Real Madrid's Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Russian supermodel Irina Shayk pose during the shoot of Vogue Spain cover.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was presented with a record third Golden Boot on Wednesday for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season.
Atletico Madrid ended a run of 23 league derbies without a win when Diego Costa struck early to clinch a 1-0 victory over city rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
Brazil legend Ronaldo has hailed Vicente del Bosque as the manager who best understood him.
Cristiano Ronaldo underlined his status as Real Madrid's conductor with a hat-trick as they joined holders Bayern Munich and Manchester United in posting big wins as the Champions League group stage started on Tuesday.
With the world's two most expensive players, Real Madrid thinks it's in position to spoil Bayern Munich's attempt to become the first team since 1990 to defend its European Cup title when soccer's top club competition resumes this week.
Real Madrid confirmed on Sunday that they have reached an agreement with striker Cristiano Ronaldo to extend his contract.
Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Portugal with a speedy hat-trick to avoid an upset in Northern Ireland, while Netherlands dropped its first points as Spain and Germany took easier steps towards World Cup qualification.
Gareth Bale will have to find his place within a star-studded Real Madrid line-up quickly because the world's most expensive player is sure to be compared constantly with his new team mate Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Neymar.
Looking at the Spanish sports pages over the typically baking summer months, it would appear the nation's soccer was in rude health, on and off the pitch. 
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Fact files of the top contenders in La Liga with the new season to start on Saturday:
Real Madrid headed a trio of European soccer clubs at the top of a list of the world's 50 most valuable sports teams released by Forbes on Monday.
An early Helder Postiga tap-in gave Portugal a precious 1-0 home win over Russia at the Luz stadium on Friday that injected life into their World Cup qualification hopes and sent them top of Group F.
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