

Celta Vigo 0 Athletic Bilbao 1 (Raul Garcia)

Levante 0 Málaga 1 (Duda)

Eibar 2 (Keko and Borja Baston) Sporting Gijon 0

Las Palmas 4 ( Tana, Araujo, Jonathan and David Lomban og) Granada 1 (Penaranda)

Getafe 0 Deportivo 0

Villareal Vs Valencia later today

TALKING POINTS

Real Madrid were given two soft penalties in the first half with Cristiano Ronaldo skying the first while Converting the second to give the capital club a one nil lead at the break, but Portuguese Bruma equalised for Real Sociedad early in the second half before Ronaldo volleyed Marcelo Corner kick to put Los Blancos back in the lead and Substitute Lucas Vazquez scored his first Real Madrid goal late in the match to hand Real Madrid a three one victory.

Ronaldo in the win missed his first spot kick of the season and his brace makes it 57 goals in 57 games for club and country.

Two late goals by Angel Correa and Antoine Griezmann handed Atletico Madrid a two nil victory which catapulted them back to the top of La Liga table ahead of Real Madrid who occupied the spot temporarily after beating Real Sociedad.

Barcelona also get two gifts from the Referee in her four nil thrashing of Real Betis, first the referee awarded Messi a soft penalty when he adjudged the Betis Goalkeeper Antonio Adan to have fouled Messi while it was clear the keeper punched the ball and not the Argentine; although Neymar hit the bar with the spotkick while slipping and hitting the ball with his both legs which is against the law of the game, the Referee also failed to blow for a foul on Westermann in the process of scoring the own goal as Ivan Rakitic clearly pushed him to score the goal.

The win did not only confirmed Barcelona's place at the top of La Liga but also draw the curtain on a spectacular 2015 for the Catalan who finished the year with five trophies, 180 goals with the trio of Messi (48), Suarez (48) and Neymar (41) supplying 137 of the goals. The 180 goals broke Real Madrid record of 179 achieved when the Bernabeu club won four trophies in 2014; Luis Enrique team must watch it in 2016 so as not to fall victim of what befall Real Madrid who started 2015 woefully after a spectacular 2014 which ended with a club record 22 match winning streak and later end 2015 without winning a single medal.

CR7 on a goal a game in 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo was on cue twice to see out 2015 doing what he does best:celebrating goals. With Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, he has netted 57 goals in the 57 games which he has played. His average of a goal game is testament to his phenomenal ability to find the back of the net.

When it comes to La Liga 2015/16, Ronaldo is the joint highest scorer in the race for the Pichichi trophy, level with Neymar on 14 goals. In the Champions League he is also the top scorer in the group stage with a spectacular record of 11 goals in six game.

CR7 misses his first penalty of the season

Cristiano Ronaldo did not get off to a good start against Real Sociedad. On 7 minutes he skied the first of two controversial penalties that the Referee González González gifted Real Madrid.

As a result of the miss, his first of the season from the spot, Cristiano now lies joint second - with Michel on six - amongst the Real Madrid players to have missed the most spot-kicks in the club's history. The only player to have missed more is Hugo Sánchez (9).

However, minutes later, the Portuguese made up for his mistake and put away his 50th penalty in Spain's domestic competition. Of the 240 La Liga goals he has scored, 50 have come from the penalty spot, which makes him Real Madrid's stand-out specialist from 12 yards (Hugo Sánchez only managed 35).

Cristiano Ronaldo Will Retire In 2025 At 40 Years – Agent

Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, still has 10 years left at the top level of professional football, according to his agent, Jorge Mendes.

It has been claimed that the 30-year-old is ready to leave Real Madrid as he enters the next phase of his career, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain both linked with the Portuguese.

Mendes, however, has insisted that the “best player of all time” is not winding down and that he will “play the next four, five, six or seven years at Real Madrid”.

“He’s the best player of all time,” Mendes told Sky Sports News.

 “I am sure that he will play the next four, five, six or seven years at Real Madrid. He will end his career there. He’s happy with Los Blancos. He’ll hang up his boots when he’s 40.”

Ronaldo has scored 336 goals in 322 games for Real Madrid, including 23 in 23 appearances this season.

Atletico Madrid Table £12 Million For Ighalo

Super Eagles striker and Watford of England forward, Odion Ighalo is on the radar of Atletico Madrid, according to Spanish media.

The report revealed that the club officials at the Spanish La Liga side are preparing a massive £12 million bid for Nigeria international.

