When Isco signed for Real Madrid in 2013, few would have predicted he would have ended up without a club a decade later.Widely regarded as one of Spain’s most promising players, the Malaga man had been targeted by Manchester City, only to sign for Los Blancos instead.When the deal was confirmed, his new manager Carlo Ancelotti claimed that the playmaker was good enough to play for any team at the highest level.“From what I have seen of him, it's clear he has a lot of quality,” he said, as per BBC Sport.“Spain's Under-21 side has a lot of great players and he is one of the best. He could get into any team in the world, so he could also play for Madrid.”But now, 10 years later, after falling out with the club hierarchy at Sevilla and following the collapse of a potential transfer to German side Union Berlin, Isco finds himself without a club and is now searching for his next opportunity.And in an exclusive interview with Spanish outlet Marca, the 31-year-old has opened up about his demise.

Highlights of a Real Madrid vs Barcelona youth match are going viral because of the incredible talent on show.Real Madrid and Barcelona are two of the biggest clubs in world football and matches between the two - no matter what level - are fiercely contested.El Clasico is one of the biggest rivalries in world football and always will be. For decades, the two heavyweights have competed to be the best in Spain - and Europe.But it's no different at youth level.The desire to win the first El Clasicos in your very young career is just as strong as they dream of progressing through the ranks That certainly seemed the case when the two clubs met recently at U10 level.

A new clip of Gareth Bale speaking honestly about what it was like being a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo has gone viral on social media.Bale and Ronaldo enjoyed huge success together between 2013-2018 at Real Madrid.Part of the legendary ‘BBC’ attacking triumvirate, which also included Karim Benzema, Bale and Ronaldo terrified and destroyed countless teams in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Champions League.Bale always seemed happy enough with the fact that Ronaldo was the club’s superstar and main man. The Welshman is very different in personality compared to his former teammate.That said, like Ronaldo he was a winner and an unbelievably good footballer during his peak years.Bale recently caused a stir when he named Barcelona legend Lionel Messi, rather than Ronaldo, as the best player ever to win the Champions League.READ MORE:Gareth Bale snubs Cristiano Ronaldo when naming ‘Best player to have won Champions League’

Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi: who is the better footballer?It's the age-old question which has bewildered football fans for years upon years and continues to symbolise just how lucky we are to inhabit an era where two of the greatest players in history are competing simultaneously.We'll look back in 20, 30, 40 years' time at the dazzling days of Ronaldo and Messi going toe-to-toe in their primes for Real Madrid and Barcelona and no doubt decree that football peaked there and then.