Raúl ready for Madrid title tilt

Real Madrid CF forward Raúl González said that both he and his team-mates will need to work hard as they attempt to surpass the standards set in last season's Primera División title-winning campaign with a serious tilt at winning Europe's premier club competition. "We know the road we have to take if we want success," the club captain said. Hungry for more Just over two months have passed since Madrid won their second successive league title – the club's 31st in total – and already coach Bernd Schuster is putting his team through their pre-season paces at a training camp in central Austria. Having debuted for the nine-time European Champions Clubs' Cup winners at the age of 17, Raúl has been here many times before yet the hunger and desire to win is still as much a part of the 31-year-old's character as it was when he was a... [read full story]