Celebrity Birthday Kieron Dyer

Kieron Dyer

Born
December 29, 1978 (age 37)

English midfielder who signed with Middlesbrough in 2013 after spending two seasons with the Queens Park Rangers

He played in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup as a member of England's national team

He was managed by Harry Redknapp on the Queens Park Rangers during the 2012 season

Transfer Update

Manchester United are set to launch a £45m bid for Lazio star Felipe Anderson.


Mohamed Elneny will undergo a medical on Tuesday in Paris ahead of signing his Arsenal contract. The FC Basel midfielder will join in a deal worth £7.4m.

Roberto Mancini insists Serie A leaders Inter Milan are not looking to sign Ezequiel Lavezzi from PSG.

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique admits the club are looking at bringing Denis Suarez back to the Nou Camp from Villarreal.

Sunderland want to bring in 25-year-old Bayern Munich centre back Jan Kirchhoff, according to the Daily Mail.

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has reiterated his priority of the need to sign a new centre-back during the January transfer window. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Borussia Monchengladbach have confirmed the signing of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jonas Hofmann on a five-year deal.

Stevan Jovetic says that he has no regrets about leaving Manchester City for Inter Milan.

Louis Van Gaal said, there is no reason to resign

"You can see that my players are fighting for me & that they have given a good performance"
-LvG said

"I have seen a good performance & we were the dominant team"

"I have full confidence in the board, & even more so in my players… When the players can give such a performance with this pressure, then there is no reason for me to resign"

Steph Curry And Serena Williams Named AP Athlete Of The Year

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Steph Curry and Serena Williams were two of the most talked about sport personalities this year.

And again, they are making the news and making black people all over the world super proud.

The NBA star and Tennis Star have both been names the AP (Associated Press) Athlete of the year male and female respectively.

This is the first time the handsome Steph Curry is grabbing this title but it is definitely not the first for the great Serena. Serena Williams is grabbing this for the fourth year, the last time being in 2013.

This has however been an amazing year for both athletes and it says a whole lot about their 2016.

Top 10 EPL African Scorers

1) Didier Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire - 103 goals)
2) Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo - 96 goals)

3) Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Nigeria - 95 goals).

4) Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria 54)

5) Efan Ekoku (Nigeria 52)

6) Yaya Toure (Cote d'Ivoire - 48)

7) Shola Ameobi (Nigeria 43)

8) Frederic Kanoute (Mali 43)

9) Demba Ba (Senegal 43)

10) Bennie Marcarthy (South Africa 39)

Petr Cech Has Kept Most Clean Sheets In The History of Premier League

Petr Cech has broken the record for most clean sheets kept by any goalkeeper in Premier League history.

Cech, 33-year-old passed David James to move onto 170 with another clean sheet in Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Bournemouth.

He reached the milestone in 352 games, compared to 572 for James.

EPL December 28th Results

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Swansea City

Everton 3 - 4 Stoke City
Lukaku{22', 64'} Shaqiri{17', 45'}, Joseph 80' Arnautovic 92'
Deulofeu 71'

Norwich City 2 - 0 Aston Villa
Howson 24'
Mbokani 87'

Watford 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Ighalo 41'      Erik Lamela 17' Son 90'

West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Newcastle
Darren Fletcher 78'

European Top Leagues Table

TEAM	W	D	L	PTS
1 Leicester City	11	5	2	38
2 Arsenal	11	3	4	36
3 Manchester City	11	2	5	35
4 Tottenham	8	8	2	32
5 Crystal Palace	9	3	6	30

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SPANISH LA LIGA TABLE

TEAM	W	D	L	PTS
1 Barcelona	11	2	2	35
2 Atl Madrid	11	2	3	35
3 Real Madrid	10	3	3	33
4 Celta de Vigo	9	4	3	31
5 Villarreal	9	3	4	30

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ITALIAN SERIE A TABLE

TEAM	W	D	L	PTS
1 Juventus	11	3	4	36
2 Inter Milan	11	3	3	36
3 Fiorentina	11	2	4	35
4 Napoli	10	5	2	35
5 Roma	9	5	3	32

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BUNDESLIGA TABLE

TEAM	W	D	L	PTS
1 Bayern Munich	15	1	1	46
2 Dortmund	12	2	3	38
3 Hertha	10	2	5	32
4 Monchengladbach	9	2	6	29
5 Bayer	8	3	6	27