Raul Gonzalez News

Raul Gonzalez scored in the 52nd minute Sunday to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Valencia and move the team three points off the lead in the Spanish league. Raul's third goal of the season came from Roberto Carlos' low cross following a swift break down the left wing which also involved Jose Antonio Reyes. Madrid's victory at Mestalla stadium was its third straight and was achieved without the ...

Raul Gonzalez threatened to leave Real Madrid after a recent defeat, the club president has revealed. Calderon said his captain had told him he was ``suffering a lot'' and ``couldn't sleep'' following Madrid's 1-0 loss at Getafe on Oct. 14, the club's first league defeat of the season. ``He said if the situation continued he would leave and free the club from paying the salary of his long contract,'' Calderon ...

Spain coach Luis Aragones intends to recall Raul Gonzalez to the national team after his recent omission. Aragones dropped Raul for the first time in 10 years last week when he named an 18-man squad for Saturday's 2008 European Championship qualifier with Sweden and a friendly with Argentina four days later. ``Raul will be in the national team . . . because he's a man who knows how to earn ...

Miguel Angel ``Mista'' Ferrer and Raul Gonzalez each scored Sunday in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with crosstown rival Atletico in the Spanish league. Madrid survived the ejection of Sergio Ramos in the 63rd minute to maintain its unbeaten start to the season, although it missed the chance to move level with league leader FC Barcelona and dropped to third place. Atletico, which remained without a victory over its local rival ...