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Ancelotti brought up Bale's contributions in the club's Champions League titles.

Al-Sadd and Barcelona came to an agreement on Friday

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are expected to leave Roger Federer behind in the Grand Slam title race in 2022.

Both players are currently injured and have not had much success after leaving Madrid

The Qatari club is not keen on letting the manager go in the middle of the season without proper compensation

Max Verstappen has dismissed Lewis Hamilton's suggestions that he will be under added pressure because he is fighting for his first world championship title.

LeBron James suffered an abdominal strain and is expected to be out for at least one week with the Lakers medical team taking extra precaution.

The Argentine has been spotted in the Spanish capital where he is believed to be seeking specialist treatment

Barcelona lost Sergino Dest and Ousmane Dembele to injury following their 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League. The former failed to start the game, while the latter suffered the injury after playing his first 25 minutes.

Lewis Hamilton has dismissed any suggestions that he is ready to play dirty if necessary to beat Max Verstappen to the 2021 Drivers' championship title.

The Spaniard is yet to make his PSG debut since joining from Real Madrid this summer

The Spanish champions need to step it up if they want to qualify into the knockout stage

Karim Benzema scored a brace in Real Madrid's 2-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk

Newcastle United are pondering a move for Philippe Coutinho with Barcelona ready to offload him in January. The Catalan club are keen to get the Brazilian off their wage bill.

Xavi has reached an agreement over a move to Barcelona to take over Ronald Koeman but the Catalan club is yet to reach an agreement with his current employers Al Sadd over a move.

Manchester United have confirmed that Raphael Varane will be out for at least a month with a hamstring injury he picked up during their 2-2 draw against Atalanta.

Manchester United could be without Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof for the visit of Manchester City this weekend.

Karim Benzema felt a pain in his instep last week

Ansu Fati scored the lone goal in Barcelona's 1-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev

Novak Djokovic is a doubt for the 2022 Australian Open after Australia made it clear that unvaccinated athletes will not be granted visas to enter the country.

Real Madrid are set to lose out on Paul Pogba next summer after the Manchester United midfielder instructed his agent to look at Juventus as his first preference.

Ronaldo's last minute goals gave United a decent chance to get out of the Group Stage

Nico Rosberg feels Hamilton's experience in title battles will help him beat Max Verstappen to the 2021 Drivers' championship. The Mercedes driver currently trails the Dutchman by 12 points.

The Austrian joined Los Blancos this summer on a free transfer

The former Barcelona captain said that he was never asked if he can play for free

The Brazilian has broken into the spotlight this season and the club is determined to cement his future

Marco Asensio is ready to leave Real Madrid when the January transfer window opens. The Spaniard has fallen out of favour under Carlo Ancelotti and is struggling for regular game time.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has warned George Russell about sticking to the rules when he battles Lewis Hamilton on track from 2022 and beyond. The rules are simple - race hard but no contact.

Barcelona will be without Sergio Aguero for at least three months after the striker was diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia